August 30th - Double Species Again!
Our boats set sail on this beautiful morning in search of whales. It wasn’t long before we found a pod of Orcas, the T49A’s, hanging out near Entrance Island.
After some time with the Orcas we headed a bit further into the strait to find a pair of Humpbacks, Strike and Ghost doing some feeding dives. After a short time with these 2, a group of 3 more humpbacks surfaced not too far away. We managed to ID Split Fluke, Divot and Valiant in this group. This is an interesting sight, as Valiant is Spit Flukes calf from 2018. It’s interesting to see a mother and calf hanging out 2 years later. Humpbacks are known to be fairly solitary animals, gather in groups for breeding and cooperative feedings. We’ve also seen females often hanging out together, but typically calves don’t spend much time with their mothers after the first year. To see these 2 together is pretty cool!
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Noah (T49A1). Photo by Rebeka Pirker
Photo by Rebeka Pirker
Noah! Photo by Val Watson
Time for a dive! Photo by Rebeka Pirker
Split Fluke and her daughter Valiant travelling, with Divot joining as well! Photo by Rebeka Pirker
Harbour seals resting on the rocks. Photo by Rebeka Pirker
Harbour seals watching as an orca swims by. Photo by Rebeka Pirker