Naturaliste Charters Daily Whale Blogs

SLEEPING BABIES

Published on February 27, 2019 By Naturaliste Charters

Today was all about keeping a low profile for the orcas as they had already eaten breakfast on our arrival as we approached on a slowly dissipating oil slick on the 1000m contour line. The first pod we sighted were tightly grouped an...

DOUBLE PREDATION

Published on February 26, 2019 By Naturaliste Charters

On arrival to the Bremer Canyon we were greeted by the regulars El Notcho, Cookie and of course little Oreo. With Skipjack Tuna busting out of the water’s surface the foraging orca must have been fishing as small oil slicks were...

Predator vs Prey

Published on February 25, 2019 By Naturaliste Charters

I would hate to say the orca are predictable but just like clockwork we spotted them as our vessel dropped off the shelf! Foraging behaviour meant they were up and down constantly searching the depths below. They were up for only a...

Better than the best

Published on February 24, 2019 By Naturaliste Charters

The drop off the shelf brought much anticipation as all eyes were on the water, waiting for our black and white friends to drop by. Minutes after arriving in the hotspot Split Tip approached with a calf and another female as if to say Good...

Three from three

Published on February 22, 2019 By Naturaliste Charters

Three from three! Today was our third day in a row this week that we have had encounters of epic proportions! We were greeted at the canyon this morning by a rather boisterous young orca, breaching not once, not twice, but 6 times...