Fall is coming! It was an overcast morning with periods of rain, with sun and strong winds in the afternoon! 

Captain Russ encountered the endangered Southern Residents on our morning tour! They were identified as J pod, seen heading North into the heart of the Salish Sea in search of their favourite prey; salmon! A loan humpback was encountered in the afternoon, calmly feeding and enjoying the rough surface waters.

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Sunny skies in the Victoria area brought the heat, making for perfect whale watching conditions. Our captains were excited to start the day and discover who was in the local waters!

It wasn't long before reports of whales came in, another successful day! Biggs Orca (mammal eaters) are taking over the Salish Sea looking for other marine mammals to snack on, and will often celebrate after making a kill by breaching, tail slapping, and cartwheeling! The large amount of Humpback's are still feeding near the mouth of the Juan De Fuca Strait, its incredible to think about the amount of fish underneath the surface!

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A beautiful Tuesday in the local waters of Victoria! September has been a great month for weather, and whale sightings!! Make sure to take advantage of the fall sale and get 15% off your next adventure by entering the "whalesale" promo code!

Our fleet caught up with the large number of humpbacks feeding in the mouth of the Juan De Fuca Strait. They need to eat enough to build their blubber layer before heading back to tropical waters to calve and mate. Its incredible to see that many large animals foraging in one area! 

Bigg's orca (mammal eaters) identified as the T10's were spotted by Race Rocks Ecological Reserve searching for prey. This pod consists of the matriarch and her two calves, they work together to catch their prey and then split their kill equally! Team work is very important for their survival and fitness.

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A great day for whale watching! The sun was out and the water was calm as our captains headed out to see what was in range for the day.

It wasn't long before reports of orcas came in indicating they were North of Victoria. Our fleet headed up to catch the action, and on the way stumbled upon a humpback feeding and resting in a channel among the San Juan Islands. 

Both ecotypes of orca were encountered throughout the day! The resident's (salmon eaters) were also seen around the San Juan Islands feeding on the salmon along the coastline. Bigg's orca (mammal eaters) were spotted moving quickly as they scanned the waters for prey, and socialized!

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Another great day on the water!! There were reports of animals in the area before our fleet left the dock! 

West of Victoria we encountered a pod of Biggs Orca (mammal eaters) hunting and successfully taking down their prey. After they were finished they became very playful, breaching, tail slapping, and cartwheeling through the water. What an incredible sight! Our passengers got some great photographs as the whales came in close to check us out. 

In the mouth of the Juan De Fuca Strait approximately 50 humpback whales were feeding on the bounty of bait fish in the area. It was incredible to see so many individuals at once, and hard to know where to look with multiple blows at a time!!

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The sun was shining all morning but the clouds rolled through into the afternoon, lucky for us the wind remained calm, with the water ideal for spotting cetaceans as they surface!

Biggs Orca (mammal eaters) were encountered east and west of Victoria throughout the day so our captains had their pick and encountered several different groups! They were seen hunting and successfully making kills, as well as socializing afterward to celebrate!

Resident Orcas (fish eaters) identified as L pod are back and foraging for Salmon around the San Juan Islands! It was a pleasure to encounter these endangered species, because they have stayed offshore most of this season. 

A few individual humpbacks were also encountered foraging and resting in the Strait before making a stop in to see seals and sea lions at their favourite haul out sight, Race Rocks!

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Early morning reports of orca were confirmed by the time our morning expeditions had left the dock.  All of our morning adventures headed towards the Juan De Fuca Strait between the southern end of Vancouver Island and mainland Washington state, USA.

All of our guests were thrilled to interact with the T11s (mother and son pod of Bigg's orca), the mammal hunting orca circled around a specific area that suggested they were hunting something close by.

The afternoon trips got to encounter the same pod of orca, as well as, a heap of marine mammal life on Race Rocks ecological reserve.  It was a great day to be on the water.

lets see what happens today on the Salish Sea ~ Stay Tuned!! 

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We weren't sure if it was going to be a day of sunshine or a day of west coast rain.. We DID know it was going to be an exciting adventure though, as it always is.  Our morning expeditions headed out to scan the area and the tours got an arrange of humpbacks and/or orca.

The afternoon tour turned into a longer than usual trip, as the orca we enoucntered in the morning had moved further away into the Puget Sound towards Seattle.

All of our expeditions did encounter the pod of Bigg's orca (mammal hunters) and everyone was beyond excited.

Stay tuned to see what we encounter on the Salish sea today

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