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Bigg's and Southern Resident Orca have been popping up in numbers
along the Washington state / BC border. Humpback Whales too have been
working their way South and West. Only a few local Sightings
reports, including a number of Harbour Porpoise, and many interesting Links in the News.
Susan
MacKay, Whales
and Dolphins BC
Every
sighting report is valuable
Have
you seen a whale, dolphin or porpoise?
Humpback
Whale known as 'Windy'
stopping
by to say hello
Jim
Maya, November 25, 2013
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BIGG'S KILLER WHALES
November
24:
10:05
am: Two Killer Whales have been seen off White Island, just outside
Trail Bay, north of Sechelt.
Nick
Templeman, Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions
Humpback
Whale known as 'Windy'
Close
up mug shot
Jim
Maya, November 25, 2013
HUMPBACK
WHALES
November
23:
8:20
am: Humpback whale off Qualicum Beach. There's more than one whale. I
can hear the really big blows. I heard blows first while I was
walking the dog. Lots of seals and sea lions around. Didn't see a
dorsal fin but saw some pectoral flipper slaps and there are at least
2 blows looking towards Lasquetti island. The direction of travel is
SW towards Ballenas Island.
Don
Chatt, Qualicum Beach.
HARBOUR
PORPOISE
Harbour Porpoise
November 24, 2013
Geordie
Harrower, Roberts Creek
November
29: (rec'd 30th)
I
was out again yesterday (20th) and I saw 4 different pods of
Porpoise! There were up 4-12 in each pod.
Geordie
Harrower, Roberts Creek.
November
24:
I
was on my board about 2 km out front of Roberts Creek in the Salish
Sea on Sunday and had the pleasure of about 12 – 15 Harbour
Porpoises circle around me for about 45 minutes. Last 2 times I have
seen 2 or 3 from a distance, as they are usually very shy. It was a
very special experience! I saw some more even further out. Nice to
see the numbers!
Geordie
Harrower, Roberts Creek.
Harbour Porpoise
November 24, 2013
Geordie Harrower,
Roberts Creek
LINKS
IN THE NEWS
An
amazing encounter for all aboard Jim Maya's whale watching vessel.
The boat had stopped at a good distance to watch the young Humpback
known as 'Windy' when she decided to come over for a close visit; for
about an hour! The video clip is around 10 minutes of some very
special moments on Nov. 25th, thanks to Jeanne Hyde for the
clip:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQBxGQKYqkE
Here
is an edited link to the same story. Recently there have been an
increasing number of close encounters with juvenile Humpbacks; the
whale watching industry refers to these events as “muggings!”
SeaWorld is consistently in the news.
The Canadian group Barenaked Ladies has made a stand by cancelling a
concert there too after seeing the movie Blackfish. Two links:
1. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tracy-reiman/a-mothers-plea-for-the-or_b_4311042.html?utm_hp_ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=false#sb=22990b=facebook
2. http://us.cnn.com/2013/11/27/showbiz/bare-naked-ladies-seaworld-blackfish/index.html?sr=sharebar_facebook
1. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tracy-reiman/a-mothers-plea-for-the-or_b_4311042.html?utm_hp_ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=false#sb=22990b=facebook
2. http://us.cnn.com/2013/11/27/showbiz/bare-naked-ladies-seaworld-blackfish/index.html?sr=sharebar_facebook
People
may not realize that gases build up in decomposing bodies (whale or
otherwise). At the start of a necropsy of a beached animal, the
chances of bursting that bubble is
inevitable:http://www.sunnewsnetwork.ca/sunnews/world/archives/2013/11/20131127-101419.html
Humpback
Whale known as 'Windy'
Close
up mug shot
Jim
Maya, November 25, 2013
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