Tag: Sutil Channel

Cover Image: Humpback fluking near Harwood Island Candi Little, Texada Island, BC Humpback whales continue to remain in the area and the number of reported sightings of them have not decreased. Many Humpbacks have been active at the surface by breaching, feeding, and tail slapping. When Humpbacks dive for longer periods of time, their flukes…
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Cover Image: Humpback fluking near Pinnacles in Georgia Strait Andrew Rice, Campbell River Whale Watching Humpback whales have spread further southward from their usual locations of Calm Channel, Sutil Channel, and Discovery Passage as many Humpbacks whales were observed in Malaspina Strait and around Powell River. A one-day tally yielded a count of about 25…
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Cover Image: Bigg’s travelling together during the summer Stan Novotny, Eagle Eye Adventures The A42 pod from the Northern Resident Orca population was again observed in the area as they travelled past Powell River last Thursday. They continue to remain in the area as they were seen over the weekend. Transient Orca were observed in…
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Cover Image: Southern Resident Killer Whales off of Kitty Coleman Beach Shea Majbroda, Campbell River Whale Watching Some of the Southern Resident Orca forayed into upper Georgia Strait last Wednesday (Sept. 5th), travelling past Powell River and Comox before heading south back to their usual hunting areas in lower Georgia Strait and Puget Sound. One…
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Cover Image: Humpback fluking off of the Green Can Buoy at Cape Mudge Andrew Rice, Campbell River Whale Watching Many Humpback whales continue to be in the area from Sutil Channel down to Jervis Inlet and around Texada Island. They are easy to observe especially when they perform a number of different surface behaviours, such…
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Cover Image: Two Northern Resident Killer Whales up close off of Marina Reef David Gauci, Campbell River Whale Watching Northern Resident Orca -specifically, the A42 pod- have been up and down Sutil Channel and upper Georgia Strait for over a week now. Other members of the Northern Resident Orca have been sighted at the north…
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Cover Image: Northern Resident Killer Whales passing by Atrevida Reef Michelle Pennell, Powell River, BC Members of the Northern Resident Orca population have remained in the upper Georgia Strait area and many inland waters. Some of these Orca travelled as far south as Powell River this week before turning around and heading northward. Other members…
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Cover Image: Bigg’s heading south off of the ferry line off Comox Ferry Terminal Jos Krynen, Eagle Eye Adventures Some members of the Northern Resident Orca have made their way into inland waters such as Nodales Channel, Discovery Passage, and the upper Georgia Strait area. Over the weekend, some of these Orca travelled further south…
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