When Bigg’s families get together, it’s playtime for the young ones. This is 13-year-old Wright (T137D) breaching while a young member of the T036A family does the backstroke!
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#Wild4Whales #Orca #Breach #SalishSea
Shorelines Photography
#Wild4Whales #Orca #Breach #SalishSea
January 14, 2026 at 10:00 PM
When Bigg’s families get together, it’s playtime for the young ones. This is 13-year-old Wright (T137D) breaching while a young member of the T036A family does the backstroke!
Shorelines Photography
#Wild4Whales #Orca #Breach #SalishSea
Shorelines Photography
#Wild4Whales #Orca #Breach #SalishSea
This was a large Pacific octopus, but no match for this hungry Steller sea lion, who quickly thrashed it into bite-sized pieces!
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#Wild4Whales #DinnerToGo #SeaLion
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January 13, 2026 at 10:00 PM
This was a large Pacific octopus, but no match for this hungry Steller sea lion, who quickly thrashed it into bite-sized pieces!
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#Wild4Whales #DinnerToGo #SeaLion
@salishseaphotos.bsky.social
#Wild4Whales #DinnerToGo #SeaLion
Three generations of the T036 clan: Flapjack (T036) herself in the lead (back), followed by her 2yo son Auk (T036B4) and adult daughter Bhotia (T036B1). Surfacing on the left flank of Bhotia is her 2025 baby, daughter Maple (T036B1A)!
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January 13, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Three generations of the T036 clan: Flapjack (T036) herself in the lead (back), followed by her 2yo son Auk (T036B4) and adult daughter Bhotia (T036B1). Surfacing on the left flank of Bhotia is her 2025 baby, daughter Maple (T036B1A)!
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#Wild4Whales
This gorgeous Christmas Eve sunset looks like a painting!
Shorelines Photography
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Shorelines Photography
#Wild4Whales #Sunset #SalishSea
January 12, 2026 at 10:00 PM
This gorgeous Christmas Eve sunset looks like a painting!
Shorelines Photography
#Wild4Whales #Sunset #SalishSea
Shorelines Photography
#Wild4Whales #Sunset #SalishSea
One of Raksha’s (T046B) signature moves is to spyhop like this at the end of a successful hunt!
Carol Limido Photography
#Wild4Whales #Spyhop #Orca
Carol Limido Photography
#Wild4Whales #Spyhop #Orca
January 12, 2026 at 6:02 PM
One of Raksha’s (T046B) signature moves is to spyhop like this at the end of a successful hunt!
Carol Limido Photography
#Wild4Whales #Spyhop #Orca
Carol Limido Photography
#Wild4Whales #Spyhop #Orca
Bull kelp is scarce at this time of year, so this sea otter has chosen to rest on the rocks. Sea otters like to anchor themselves with bull kelp to avoid drifting in the current.
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January 11, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Bull kelp is scarce at this time of year, so this sea otter has chosen to rest on the rocks. Sea otters like to anchor themselves with bull kelp to avoid drifting in the current.
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We had a wonderful start to the new year with this encounter involving a rarely seen killer whale! The individual in the foreground is known as T166A1, a 14-year-old outer coastal whale seen only three times in the last 10 years!
Shorelines Photography
#Wild4Whales
Shorelines Photography
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January 10, 2026 at 6:00 PM
We had a wonderful start to the new year with this encounter involving a rarely seen killer whale! The individual in the foreground is known as T166A1, a 14-year-old outer coastal whale seen only three times in the last 10 years!
Shorelines Photography
#Wild4Whales
Shorelines Photography
#Wild4Whales
Young humpback Dragon (BCX2247) flukes up as she begins a feeding dive. Most humpbacks have left for the southern breeding grounds, but a few are lingering to “fuel up” before their journey.
Shorelines Photography
Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
#Wild4Whales #FlukesUp
Shorelines Photography
Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
#Wild4Whales #FlukesUp
January 9, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Young humpback Dragon (BCX2247) flukes up as she begins a feeding dive. Most humpbacks have left for the southern breeding grounds, but a few are lingering to “fuel up” before their journey.
Shorelines Photography
Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
#Wild4Whales #FlukesUp
Shorelines Photography
Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
#Wild4Whales #FlukesUp
Framed by the snow-dusted Olympic Mountains, Caddy (T073A1) makes his way west with 13 other Bigg’s killer whales!
