July 22nd - All day T-party!

On the 22nd we got to see an all day T-Party in the middle of the Strait of Georgia which consisted of the T077s and other pods throughout the day. In the morning the T077s were partying with the T065As and in the afternoon the T0124As and T086A1.

A T-party is when multiple pods of transient (which the T stands for) orca meet up and celebrate! there is usually lots of surface activity, sometimes hunting, but always a lot of fun! These groups hangout in the same area for hours, killing and milling.

There were lots of great photos taken during the trips, check them out below!

T124A6 “Kasuun” surfacing in front of T077B “The Church”. Photo by Rebeka Pirker.

New 2019 calf T124A3A surfacing beside mom T124A3 “Wasini”. What a cutie! Photo by Rebeka Pirker.

Surfacing by the whole family! Photos by Rebeka Pirker.

T124A3 (right) and T077B (left) surfacing in the Strait. Photo by Rebeka Pirker.

T086A surfacing with the group. Photo by Val Watson.

T124A “Kittiwake” (left) and T124A6 “Kasuun” (right). Photo by Val Watson.

Look at the strange patterns on T124A3As skin! Photo by Val Watson.

Gulls like this will hangout near the orca when they are hunting to pick up any scraps left behind! Photo by Val Watson.

T065A “Fingers” doing a last tail wag at the waters surface. Photo by Val Watson.

T065A “Fingers” (back) and T065A3 “Amira” (front) travelling together. They don’t mind being close to each other because they have very close bonds.Photo by Val Watson.

Little breaching whale from the back! Look at all the water coming off of it! Photo by Val Watson.