T65A
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Bigg’s (Transients) in Plumper Sound – 10/6/14
Well our “resident Biggs”, T65A’s, were kicking ass again today!! Only the second time I’ve seen whales in Plumper Sound and they were just hammering a seal! Amazing to see the power these animals can display and really cool to see T65A cruising in circles with T65A5 around the other whales hunting the seal. A…
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An Incredible Day with the T065A’s! – 20/7/16
Incredible day with the T65A’s! We got to witness the hunting of harbour porpoise and some playful interactions afterwards. T65A and her youngest 3 headed off to catch a porpoise of their own. Here is T65A Porpoising out of the water during her chase of their Harbour Porpoise. T65A is not a hunter to give…
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A Fabulous Interaction with at least 26 Bigg’s (Transient) Killer Whales – 7/6/14
At least 26 Bigg’s killer whales today …. a “personal best” for me! We were already privileged to watch the T137s, T86As, and T124A1 be very social at the surface when we got on scene … but then … on the horizon we could see two lines of white froth and spray. The spray got…
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T65A’s and T65B’s Hunt a Steller Sea Lion -1/5/15
An incredible encounter with the T65A’s and T65B’s hunting a Steller Sea Lion at East Point! It was definitely an epic kill! The T65As and T65Bs started pursuing a Steller Sea Lion at East Point on Saturna Island which ended in the whales successfully taking down the bull Steller. A pretty incredible sight topped off…
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The T65As and T65Bs take down a Steller Sea Lion – 1/5/15
So there we were, getting a look at BCYuk2014#3 “Windy” (!!!!!) for the first time this year when all of a sudden, like thieves in night, the T65As and T65Bs came speeding (make that racing! high speed porpoising!) from the distance straight toward Boiling Reef and the Steller Sea Lions that haul out there. T65A2…