Cover Image: Humpback breaching off of Viner Point Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours Many Humpback whales were observed in various inland waterways. Humpback whales were in groups of 2 or 3 in most cases, but some groups were larger with up to 8 members. Many Humpbacks were breaching and doing pectoral…
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Cover Image: Humpback surprises whale watching tour. Jos Krynen, Eagle Eye Adventures As we celebrate Canada Day this coming week, it is truly remarkable for us to live here in this country with so much natural beauty around us to enjoy. From the mild climate to the towering mountains to the diversity of plants and…
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Cover Image: Humpback heading south near Hidden Harbour Stan Novotny, Eagle Eye Adventures During the past week, many Humpback whales were observed in upper Georgia Strait and in a number of inland waterways. Many Humpbacks were paired up but only a few were reported as mother-calf pairs. Some larger groups included up to 7 Humpback…
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Cover Image: T046s with white baby orca T46B1B feeding on a porpoise. Jos Krynen, Eagle Eye Adventures June is Orca Awareness Month. Here in British Columbia, we are lucky to have 3 ecotypes of Orca: Residents, Transients, and Offshore. Of interest lately is a young Transient Orca that is white coloured and a member of…
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Cover Image: Humpback showing of its tail near Manson Passage Kurt Staples, Eagle Eye Adventures Watching whales in the wild is awe-inspiring, especially when whales perform unique behaviours such as breaching and lunge-feeding. When the whale’s tail is raised out of the water, it means the whale is diving and will be under water for…
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Cover Image: Pacific white-sided dolphins at McMullen Point. Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours As more whale species work their way into our inside waters between Vancouver Island and the Mainland, every year we notice a few changes. This year many of the Humpback Whales, still working their way into Georgia Strait,…
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Cover Image: Humpback breaching off of Viner Point Jos Krynen, Eagle Eye Adventures From the number of reported sightings this past week, more than 60 of them were of Humpback whales. The Humpback whales have definitely returned to BC waters for the summer, and many of them were located in upper Georgia Strait and other…
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Cover Image: A rare sighting of a nearly white Biggs calf (T46B1B) off of Nanaimo Val Watson, Vancouver Island, BC Making news this week is a sighting of a young Transient Orca that is pale-grey coloured. The whale was spotted around Dodd Narrows south of Nanaimo, causing much intrigue and delight to observers and biologists.…
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Cover Image: Biggs, including T037As, T049As, T101s & T124As, south of Campbell River Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours A large pod of Transient Orca appeared on May 19 in Georgia Strait and made its way northward to Campbell River over the afternoon and early evening. The pod numbered around 20 animals…
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Cover Image: Humpback tail slapping across from Fawn Bluff Jos Krynen, Eagle Eye Adventures Humpback whales are returning to various inland waterways and they are displaying common behaviours such as breaching and tail-slapping. Humpback whales are Baleen whales, meaning they have no teeth. Instead, they have long protein bristles hanging down from the top jaw…
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Cover Image: Humpback fluking near Quadra Island Kurt Staples, Eagle Eye Adventures The size of whales is truly amazing and one can only find out when viewing one out on the sea. Humpback whales can be up to 16 meters in length. When Humpbacks surface, they can be seen from well over a few kilometers…
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Cover Image: Humpback breaching! Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours Similar to the previous publication, Humpback whales continue to be sighted with high frequency in the upper Georgia Strait and lower Sutil Channel areas. Many have had the opportunity to view Humpbacks breaching in the area as it is a common behaviour…
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Cover Image: Northern Residents, A42s, fluking near Hickey Point Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours Many Humpback whales are still around in the upper Georgia Strait and lower Sutil Channel areas. Observers have been able to witness a variety of behaviours such as foraging and full-body breaches. Humpback whales can be identified…
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Cover Image: Humpback putting on an amazing show! Kurt Staples, Eagle Eye Adventures Some more of the Northern Resident Orca population have made their way into the top of Johnstone Strait They still have not ventured very far down the Strait. While the Southern Resident pods are staying well to the south in Puget Sound…
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Cover Image: Humpback breaching off of Steep Island Jos Krynen, Eagle Eye Adventures The Northern Resident Orca are still staying up at the top end of Johnstone Strait, but the Transient Bigg’s are certainly on the move through various channels and into inlets.Humpback Whales are still frequenting Mitlenatch Island and the inlets just up from…
