WEDS, APRIL 29, 2009, MINKE WHALE, DALL'S PORPOISE & SUBMARINE
"Pssttt!!! Hey, Buddy...Wanna buy a Sub?"
Well, that's not exactly what we heard today, but it was the impression we got when we saw a Submarine on the deck of a Transport Ship at Ogden Point as we left Victoria Harbour.
From Ogden Point, Five Star Whale Watching's "Fast Cat" headed East along Victoria's waterfront to Oak Bay and Chatham & Discovery Islands. As we looked in the distance we saw a very large flock of Gulls feeding: This is an indication of a large mass of fish near the surface, usually pushed there by something large feeding down below. At the Southern tip of Discovery Island, at Seabird Point, we found out exactly what was forcing these fish up from the depths...a 10-tonne Minke Whale!
Note the distinct crescent-shaped dorsal fin located two-thirds of the way towards the tail flukes.
Near Kelp Reef, half-way from Vancouver Island to the American San Juan Islands we spotted some Dall's Porpoise, sometimes mis-identified as "Baby Killer Whales" because of their resemblance from a distance..
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