T30s
West Vancouver Island
Jan. 26, 2010
Photo by Marie O'Shaughnessy
Jan. 26
Another wonderful trip with Prince of Whales Skipper, Mark Malleson this afternoon (1/26). We headed out west at 1pm, looking for the Transients that Mark has seen from his on shore look-out two hours earlier. We had to travel a fair ways out west to encounter these elusive animals, but there they were, just as Mark had hoped. The T 30's and T172 were Identified, five animals in total. Encountered approximately 3 miles south of Sheringham Lighthouse along the west coast of Vancouver Island. They were play hunting with a seal, without taking it down. They created some sizable swells around the seal, but the little seal kept bobbing along the surface. When they tired of their game they headed further out west. Most interesting behaviour. 2nd trip out in January for me, and we got lucky!
Marie, Orca-Magic, Prince of Whales.
Jan. 26
Saw them again today - T30s and T172 still cruising around the Strait of Juan De Fuca.
Kyla Graham, Victoria B.C.
