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Ocean Magic Wildlife Adventure June 17 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. Biologist Mika, and Naturalists Dan and Brandon gave an expert presentation of our safety procedures and discussed the possible wildlife to be found in these nutrient rich waters. There were many sail boats, with sails flying high, participating in the Vanisle 360 race. We turned east and then north up Haro Strait to find the 5 Transient Killer whales reported just off Sidney. On the way we saw a Bald Eagle take down a gull. We did find the apex hunters, 5 whales, the T10′s and T26′s close to the township of Sidney . They appeared to be in traveling mode. These 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! 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 Wildlife Adventure May 29

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Capt. Scott took the Ocean Magic from Victoria picturesque inner harbour out past the breakwater at Ogden Point and headed us west. We went past Race Rocks Ecological Reserve and along the west side of Vancouver Island. We reached Beecher Bay, here we caught up with T20 and T21. These Transient Killer Whales were deep in the bay, working the rugged shore line for their favorite food, Harbour Seals. With a large group of gulls following their every move it was soon apparent that they were feeding. Our Capt. Scott held the Ocean magic in the strong winds and kept us in perfect position to view these Orca. We then took a tour of the coast line, stopping to view Bald Eagles, Eagles nests and a trip through Race Rocks Ecological Reserve. Here we saw Seal Lions, Seals, Cormorants, Oyster Catchers and Race Rocks Light House. Once again our passengers were all smiles as we docked back in Victoria’s Inner Harbour! Clint “Orcawizard”

Ocean Magic Wildlife Adventure May 27

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It doesn’t matter which way we travel, we will always find some of the great west coast wildlife that frequents this area. The 12.15pm Ocean Magic with Capt Gord and his crew of Naturalists, Liz and Dan on board, headed the vessel south and east where we were able to enjoy the scenery. Calm waters and a sky full of billowy clouds set the tone for this trip. The Tall Ships of the S.A.L.T organization, the ‘Pacific Grace’ and ‘ Pacific Swift ‘ were out with their sails aloft. Sea birds and gulls gathered over bait balls near Trail Island and at Hein Bank we found an elusive Minke Whale that did what Minke whales do best, disappear after two to three breaths at the surface and then change directions. We watched this animal for a while and then went to Whale Rock to observe sea lions and Harbour seals. Two intrepid kayakers were enjoying the turbulent waters near the rocks. It was another great wildlife trip with ‘Prince of whales ‘. Marie ‘Orca-Magic’

Ocean Magic Wlidlife Adventure May 21 3:30pm

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The 3.30pm Ocean Magic with Capt. Scott in the wheel-house, headed us out of the harbour and turned east then north to find those ‘ Orca ‘ again. J Pod had traveled past Friday Harbour, San Juan Island, and were heading further north up San Juan Channel. We had taken a different route this trip to meet up with J Pod. We found the whales hugging the shoreline, traveling slowly. J 2, ‘ Granny ‘ the Matriarch of J Pod, was swimming with her family. It is always special to see members of the Southern Resident pods. We look forward to seeing K and L Pod swimming in these waters again very soon. Our expert crew members, Mika and Liz, gave an informative talk to our guests on board. It was a great trip once again with ‘Prince of Whales’. Marie, Orca-Magic

Ocean Magic Wildlife Adventure May 20

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Todays Ocean Magic Wildlife Adventure was set against sunny skies, our Skipper Scotty took us East in our search for whales. Our fist encounter was with Harbour Porpoise. These elusive shy animals were working the water in small groups, gently rolling at the surface as they took their breaths. We kept our easterly heading and soon we were at Hein Bank. We saw many different species of birds, Common Muirs, Cormorants Gulls, Rhinoceros Auklets and a Pacific Loon. As we watched the birds feeding we also took in the sight of Minke Whales. These fast swimming baleen whales would pop up where the birds were feeding. Mika, Liz and Dan filled our passengers with information on theses gentle giants and answered all their questions. We also saw a Minke with a youngster, very nice to see as the pair would surface in unison. Our way back took us past many small islands covered in Harbour Seals, then past Victoria’s picturesque waterfront. Yet another wonderful Wildlife Adventure with Prince Of Whales! Clint “Orcawizard”, Marie “Orca-Magic