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Humpback Pec Slaps – 4/11/24
Humpback pec slaps were observed on a beautiful Monday spent with our whales today as we ventured out to the sighting grounds. We first came across a resting mum and calf in the shallows taking it easy before their big migration back to Antarctica. We had a lot of mums and calves spread all around…
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A Humpback and Southern Residents – 9/8/18
It was a beautiful day out on the water and we caught up to a lone humpback right outside the Victoria Harbour. It was traveling Eastward towards Clover Point Park. At first the humpback wasn’t overly active, doing deep dives and barely lifting its tail out of the water. While we were waiting for the…
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July in Norway – 7/24
Half of July 2024 has passed, and we were lucky to encounter orcas regularly in the past 2 weeks. One day, we encountered a familiar pod we had met several times. We quickly recognized one of the females, who had a small part of her dorsal fin missing. Two years ago, during the winter herring…
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Monterey Killer Whales! – 24/8/24
Our trip started like any other whale watching trip out of Monterey harbor – a few sea otters and plenty of California sea lions and Brandt’s cormorants out on the breakwall. We ventured south to see what was around and plenty of Humpback Whales were definitely around. You could spot a spout from a Humpback…
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A Rare Calm Day – 11/6/24
A rare calm day spent in the company of playful Icelandic orcas. Orca sightings this season have been somewhat more sporadic than some seasons here off west Iceland as we seem to have less herring around than some seasons. Herring is their main food. But we still manage to find some orcas regularly and as…