JULY 3, 2009 EVENING Group of L pod whales heading west in the Strait of Juan De Fuca...and L41s amazing aerial displays!!

Departure time: 1840

Vessel: Five Star Charter's Fastcat

Sighting #1: Southern 'Resident' fish eating killer whales (Orcinus orca)

Time: 1909- 2018

Start location: Strait of Juan De Fuca, south of Victoria

Behaviour: spread and travelling west, spyhops, many breaches, taillobs, pecslaps!

End location: Strait of Juan De Fuca, south of Victoria

Individuals identified: L pod - L25, L77, L41, L89, L83, L110

Links
Center for Whale Research killer whale fact page, photo ID and matrilines
Orca Adoption Program at Friday Harbour Whale Museum
Orcasound online hydrophone network
Orca Sightings Network
American Cetacean Society fact sheet

Above 4 photos: L41, Mega, a 32 year old male

Young killer whale from L pod...most likely L110 (2 year old male) who is L83, Moonlight`s, first calf

L83, Moonlight, an 18 year old female

Then L41, Mega started doing cartwheels and breaching!!!!

Above 3 photos: L41, Mega, breaching!

L41, Mega`s, big pectoral fin

Above 2 photos: L41, Mega with a spyhopping whale behind him (probably L83, Moonlight who`d been travelling with him)

L41 doing an awesome breach for us!!!

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!