Saturday, July 03, 2010

J-pod and a Gray Whale photo's by Ron Bates, MMRG! July 2nd, 2010

























Here are some beautiful images by Ron Bates, MMRG, from today's encounters with J-pod and a Gray Whale! What an excellent start to the month of July:)

L-pod & Gray Whale for Canada Day! July 1st, 2010.




























What a way to celebrate Canada Day, with encounters with members of L-pod including L41 "Mega", plus a Gray Whale in Oak Bay!

We arrived on scene near Pile Point this afternoon and soon i.d. several members of L-pod including L41 "Mega", L89 "Solstice" L85 "Mystery", L22 "Spirit", and L94 "Calypso" with her first every calf L113:)

On our way home we stopped in at Oak Bay and once again encountered the Gray Whale that has been hanging around Victoria for the past 2 weeks!