Whales and More Whales
Posted May 31, 2013 at 5:50 am by Tim Dustrude
Humpback whales are becoming a much more common sight around here – Jim Maya photo
Jim Maya sent this note over to share with you:
We spent Wednesday afternoon watching some lovely Transient Orcas in Swanson Channel BC, our first Orca sightings since Saturday.
We have been relying on Humpbacks for whale watching, which is a new development. There seems to be a trend of resident Humpbacks developing in our area over the last few years. Very exciting!
On the way back to our dock at Snug Harbor (The best dock to leave from if you want to see Orcas!) we heard a report of inbound whales. To old salty sea captains, like me, that means whales coming in from the ocean west of Victoria, but probably more Ts.
Then the sweet words came over our radio! Js! We’ve seen them only four times since March so the news was especially sweet.
The Js were happy and all accounted for, including Granny, their 100ish year old matriarch.
See my images below from yesterday.
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They’re just so great. Love ’em all! Thank you for the photos, especially since they never want to show up for my class field trips! =)
How will Humpbacks’ presence affect other whales and sea life? Which island org. follows this?
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