July 7th - Transient orca on the hunt near Lantzville!

On July 7th, we were able to find humpback whales and transient orcas! Our trip started with heading towards Gabriola Island, where we found two humpback whales northwest of it. The two humpbacks were taking long, deep feeding dives.

After spending some time with the humpbacks, we headed up north where we spotted a pod of transient killer whales near Lantzville! The killer whales were hunting when we arrived and were moving quite fast. They can travel up to 56 km/h, making them one of the fastest marine mammals. The killer whales were quite active as they were seen to do a frequent tail slapping, a few spy hops, and a few breaches!

Check out the photos from the trip below:

Humpback going for a long dive. Photo by Ryan Uslu.

Bam Bam moving fast. Photo by Ryan Uslu.

Elkugu (left), Bam Bam (middle) and Bam Bam’s calf T075C1 (right). Photo by Ryan Uslu.

Bam Bam with the Lantzville background. Photo by Ryan Uslu.

T075C1. Photo by Ryan Uslu.

On the hunt. Photo by Ryan Uslu.

Photo by Ryan Uslu.

Litton (left), Elkugu (middle) and Bam Bam (right). Photo by Ryan Uslu.

Litton coming up to breathe. Photo by Ryan Uslu.

Photo by Ryan Uslu.

Photo by Ryan Uslu.

Tail slap! Photo by Ryan Uslu.

Litton (left), Agafia (middle) and Bam Bam (right). Photo by Ryan Uslu.