Note: Sightings are posted 5-7 days after the trips.
Strike (KEX0045) by Yellowpoint, Ocular (KEX0019), Tempest (BCX0837), & Sherwina (KEY0034) were together by Thrasher Rock, and Quadrata (BCZuk2021#1) & Omega (BCX1416 2020’s calf) were northwest of Orlebar Point - so many Humpbacks right now!
Read MoreOcular (KEX0019) Anvil (KEZ0002) & calf were travelling and pec slapping east of Entrance Island. Mathematician (BCY0785) & Tempest (BCX0837) were feeding by Thrasher Rock. Sherwina (KEY0034) & Trooper (KEX0026) were meandering by Gabriola. We also had a little encounter with Strike (KEX0045) on the inside of the Gulf Islands.
Read MoreWe check in with 2 of our regulars, Honu is still hanging out off Entrance Island and Strike continues her solo all-you-can-eat buffet in the gulf islands.
Read MoreHonu and Olympus keep the humpback soup going just outside the Nanaimo harbour.
Read MoreGrab a spoon, there’s humpback soup! Just out of the harbour we encountered Honu, a small mystery humpback, and little Quadrata diving and feeding amongst the cluster of small islands just east of Protection Island.
Read MoreHumpback soup for days! Nike finds a new friend in Quadrata, Honu shows off their fluke in a beautiful slap, and Strike continues her solo feeding in the gulf islands.
Read MoreIt was another humpback day! We spent time with BCX1377 Nike and an unknown near Entrance Island.
Read MoreIndy has a splash party off Gabriola Island.
Read MoreMammoth and Calf sleep and feed near Entrance Island, while Strike continues foraging in the gulf islands.
Read MoreNeowise was travelling with a new-to-us humpback today by Thrasher Rock!
Read MoreNike teaches Harpy how to mug boats while Strike forages in the gulf Islands.
Read MoreHumpbacks soup! Big Mama and calf, Mammoth and Calf, Divot and Fallen Knight, Neowise, Harpy, Zigzag and Nike, were all hanging out around the south east side of Gabriola Island.
Read MoreT038A and calf hunt near Point Roberts with the T137s. Snoopy hangs out near Porlier Pass, while Neowise, Harpy, and Divot forage near Gabriola Pass.
Read MoreBig Mama and her calf make a splash off the Horseshoe Bay ferry line while Mammoth and her calf have a lazy breakfast not too far away.
Read MoreThe T035As and T038As travel south from Lantzville while Fader, Poptart, and Mathematician hang out near Hudson Rocks.
Read MoreThe T100’s and T124A4’s were travelling together near Bowen Island. Big Mama & calf and Mammoth & calf were busy foraging by Entrance Island!
Read MoreOur search leads us to find humpback whales Sherwina and Eros, the latter of which we got to spend some quality time with. After leaving him we headed back towards Nanaimo when we ran into T065A5 Indy, a lone orca near Entrance Island.
Read MoreWe managed to find two different groups of orca during the morning trip with the T100s and T124A4s travelling together off the east side of Gabriola Island and the T018s hunting off Neck Point.
Read MoreIt was a great day spent with a couple of humpback whales, Meqe’ and Split Fluke’s 2021 calf close to home.
Read MoreDuring this tour, we had an amazing encounter with a new humpback to us, Eros, and we also got to see a pod of transient orca, the T069s!
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