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Cover Image: Bigg’s heading north towards the Powell River Mill Michelle Pennell, Powell River, BC T073B the lone male Bigg’s Orca that had stayed in Comox Harbour for a couple of weeks has finally moved out with a bit of help by playing Orca sounds outside the harbour to coax him out. While he was…
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Cover Image: Humpback in front of Powell River with trap line in mouth may still be entangled Susan MacKay, Wild Ocean Whale Society Concern rises over Transient Bigg’s T073B’s behaviour and the number of boats and other vessels in the Comox Harbour. Although he appears healthy, this is highly unusual to have an Orca stay…
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Cover Image: Humpback fluking off of Bullock Bluff Kurt Staples, Eagle Eye Adventures Bigg’s Orca in Comox, Whales Finally Along Mainland SideUnusual to have T073B alone and inside Comox Harbour hunting for days on end. He arrived with his siblings, who then left him to hunt seals off the river. The fact he stayed in…
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Cover Image: Humpback breaching close to Francisco Point Jos Krynen, Eagle Eye Adventures More of the Northern Resident (fish eating) Killer Whale populations are back into the upper Johnstone Strait and Broughtons areas, so the fish are starting to come in as well. The Transient Bigg’s (meat eating) Orca have been passing through areas of…
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Cover Image: Humpback Whale up close and personal! Jos Krynen, Eagle Eye Adventures The A30 family of the Northern Resident Orca population came into the upper Johnstone Strait, while a few family pods of the Transient Bigg’s Orca appear to be pushing the Pacific White Sided Dolphins father into inlets and Johnstone Strait.Humpback Whales, on…
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Cover Image: Humpback, BCY0057 Niagara, fluking off of South Rendezvous Island Kurt Staples, Eagle Eye Adventures The A23’s, Northern Resident Killer Whales, have returned to the upper Johnstone Strait and Broughtons area. Reports of salmon starting to showing up a bit more, they are following the food. We also had one report of unidentified Killer…
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Cover Image: Pacific White Sided Dolphins putting on a show! Jos Krynen, Eagle Eye Adventures A couple more family pods of Transient Bigg’s Orca passed throught the Georgia Strait heading up into Johnstone Strait where some Northern Resident Orca made a great appearance.Humpback Whales seem to be everywhere along the Vancouver Island side of Georgia…
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Cover Image: Pacific White Sided Dolphins heading south off of the Walkem Islands Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours A few Transient Bigg’s Orca pods have been seen transitting through our upper Georgia Strait regions mostly heading northward. Just after publishing how our ‘resident’ Transient Bigg’s the T002C’s were always in our…
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Cover Image: Humpback showing off off of Quadra Island Kurt Staples, Eagle Eye Adventures It’s estimated that we have somewhere in the neighbourhood of 40 Humpbacks already in the upper Georgia Strait and local inlets at this time. And there are more arriving. We find it unusual that there is no food for them close…
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Cover Image: Bigg’s, T002s, heading south past Squirrel Cove Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours Humpbacks have been having a great time popping out of the water non-stop. These shows don’t usually last too long, but we have been hearing that some have breached many times over providing opportunity to actually capture…
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Cover Image: Humpback Whale breaching between Penn Islands and Von Donop Inlet Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours Humpback Whales have been returning in numbers offering up some impressive shows. But, boaters seriously need to take more care! There was yet another vessel strike of a Humpback Whale on the 20th. Not…
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Cover Image: Humpback Whale breaching between Raza Island and Rendezvous Islands Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours Over the past few years, we have had an exponential increase in whale activity in the inner waters of the Georgia Strait. There are shifts that are very obvious through our reports as well as…
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Cover Image: Bigg’s Killer Whales heading southwest by Rebecca Spit Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours Although Transient Biggs are being seen up and down the regions, the Humpback Whales are being noted for breaching as they return in numbers to our central and upper Georgia Strait. Neither of these two species…
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Cover Image: Humpback Whale breaching off of Vancouver Island Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours Bigg’s T077A has been joining up with some of the other Transient Bigg’s in the upper Georgia Strait, presumably for mating purposes. He’s also been seen roaming around on his own, similar to what T087 was doing…
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Cover Image: Transient Bigg’s Killer Whale spyhopping near Welcome Bay at Texada Island Stan Novotny, Eagle Eye Adventures Bigg’s T002Cs and T023s are still travelling and hunting together. Some Pacific White Sided Dolphins had been hiding out in Cortez Bay for a bit and the Orca checked out the entrance for them. Others had gone…
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