Humpback Whale at Constance Bank! June 26th, 2013

This morning we left the harbour in search of either Orcas or Minke Whales and ended up finding a Humpback Whale near Constance Bank:) The Humpback Whale showed its Tail Flukes and went on a deep dive shortly after we arrived on scene and then suddenly breached!!! It was a magnificent site for all onboard and one we will not soon forget. This young juvenile Humpback Whale was in a playful mood and was waving its large Tail Flukes back and forth as a large Deep Sea vessel passed by. In the afternoon the Juvenile Humpback Whale was still in a playful mood and we watched as it made a number of Cartwheels, which is as impressive as a breach:)

L-pod near Salmon Bank! June 22nd, 2013

Today we had a wonderful encounter with Resident Orcas (L-pod) near Salmon Bank. The Resident Orcas were in a very active mood with lots of Spy Hops, Cartwheels, Tail Slapping, Tail Lobbing and Breaches observed.

We also saw a lot of foraging (hunting for Salmon) as the Orcas looked for their favourite food, Chinook Salmon. Resident Orcas use  Eco location (biological Sonar) to hunt for prey.

Our highlight of the day was watching L119 Spy hop and breach a number of times:)