July 28th - Orca near Saturna Island
In the morning we cruised down the coast to Saturna Island to find the T46’s. The trip was quite an adventure as we headed along Saturna Island’s West coast. We had to circle around the outside of the area as the pod entered the exclusion zone at the South tip of the island, but we were able to relocate them on the East side as they travelled across the Strait of Georgia! T46 (Wake) and the rest of her pod were speeding along through the waves; it was incredible to see! Orca can swim as fast as 25mph so they can cover a lot of ground in a very short amount of time!
During the afternoon we located T77C (Neftali) and T77D (Alcyon) in Active Pass. We spotted two keen-eyed eagles following closely behind the whale siblings as they travelled, dive bombing the water’s surface as they grabbed scraps from the whales’ hunt. There were many nervous bobs of seals along the coast of Mayne Island as the siblings went hunting up and down the coastline, searching for their next meal.
T46D (left) and T46F (right) cruising through the waves. Photo by Val Watson (10.30)
T46E (Camillo). Photo by Val Watson (10.30)
T77C in Active Pass. Photo by Cheyenne Brewster (3.30)
T77 siblings cruising through the pass. Photo by Val Watson (3.30)
Neftali and Alcyon scaring some Harbour Seals in Active Pass. Photo by Val Watson (3.30)
T77D - Alcyon. We can ID orcas just from their eye patch! Each one is unique, like a finger print! Photo by Val Watson (3.30)
Eagles were following the T77 siblings through the pass, waiting for some leftovers! Photo by Val Watson (3.30)
one of the 77’s with some kelp stuck to his dorsal fin. Photo by Val Watson (3.30)
Photo by Val Watson (3.30)
T77 siblings Neftali and Alcyon! Photo by Val Watson (3.30)
Oyster Catchers hanging out with the seals! Photo by Val Watson (3.30)
Seal pups always look so wrinkly! Photo by Val Watson (3.30)
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