Welcome back JPod!!! May 9th, 2008.

Cruise Ship at Ogden Point

Little and Large:)

J1 "Ruffles" born in 1951!

After several days away from our area we were delighted to welcome back J1 "Ruffles" and the rest of Jpod:) Both our trips today saw Jpod including our evening trip when our two boats, Supercat and Fastcat, were the only boats on scene.

It was so exciting to see Jpod again and for me personaly this was the first time I had seen our Jpod this season and it was worth the wait:) We also saw Dalls Porpoise, Harbor Seals, a Steller Sealion and Harlequin Ducks.

In the evening we had to run all the way to Pender Island to catch up with Jpod but all the passengers agreed it was worth the journey to see these magnificent Orcas in their natural environment!

River Otters and Eephant Seals, May 8th 2008!

Here are just a few pictures from todays wildlife adventure showing 11 Norther Elephant Seals and 12 River Otters, close to a record sighting!

Today was one of those magical days that proves there is always something exciting to observe in the waters around Victoria. The sun was shining the water was calm and it was just a superb day to be on the water!

Transient Orcas found near Sooke! May 7th, 2008.

Our 2pm tour headed out today with brisk winds but high hopes of finding Transient Orcas and we were not disappointed!

The crew on board our vessel "Fastcat" reported sighting Orcas at 3.00pm today near Sooke. Marine Mammal Researcher, Ron Bates and our Naturalist Jacklyn Barrs, soon recognized these 2 Transient Orcas as T20 and T21. These 2 Transient Orcas have been sighted numerous times in the water around Victoria over the last 6 weeks.

Sealions, Seals, Northern Elephant Seals and Eagles were also sighted during our 3 hour tour.

Wildlife Galore, May 4th 2008!

Bald Eagle in flight

The pictures above and below are of the several Harbor Porpoise we saw today.

Cormorants at Chain Islands

Elephant Seals & Sealions at Race Rocks.

California Sealion on its own near the Lighthouse Steps.

Bald Eagle

Bald Eagle Nest

Mount Olympus

Harbor Seals

During our 2.00pm tour today the sea was calm and the sun was out, perfect weather for seeing the various marine wildlife that can be found near Victoria.

We started with an Eagles nest and then a Bald Eagle at Haystack. We also spotted a couple of Blue Herons and Harbor Seals.

Our next stop was Race Rocks where we observed at least 6 Northern Elephant Seals, several Steller & California Sealions, Harbor Seals and a large number of Pigeon Guillemots.

On our way to the Chain Islands we suddenly spotted a large number of Harbor Porpoise following one of the tide line, probably feeding on fish. There must have been at least 30 Porpoise as they could be seen for a long way in the distance.

Next we stopped at the Chain Islands and saw several more Bald Eagles, Cormorants, Harlequin Ducks and Harbor Seals.

We then decided to head into Haro Strait and came across another even larger group of Harbor Porpoise, much to the delight of our passengers. A number of the Porpoise came quite close to our boat as we sat bobbing around in the water with the engines switched off.

It was another beautiful day to be on the water!