It was a lovely Valentine’s gift to see Orca back in the inside waters and along the Sunshine Coast. Although I spent a short time out with them, there’s nothing like sitting there and hearing their blows even when it got too dark to see them. They decided to arrive in the neighbourhood almost too…
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I got all excited when in the very flat calm waters I saw something dark surface….it was disappointingly a log bobbing around in the tide line. Then I noticed something that looked like a dorsal….it was sea lion doing a sideways porpoise showing it’s flipper and looking like an Orca. I fully expected to get…
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Sightings have been few and far between over the past bit, but finally, from out of the fog, there are a couple of reports. The drifting banks of thick fog has definitely made it difficult for any sightings along the Sunshine Coast. Fog banks were a bit lighter from Campbell River and up into Johnstone…
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Whales are almost impossible to spot when there’s a storm, but in a few places the seas weren’t quite as bad as out in front here. The indication was that the Orca were headed towards Powell River, but no-one managed to spot any from Saltrey Bay to Powell River and across towards Campbell River. Seas…
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Today we did get some Orca – reports follow. Still not sure if these are Residents or Transients though. It’s a bit too cold and choppy to get out on the water for ID’s. Their behaviour makes me lean towards Transients rather than Resident Orca. Wonderful to have everyone letting me know so I can…
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Although this really has nothing to do with Whales, Dolphins or Porpoises, these winter Anna’s Hummingbirds are just too amazing to ignore. I managed to get a couple of photos of them at the feeder with the snow falling. The photos had to be taken through the window since they were too skittish to allow…
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Surprise sighting of some Orca by Powell River and a very late report of a December sighting when we thought there were none. Reports follow. Also below are a couple of interesting links from Lisa Spaven of the Marine Mammal Response Network. Susan MacKay, Whales and Dolphins BC Unidentified Orca – Killer Whales January 17:…
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Some unidentified Orca today in front of Powell River – possibly the same J and L-pod Southern Residents that were around here the other day, but may be Transient Orca. See reports below. Of the Powell River Orca photos posted yesterday, the male Orcas were confirmed to be J27, born in 1991, near Powell River,…
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The following are photos of some of the Southern Resident Orca in front of Powell River, BC. It’s interesting that these whales take a trip up this way at least once per year in the winter months. Last year, J-Pod showed up just before Christmas, in the sunshine and gave some wonderful breaches. It’s not…
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After over a month of no whale, dolphin or porpoise sightings out in front of Powell River, we finally had some Orca – see report below. Other reports from the past few days have indicated there were Northern Resident Orca at the top of Johnstone Strait as well as Southern Residents in Puget Sound. Susan…
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Wishing everyone a great New Year! Locally it started with some strong winds and rain over the past few days. With all the white caps on the ocean, local sightings around the Sunshine Coast and Powell River areas have been non-existent. If any cetaceans have been out there, they’ve been able to stay relatively hidden.…
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