August 7, 2020 - T18's near Sidney
August 7, 2020 - T18's near Sidney

On August 7th we travelled all the way to Sidney to find a pod of Transient Killer Whales. The pod we found were identified as the T018’s. The T018’s consist of Esperanza (T018), her daughter Nootka (T019), and her grandsons Galiano (T019B) and Spouter (T019C). Esperanza was first sighted in 1955, making her at least 65 years old! Orcas have an average lifespan of 50-80 years. Nootka was first sighted in 1965 making her at least 65 years old while Nootka’s sons Galiano and Spouter are 25 and 19 years old.

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August 3, 2020 - A fun day with Raptor and her social calf!
August 3, 2020 - A fun day with Raptor and her social calf!

On August 3rd our boats made their way out for a 10:30 am sailing. We found Raptor and her calf playing in the Strait. Recently a naturalist was able to get a good fluke shot of this calf, and was able to confirm that Raptors calf is a female. She was given the name “Harpy” after Harpy eagles. As moms name is Raptor and Harpy eagles are raptors it was a very fitting name. Harpy was extra excited this morning, cartwheeling, chin slapping and Pec slapping on the water. It was great to see the young one have so much energy.

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