Shorelines Photography
Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
#PNW #ExploreBC #Wild4Whales #Olympics #SalishSea
Shorelines Photography
Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
#PNW #ExploreBC #Wild4Whales #Olympics #SalishSea
January 9, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Framed by the snow-dusted Olympic Mountains, Caddy (T073A1) makes his way west with 13 other Bigg’s killer whales!
Shorelines Photography
Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
#PNW #ExploreBC #Wild4Whales #Olympics #SalishSea
Shorelines Photography
Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
#PNW #ExploreBC #Wild4Whales #Olympics #SalishSea
Life can be harsh for prey animals such as harbour seals. But Bigg’s killer whales must eat too. This is Quiver (T046B4) pushing around his family’s next meal.
Molly Hackett Photography
Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
#Wild4Whales #CircleOfLife #SalishSea
Molly Hackett Photography
Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
#Wild4Whales #CircleOfLife #SalishSea
January 8, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Life can be harsh for prey animals such as harbour seals. But Bigg’s killer whales must eat too. This is Quiver (T046B4) pushing around his family’s next meal.
Molly Hackett Photography
Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
#Wild4Whales #CircleOfLife #SalishSea
Molly Hackett Photography
Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
#Wild4Whales #CircleOfLife #SalishSea
When you have an itch it helps that you have a flexible body—and claws on those hind flippers!
Shorelines Photography
Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
#Wild4Whales #SeaLion #ExploreBC
Shorelines Photography
Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
#Wild4Whales #SeaLion #ExploreBC
January 8, 2026 at 6:00 PM
When you have an itch it helps that you have a flexible body—and claws on those hind flippers!
Shorelines Photography
Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
#Wild4Whales #SeaLion #ExploreBC
Shorelines Photography
Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
#Wild4Whales #SeaLion #ExploreBC
Matriarch Eagle (T090) rushes to catch up with her offspring and two other Bigg’s families. We call this high-speed swimming, or “porpoising.”
Shorelines Photography
Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
#Wild4Whales #ExploreBC #SalishSea #TopPredator
Shorelines Photography
Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
#Wild4Whales #ExploreBC #SalishSea #TopPredator
January 7, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Matriarch Eagle (T090) rushes to catch up with her offspring and two other Bigg’s families. We call this high-speed swimming, or “porpoising.”
Shorelines Photography
Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
#Wild4Whales #ExploreBC #SalishSea #TopPredator
Shorelines Photography
Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
#Wild4Whales #ExploreBC #SalishSea #TopPredator
Hey, who turned on the washing machine? It looks rough to us, but it’s no problem for harbour seals!
Selena Rhodes Scofield Photography
Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
#Wild4Whales #MeetTheLocals #RockSausage
Selena Rhodes Scofield Photography
Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
#Wild4Whales #MeetTheLocals #RockSausage
January 7, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Hey, who turned on the washing machine? It looks rough to us, but it’s no problem for harbour seals!
Selena Rhodes Scofield Photography
Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
#Wild4Whales #MeetTheLocals #RockSausage
Selena Rhodes Scofield Photography
Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
#Wild4Whales #MeetTheLocals #RockSausage
Neilson (T049C) makes his way along the Victoria waterfront. Neilson is what we call a lone or wandering male. He rarely mingles with other Bigg’s whales, although we sometimes see him near other groups.
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January 6, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Neilson (T049C) makes his way along the Victoria waterfront. Neilson is what we call a lone or wandering male. He rarely mingles with other Bigg’s whales, although we sometimes see him near other groups.
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#Wild4Whales #VictoriaBC #ExploreBC #YYJ
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This was one of six bald eagles circling around a huge baitball in the middle of Haro Strait. The baitball involved a huge mass of herring near the surface, at least 150 gulls, and the eagles!
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January 6, 2026 at 6:00 PM
This was one of six bald eagles circling around a huge baitball in the middle of Haro Strait. The baitball involved a huge mass of herring near the surface, at least 150 gulls, and the eagles!
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#Wild4Whales #BaldEagle #EagleEye
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The large dorsal fin of Galiano (T019B) is twice the height of his mother Mooyah’s (T019) fin!
Shorelines Photography
Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
#Wild4Whales #Galiano #KillerWhale
Shorelines Photography
Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
#Wild4Whales #Galiano #KillerWhale
January 5, 2026 at 10:00 PM
The large dorsal fin of Galiano (T019B) is twice the height of his mother Mooyah’s (T019) fin!
