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| Mother and young Orcas hunting together |
Did you know that "Killer Whales" are actually not whales at all but part of the Dolphin family? We didn't, until we went whale watching out of Campbell River and our guide enlightened us. The ocean's top predator is actually a Killer Dolphin! Imagine, Flipper with fangs...well, teeth actually.
We were thrilled to see the Orcas in action. Tides that flow around the Discovery Islands meet and create an upwelling of nutrient rich ocean water that draws the fish to feed. The Orcas know this and they work the "tidal line" feasting. At one point a large male swam directly under our boat, popping up on the other side, his breath spraying a plume into the air, his fin a good 6 feet in height!
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| The big male is in the upper left corner, the other Orca is a smaller female |
Our 6 hour trip was filled with spectacular scenery, sightings of birds, Stellar Sea Lions, Dall's Porpoise and, to top it off, every once in awhile one of these beautiful Lion's Mane Jellyfish would float by.
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| You can see why these beauties are called Lion's Mane Jellyfish |
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| One of our favorite shots of the day |
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| This Stellar Sea Lion is smiling because he had just devoured en entire Salmon |
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| The Discovery Islands |
Beautiful photos. I need to go whale watching again - it's been too long.
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