Naturaliste Charters Daily Whale Blogs

NOT for the faint-hearted

Published on February 8, 2019 By Alison Cross

*DISCLAIMER* Please do not view this blog if you have a weak stomach! The images attached are very graphic and capture a beaked whale being taken down by orca (both description and imagery are explicit). The morning was slow to start, after 30...

Who’s the KING of the CANYON?

Published on February 7, 2019 By Alison Cross

The FIRST sighting of an orca in the canyon was questioned for over a week, Dave Riggs told himself that it must’ve been a birds wing or fatigue playing tricks on his mind, coming to the conclusion that this was the most logical...

Must be something in the water!

Published on February 6, 2019 By Alison Cross

WOW! What a magnificent day! We were so lucky to be able to spend the majority of the day with very, VERY playful Orca! After our 24 nautical mile journey out to the canyon it was only moments after dropping off the continental shelf...

WHACK!

Published on February 5, 2019 By Naturaliste Charters

Our passenger’s first glimpse of orca today was as soon as we hit the hotspot by the large male, El Notcho! Following closely was the adult female Cookie and her now rather large calf Oreo was there for the fun too! They began patrol...

Family Affair

Published on February 3, 2019 By Naturaliste Charters

On arrival to the hotspot this morning the smell of an oil slick in the air was rife! Organic and slimy, the orca had just finished a mammalian breakfast but the party was over as the orca and birds had moved out of the area to...