Shorelines Photography
Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
#Wild4Whales #Galiano #KillerWhale
Shorelines Photography
Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
#Wild4Whales #Galiano #KillerWhale
Water flies off a female killer whale—we think it’s Bam-Bam (T075C)—as she and three other Bigg’s families charge west in the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
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Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
#Wild4Whales #SalishSea #Orca
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Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
#Wild4Whales #SalishSea #Orca
January 5, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Water flies off a female killer whale—we think it’s Bam-Bam (T075C)—as she and three other Bigg’s families charge west in the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
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Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
#Wild4Whales #SalishSea #Orca
@salishseaphotos.bsky.social
Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
#Wild4Whales #SalishSea #Orca
Race Rocks in a golden December sunset—what a great way to cap a successful wildlife tour!
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Shorelines Photography
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January 4, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Race Rocks in a golden December sunset—what a great way to cap a successful wildlife tour!
Shorelines Photography
#Wild4Whales #SalishSea #RaceRocks #Sunset
Shorelines Photography
#Wild4Whales #SalishSea #RaceRocks #Sunset
Thirteen-year-old Wright (T137D) enjoys some air time as she frolics with members of the T036A and T077 families.
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January 4, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Thirteen-year-old Wright (T137D) enjoys some air time as she frolics with members of the T036A and T077 families.
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#Wild4Whales #ExploreBC
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Northern fur seals are a rare sight in the Salish Sea. We spotted this one floating at Race Rocks, occasionally being pestered by overly curious sea lions. Here we see it in the classic “jug handle” position, which is how they sleep in the open ocean!
Carol Limido Photography
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Carol Limido Photography
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January 3, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Northern fur seals are a rare sight in the Salish Sea. We spotted this one floating at Race Rocks, occasionally being pestered by overly curious sea lions. Here we see it in the classic “jug handle” position, which is how they sleep in the open ocean!
Carol Limido Photography
#Wild4Whales
Carol Limido Photography
#Wild4Whales
Humpback BCX0010—likely a male—is an old-timer and an ocean wanderer. He was first documented in the breeding grounds off Mexico 38 years ago. Since then, he’s also been seen in the breeding grounds off El Salvador and Hawaii!
Shorelines Photography
#Wild4Whales #FlukesUp
Shorelines Photography
#Wild4Whales #FlukesUp
January 3, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Humpback BCX0010—likely a male—is an old-timer and an ocean wanderer. He was first documented in the breeding grounds off Mexico 38 years ago. Since then, he’s also been seen in the breeding grounds off El Salvador and Hawaii!
Shorelines Photography
#Wild4Whales #FlukesUp
Shorelines Photography
#Wild4Whales #FlukesUp
Harbour seals come in many colours, from silver and brown to dark grey like this one. But there’s one thing almost all of them have in common—spots!
Carol Limido Photography
#Wild4Whales #MeetTheLocals #RockSausage
Carol Limido Photography
#Wild4Whales #MeetTheLocals #RockSausage
January 2, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Harbour seals come in many colours, from silver and brown to dark grey like this one. But there’s one thing almost all of them have in common—spots!
Carol Limido Photography
#Wild4Whales #MeetTheLocals #RockSausage
Carol Limido Photography
#Wild4Whales #MeetTheLocals #RockSausage
This little whale is Maple (T036B1A) and she’s somewhere around a year old! That’s 16-year-old mom Bhotia (T036B1) beside her.
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January 2, 2026 at 6:00 PM
This little whale is Maple (T036B1A) and she’s somewhere around a year old! That’s 16-year-old mom Bhotia (T036B1) beside her.
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Warmest wishes and happy new year from the team at Eagle Wing Tours!
📷 Sierra Hamilton Photography
#Wild4Whales #HappyNewYear #ReachForTheStars #HNY2026
📷 Sierra Hamilton Photography
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January 1, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Warmest wishes and happy new year from the team at Eagle Wing Tours!
📷 Sierra Hamilton Photography
#Wild4Whales #HappyNewYear #ReachForTheStars #HNY2026
📷 Sierra Hamilton Photography
#Wild4Whales #HappyNewYear #ReachForTheStars #HNY2026
This is Vivaldi (BCX1704) and her 2025 calf. Vivaldi is a late-fall regular in this part of the Salish Sea. This is her third known calf.
Shorelines Photography
#Wild4Whales #SalishSea #Humpback #Vivaldi
Shorelines Photography
#Wild4Whales #SalishSea #Humpback #Vivaldi
December 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
This is Vivaldi (BCX1704) and her 2025 calf. Vivaldi is a late-fall regular in this part of the Salish Sea. This is her third known calf.
Shorelines Photography
#Wild4Whales #SalishSea #Humpback #Vivaldi
Shorelines Photography
#Wild4Whales #SalishSea #Humpback #Vivaldi