Mid-Atlantic Orca
Here we see a couple of shots of a new (for me at least) geographical species of orca - members of the mid-Atlantic group. I came across this group (three…
Orca – T060C
Here, once again, we have a look at transient orca ‘T060C’ breaking the surface as he passes by a couple of family members off the Vancouver Island shoreline. Fortunately for…
K26 – Lobo
This is a Southern Resident orca known as K26 or Lobo to some observers of this particular group of orca. This is a shot I got of him off the…
Whale Channel Sunset
Here we are looking west towards the opening of ’Whale Channel’ on the BC coast. As you head north out of McKay Breach, even on the ferry to Prince Rupert,…
BC Postcard
I’ve done several posts in the ‘postcard’ series, but never a British Columbia one, until now that is. This is a shot taken off the north eastern coast of Vancouver…
Friday Flashback – Transient Sunset
Today's Friday Flashback is from May 6th 2016 and is entitled 'Transient Sunset'. A memorable shot for sure, but a follow-up to this post is that surprisingly, even now seven…
Friday Flashback – Surf
Today's Friday Flashback is from 16th February 2015 and is entitled 'Surf' - another Orca flashback, but I wanted to provide an update on Surf - who was 25 last…
Friday Flashback – Southern Residents
Today's Friday Flashback is from 19th January 2015 and is entitled 'Southern Residents'. This pod of orca, fighting hard for survival, now has only 73 surviving members noted at the…
Orca Smile
Just look at that smile! This is a shot of a young orca calf that I took a few years ago here on the BC coast, but for some reason…
Transient Matriarch
Sadly I haven’t managed to get out and see any orca here on the BC coast this year, although I did have a great day out with some breaching humpbacks…
A Choppy Day
On a very choppy day back in mid-August I headed out in search for orca once again. Not long after leaving Campbell River here on the BC coast, we came…
Biggs Killer Whale – T075A
I finally managed to get out on the water last week and bumped straight in to a pod of Biggs Killer Whales (Orca) known as the T75’s. This particular pod,…
Alaskan Orca
This is a small pod of transient orca photographed up in Alaskan waters a while back. Yesterday marked the 30th anniversary of the Exon Valdez disaster and even today, 30…
Surprise Visitors
We had surprise visitors in the Khutzeymateen one day back towards the end of August - a small pod of transient orca or to some killer whales, came in and…
Friday Flashback – Orca Breach
Today’s Friday Flashback is from August 5th 2013 entitled ‘Orca Breach’ - Another orca flashback and this one gives a big hint at one of the best times to go…