Cover Image: Northern Resident Orca heading north past a snowy Grief Point Michelle Pennell, Powell River, BC Northern Resident Killer Whales, the A23s and possibly even some others have made an appearance this winter. This is not a common yearly practice for them. Last year around this time we only confirmed the A42 family up…
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Cover Image: Orcas tail slapping in unison Jos Krynen, Eagle Eye Adventures An exciting part of whale watching is seeing the tails (called flukes) of whales coming out of the water as the animals dive. Some whales like to perform tail slaps, that is an animal will raise its tail out of the water and…
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Cover Image: Two Killer Whales breaking the surface for a breath Jos Krynen, Eagle Eye Adventures Weather seems to play a part in the number of reports that come in to our system, and we have had weather. Between storms, downpours, and fog, we still managed a few beautiful days to see whales and dolphins.…
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Cover Image: Humpback fluking off of Powell River Westview Harbour Michelle Pennell, Powell River, BC Happy New Year! Whales and dolphins have been sighted around Nanaimo, Powell River, Lund, and waterways around Johnstone Strait. Many of these sightings took place from land; with patience and diligence in scanning waterways from land, one can often see…
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Ever wonder what whales do during stormy weather? So do we, but what we have seen, is how some appear to enjoy playing in rough seas. We’ve seen Humpbacks crash head on into waves over and over, which may be a good method, as is breaching, to rid themselves from any parasites. Orca, being a…
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Cover Image: Three Humpbacks surfacing together near Myrtle Rocks Michelle Pennell, Powell River, BC Of the 74 sightings included in this issue, 50 sightings (over 70%) are of Humpback whales. Humpback whales have remained, and makes us wonder if some of them will stay over the winter and thus year-round in the area. During the…
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Cover Image: Humpback and Bigg’s together between Savary Island and Harwood Island Michelle Pennell, Powell River, BC Whalers in the past would shout out “Thar She Blows!” when the spouts of whales were seen, creating excitement and action for the sailers to go out to catch the whale. Presently, “Thar She Blows!” can indicate to…
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Cover Image: Bigg’s heading south by Sliammon Michelle Pennell, Powell River, BC Mark your calendar for our World of Whales 2018. two day event November 16 Presentations and Workshops on the 17th. Deadline for workshop registration has been stretched till noon Nov. 9th! We hope to see you there.A number of Transient Bigg’s Orca families…
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Cover Image: Humpback feasting on krill Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours Humpback whales have stayed in the area and have expanded their range with many appearing in Desolation Sound, off of Powell River, and some as far south off of Bowen Island. Many Humpbacks were observed in Sutil Channel similar to…
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Cover Image: Humpback poking its head out near Sentry Shoal Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours Looking at our maps, there is a definite area that the Humpback Whales are favouring. The area where there are minimal to no sightings are where the commercial draggers have been running. What do the draggers…
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