Transient spy-hop,Discovery Island, Victoria BC Canada March 13, 2009
Photo by Marie O'Shaughnessy
March 13
I was lucky to be out on this special day, Friday 13th March, for it was an awesome day with a group of transients. These animals were spotted north east of Ten Mile Point by Mark 'Mallard' of Prince of Whales, who was on shore earlier at 10.30 am. They appeared to be hunting a sea lion. We later found them again on the 1pm Zodiac trip south of Sea Bird lighthouse. They were very active and appeared to be cleaning up a kill as were the gulls all around us. The transient identity by Mark and Ken Balcomb who was also out on the water, were the T100, B, C + D. T101, A + B, and T102. A fantastic show of whale watching.
Marie, Orca-Magic, POW
March 13
Ken Balcomb of the Center for Whale Research called to report a group of about a dozen Transient orcas off Discovery Island, B.C. Canada at 11 am - at 3:45 pm they were still in the area. Initial ID's were the T101s & T102.
Transient fluke, Discovery Island, Victoria BC March 13, 2009
Photo by Marie O'Shaughnessy
