Words sometimes cannot express the pure ' Magic ' of an encounter with ORCA . Today's wildlife adventure took our guests from Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia on one of those memorable trips to view Transient Orca south of Sea Bird Point, Discovery Island. Our experienced and knowledgeable Skipper, Mark, 'Mallard' had spotted 10 Transient Orca earlier from shore while they attempted to take down a sea lion in Haro Strait. They had been successful. Our 1pm Zodiac trip caught up with these true 'killer whales' still foraging on their kill. Many gulls joined in the foray, cleaning up all the tit-bits. These animals were most active with displaying behaviours of spy-hops, fluke waves and slaps, porpoising, jostling together, breaching, and cartwheeling. At one point they headed toward the Zodiac and disappeared beneath, giving our guests a real thrill. These Transient Orca, the marine mammal eaters were identified as the T100's , T101's, and a male, T102 . Another lone male, who seemed to be in resting mode, called '' logging '', was off by himself, T 97. A female T 124, was also identified among this group of Orca. Our return trip took us through Chatham and Discovery Islands and the Chain Islets where we saw Harbour seals, Pelagic Cormorants, and Bald Eagles. Truly, this was one of the most 'Magical' experiences with these magnificent and mysterious creatures!Photo's by Marie "Orca-Magic"
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