2008 New Tours!

Transients!!

Skipper Mark Malleson located this group of transient killerwhales in Haro Strait. This group known as the T101 group were seen hunting porpoise. Spectacular! photo Mark Malleson

Blog Photo catch up day!

Member of Jpod spyhops during an evening charter. Photo by Mark Malleson
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Photos from April 7- by

Marie O'Shaughnessy

Photos from April 2 include the lucky viewing of a Gray Whale!
photos by Marie O'Shaughnessy

Recent Tour Pictures

Pictures of J pod April 4th by Brian Glennon.

Transient Orca

Tuesday was a great day on the water, once the whales were located by Mallard (one of our skippers, who was up on the hill spotting in the morning). Sighted were Transient Killer whales, T20 and T21.

Photos by Mark Malleson

Transient Killer Whale Sighting

These photos were taken by one of our captains during an encounter between race rocks and the Victoria waterfronton Thursday. Transient Orca are the mammal eating variety of Killer whales that frequent our waters.

Photos by Mark Malleson

Stranded

Prince of Whales Naturalist Nicola Hewson and part time zodiac skipper George Isherwood make the best of being stranded on land by joining othershore based whale watchers as Jpod cruises through Oak Bay.

New Photos from customer Marie O'Shaughnessy

Humpback Whale Photos by Marie O'Shaughnessy

Thanks Marie!

Photos by Marie O'Shaughnessy

Photos from Nov 20 & 21

With mighty 'Mallard' at the helm of the Zodiac we headed west on the1pm sailing. In the brisk weather we were bundled up well and our search led us to the illusive humpback whale, affectionately called 'Cleaver'. It just happens to have split dorsal fin, perhaps from a boat/ship encounter in the past. It surprised us by breaching a couple of times when we came upon it, both of which I missed from a photographers point of view. The cold weather had other marine mammals and birds actively looking for food. An actobatic sea lion at Race Rocks entertained us with summer saults while Bald Eagles hunted along the shore line. It was another cold but magical day out on the water.

Nov 13 by Marie O'Shaughnessy

Between the November storms, we headed out to the west in hopes of finding a few orca. Not to be, however with Gordon at the helm of the Zodiac we managed to negotiate the tricky waters of Race Rocks where we found the big boys hanging out at Race Rocks. Many appeared to be taking afternoon showers from the mighty swells that lashed the rocks from the storm the day before. As we headed back to Victoria we came across the illusive Humpback whale that spends more time below the water than above. It has been around for several weeks now finding plenty of food in the cold waters off the harbour.

Thanks Marie for the lovely updates!

Special dedication of Images to a special person

IMG_9826 July 28 2007 1215 trip
Originally uploaded by orcawizard

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Special guest on the Ocean Magic today was Amanda Janzen. Captains Shamus and Anna sailed us into the sunlit Strait of Juan De Fuca. Mother Nature provided us with Porpoise, Sealions and a variety of sea birds. I have assembled a collection of my finest photos of year in tribute to her bravery.


See "Amanda's Photo Album"

She is a brave woman and her smiles made everyone warm on a cold November day.

Written by guest Clint Rivers

Photos by Marie O'Shaughnessy Oct 31

Here are a few more from today.

Two of the three humpback whales seen today were very curious about the Ocean Magic and came very close. It was an exciting commune while they swam around us. Then we has two Dall's porpoises ride the bow wave on our return to Victoria. No Orcas today.

Thank you Marie for these wonderful captures