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Ocean Magic Marine Wildlife Adventure April 29 12:15

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It was a beautiful afternoon shaping up for the 12.15pm Ocean Magic 2 vessel as we left the harbour with Capt. Gord in the wheelhouse. Naturalists Dan, Claire and Jenn gave an expert presentation of our safety procedures and discussed the possible wildlife to be found in these nutrient rich waters. We turned east and then north up Haro Strait to start our search for wildlife. We found Harbour Seals, Stellar Sea Lions, Bald Eagles and Dalls Porpoise, Our keen eyed skipper then spotted Orca! We came across a group of Transient Killer whales in Haro Strait. The T124A’s, T86A’s and T49C. These apex hunters appeared to be in traveling mode, heading north. Transient Killer Whales are the marine mammal hunters, preferring seals, sea lions, porpoise and dolphins and even small whales. Our guests on board were thrilled with this encounter and were all smiles when we disembarked at the dock in Victoria. Another great trip with Prince of Whales!

Clint “Orcawizard”

Most of the images on the blog are shot with a 400 mm telephoto lens. Because of our restrictions around wildlife (100+ meters), we use powerful lenses to better share orca activity that passengers see on their trips. Keep in mind this also heavily compresses space between objects. We also crop images for best blog viewing.

Zodiac Marine Wildlife Adventure April 28 1pm

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There is always something to look at when one takes a wildlife trip with ‘ Prince of Whales.’ Victoria is surrounded by incredible scenery and an abundance of marine mammals within these cold, but rich nutrient waters. The Saturday afternoon 1 pm Zodiac, with Capt. Jeff at the helm, headed us east to find Transient Orca! We found the whales traveling very slowly inshore along Lopez Island. The whole group seemed to be in a very mellow mood, resting while milling about. What a magical encounter with these whales once again. Jeff shared his knowledge with our international and local guests about Killer Whales and our amazing marine ecosystem. The return trip gave us views of gulls, air craft and some marine traffic, the ” deep seas” freighters and tankers, that traverse the Strait of Juan de Fuca. It was a great to be on the west coast enjoying Nature! Clint “Orcawizard”

Most of the images on the blog are shot with a 400 mm telephoto lens. Because of our restrictions around wildlife (100+ meters), we use powerful lenses to better share orca activity that passengers see on their trips. Keep in mind this also heavily compresses space between objects. We also crop images for best blog viewing.

Ocean Magic Marine Wildlife Adventure April 8

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There is always something to look at when one takes a wildlife trip with ‘ Prince of Whales.’ Victoria is surrounded by incredible scenery and an abundance of marine mammals within these cold, but rich nutrient waters. The Sunday afternoon 12.15pm Ocean Magic II, with Capt. Gord in the wheelhouse, headed us east and north to find members of J and K Pod, part of the Southern Resident community of Orca. We found the whales traveling very slowly inshore off Pender Island. The whole group seemed to be in a very mellow mood, resting while milling about. What a magical encounter with these whales once again. Our crew of naturalists on board Casey and Dan shared their knowledge with our international and local guests. The return trip gave us views of gulls, air craft and some marine traffic, the ” deep seas” freighters and tankers, that traverse the Strait of Juan de Fuca. It is great to be on the west coast enjoying’ Nature ‘. Clint “Orcawizard”

Most of the images on the blog are shot with a 400 mm telephoto lens. Because of our restrictions around wildlife (100+ meters), we use powerful lenses to better share orca activity that passengers see on their trips. Keep in mind this also heavily compresses space between objects. We also crop images for best blog viewing.

Ocean Magic Marine Wildlife Adventure April 7

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It certainly was an afternoon to be on the water. The sun was out and the conditions relatively calm. We had a report of Orca way north of Victoria so Capt. Gord and his crew of Casey and Dan headed the vessel north up Haro Strait. A group of Transient Orca were reported at the top of Haro Strait. Along the way we took in the sights of many of the picturesque Canadian Gulf Islands. The Orca were soon spotted and we set up to view them. We watched as these apex marine predators worked their way north, rising up to breath in the sparkling waters.The scenery around this area is spectacular especially on a sunny day, so when the local weekend yachting community heads out with their spinnakers flying, it becomes eye candy for our guests. A few Long-tail ducks surprised us as they flew by. As we headed back we passed Harpoon Rock, a granite rock at Harling Point, left over from glacier days. From certain angles it appears to have a face etched upon it . What a story it can tell of the First Nation peoples that used it as a look-out when sea lions came ashore at this point. It was truly a magical trip with glimpses of our favourite whales, the Orca. Clint “Orcawizard”, Marie “Orca-Magic”

Most of the images on the blog are shot with a 400 mm telephoto lens. Because of our restrictions around wildlife (100+ meters), we use powerful lenses to better share orca activity that passengers see on their trips. Keep in mind this also heavily compresses space between objects. We also crop images for best blog viewing.

Ocean Magic Marine Wildlife Adventure April 6

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It was a beautiful afternoon shaping up for the 12.15pm Ocean Magic 2 vessel as we left the harbour with Capt. Gord in the wheelhouse. First Mate Casey, and Naturalist Dan gave an expert presentation of our safety procedures and discussed the possible wildlife to be found in these nutrient rich waters. We saw many sail boats, with sails flying high as we headed east and then north up Haro Strait to find Transient Killer whales reported just off Mayne Island. Given that several family groups of Transient Orca had been seen the two previous days in much the same area, and had been ID as the T 90′s, T65′s T49′s and T30′s that many of the Orca seen today on our incredible trip were some of the same animals. These apex predators were zig-zagging all over the place and popping up around pleasure craft that stopped to watch in awe, of these incredible marine mammals. killer whales are the marine mammal hunters, preferring seals, sea lions, porpoise and dolphins and even small whales. On our way back to Victoria we encountered yet another group of Transient Orca off James Island. These Orca were in a playful mood, tail slapping, breaching as they headed south with the sunlight sparking on the water. Our guests on board were thrilled with this encounter and were all smiles when we disembarked at the dock in Victoria. Another great trip with Prince of Whales! Clint “Orcawizard”, Marie “Orca-Magic”, Marcie “Spirit-Orca”

Most of the images on the blog are shot with a 400 mm telephoto lens. Because of our restrictions around wildlife (100+ meters), we use powerful lenses to better share orca activity that passengers see on their trips. Keep in mind this also heavily compresses space between objects. We also crop images for best blog viewing.