Orca / Killer Whales by Powell
River, Lund and Savary Island. It seems like it's been a very
long time since we've seen some whales, so it was great to get the
calls and photos. In all my scanning the waters looking for them, I
only managed to spot one dorsal sinking below the water. It's amazing
how quickly you can get out of quickly identifying whales when you
don't see them all the time. Since I'm not 100% sure of who these
Orca are, I'm waiting for definitive identification and will let you
all know.
Susan MacKay, Whales
and Dolphins BC
Orca
– Killer Whales
December 2:
11:30 am Here are some pictures, they
were really staying down a long time . After I saw 7 or 8 disappear
around Major Rock, 2 more showed up from the south . I don't
know if those others had just done an about face and raced back or it
there was more like 10 Orca. They headed towards Indian Point,
between Savary and Hernando Islands and then Baker Pass,
between Hernando and Cortez Islands.
11 am Gordie called: what first caught
his eye was a whale breaching between Mace Point, Savary Island and
Lund. To begin with he only saw 5 small dorsals.
Gordie Coles, Lund / Savary Island
Orca
by Lund, BC
December
2, 2011
photo:
Gordie Coles, Lund / Savary Island
8 am Call came in that there were 5
Orca heading Northward by the Powell River viewpoint.
Janet Southcott (Alred)
Orca
by Lund, BC
December
2, 2011
photo:
Gordie Coles, Lund / Savary Island
November 27:
While driving home from Whistler on the
Sea to Sky highway at around noon, we spotted 4-5 orcas
swimming not far offshore. We were past Brittania Beach but well
before Horseshoe Bay. This sighting was especially exciting,
since we've watched for Orca from this road for over 20 years
and this is the first time we've ever seen them there! Kris Jones
submitted by Susan Berta & Howard Garrett, Orca
Network, Whidbey Island, USA
2012
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and Dolphins BC