Tuesday, March 30, 2010 TRANSIENT KILLER WHALES

Tuesday, March 30, 2010 TRANSIENT KILLER WHALES

Out for our second cruise of the 2010 Season, Five Star Whale Watching and our passengers entered Transient (Marine Mammal Eating) Killer Whales.

Enjoy these photos!

Transient Killer Whale photos courtesy of Ron Bates, Marine Mammal Research Group

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2009, Afternoon Trip, T-30 Transient Killer Whales

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2009, Afternoon Trip, T-30 Transient Killer Whales

Well, well, the T-30's, those "little Dickens" that we watched this morning, turned around and retraced their path back from Port Angeles all the way North East to Eastern Bank in the middle of Juan de Fuca Strait.

After playing around and "skylarking", they got down to business and attacked an ate a Harbour Seal. We did not get a good photo of the half of the seal that they carried away to share.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2009, Morning Trip, T-30 Transient Marine-Mammal-Eating Killer Whales

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2009, Morning Trip, T-30 Transient Marine-Mammal-Eating Killer Whales

Early this morning we received a call from the high-speed ferry from Seattle, the Victoria Clipper, that en route to Victoria they had seen 4 Killer Whales near Eastern Bank, approximately 20 miles (32 kms) South East of Victoria. These whales were headed South East, away from us.

Over the course of 2 hours these animals travelled in excess of 10 miles (16kms)and we watched them all the way to Dunganess Spit, just East of Port Angeles, Wa.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 2009, T-63 (Male), plus T-41, T-41A & Unknown (Females) Transient (Marine-Mammal-Eating) Killer Whales

SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 2009, T-63 (Male), plus T-41, T-41A & Unknown (Females) Transient (Marine-Mammal-Eating) Killer Whales

Passengers on Five Star Whale Watching's Afternoon Trip had some unexpected visitors to the waters near Oak Bay...Large Bull T-63 "Chainsaw" and three females. Power, majesty and serenity in the flesh.

Mother ("Granny", J-2) and Son ("Ruffles", J-1)

Some days it's just nice to go out for a swim with your Mum.