If you want an exciting west coast adventure, take a yellow POW Zodiac trip to explore the incredible wildlife and scenic vista that surrounds the Victoria area. With the west coast rocky shoreline on one side of the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the majestic Olympic Mountains rising in Washington State on the other, there is no better place to see all this beauty. Our 2pm Zodiac left the harbour with Skipper Shaun, 'Saltchuck' at the controls. He gave an in-depth account of the wildlife seen in this area to our guests, from Asia, USA and Canada. We saw a Gray Whale feeding at Crescent Beach, Elephant and Harbour Seals, along with Steller Sea Lions at Race Rocks. A preening bald eagle was also seen on the rocks. Returning to Victoria Inner Harbour, we found a Great Blue Heron and a River Otter. Our guests were thrilled with their adventure. Photos by 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.
The videos are generally shot in wide angle and are very realistic to what the eye sees on the boat. Please enjoy the photos for the telephoto view, and the videos for a boat based, real life passenger view.
Prince of Whales Youtube
We've upped our anti with new HD videos shot by Orcagirl. Videos will be shot every Wed and Thursday on the 3:30pm Ocean Magic 2 Adventure. Stay tuned..
Race Rocks Reserve
Amazing ecological reserve we visit on our tours
Clint Rivers / Orcawizard
Orcawizard's photo is currently featured in the blog banner. Click his picture to see his website
Marie O'Shaughnessy / Orca Magic
Photographer and blogger Orca Magic
Mark Malleson / Mallard
Mallard is POW's principal photographer and orca expert. Click his picture to see his website.
Brian Glennon / Beemer
Beemer is a zodiac diver and photographer at POW. Please click his picture to see his website.
Maria Chantelle Tucker / Orcagirl
Orcagirl is POW's Web, Media & Blog Master. Click her photo to visit her website.
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