Departure time: 1005
Sighting #1: Southern 'Resident' fish eating killer whales (Orcinus orca)
Time: 1047 - 1108 and 1200 - 1218
Start location: Constance Bank, south of the Victoria waterfront
Behaviour: tight and travelling east, multiple taillobs and half-breach (by L87)
End location: Seabird Point, south end of Discovery Island
Pods and individuals identified: K and L87 - K21, K40, K26, K25, K20, K38?, K34, K22, K11, L87
Cool killer whale fact: Males grow to an average of 27 feet and 9,000 pounds
Links
Orcasound online hydrophone network
American Cetacean Society fact sheet
K21, Cappuccino, a 23 year old male travelling with K40, Raggedy, a female estimated to be in her 40s and probably K21`s sister
K26, Lobo, a male (16 years old) travelling with a female K20, Spock (23 years old)
L87, Onyx, a 17 year old male and the only L pod member travelling with K pod today
Above 4 photos: L87 doing multiple tail lobs with the Victoria waterfront in the background
Above 2 photos: L87 doing a half-breach!
Sighting #2 Harbour Seals (Phoca vitulina)
Time: 1117
Location: Chain Islands, Oak Bay
Behaviour: hauled out and swimming, females with pups
Links
Harbour seals at the Chain Islands, Oak Bay
SIMPLE WAYS TO HELP SAVE THE WHALES AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT
To learn some ways how you can help save the whales and the oceans they live in see the Whale Nerds Unite blogpost for June 27, 2009!
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