Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Orca (Orcinus orca)

Part of the ferry route from Victoria to Vancouver goes through a narrow pass between two of the Gulf Islands. It's called Active Pass and is a good place to see some of the local wildlife such as seals and various seabirds. And if you're lucky, you may see some of the local Orca or Killer Whales (Orcinus orca) like I did on my recent trip. There were about a dozen in this pod though there were seldom more than three or four visible on the surface at any one time. In the photo below you can see one of them is breaching and spouting while a whale-watching boat follows at a discreet distance.
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4 comments:

  1. JoJoJuly 30, 2014 at 5:13 AM

    I'm hoping to go on a whale watch before the summer is over! We don't have orcas here though.

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  2. William KendallJuly 30, 2014 at 9:02 AM

    I would love to see any kind of whales in opean waters, but orcas especially.

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  3. SPIJuly 30, 2014 at 9:42 AM

    Something wrong with your blog. Facebook will not allow posting of links to it.

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  4. StephanieJuly 30, 2014 at 6:59 PM

    It is nice to see them in the wild, great shots!

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