Humpback Whale

Today we had an incredible encounter with Big Mama and her very playful calf! We watched as the calf did several tail flicks and breached several times. As if not to be outdone, Big Mama did a huge cartwheel! Check out the images and videos, at our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=5starwhales&set=a.1261861415940802 It was an unforgettable experience 🙂

Here is a wonderful article about ‘Big Mama’ and her new Calf returning to the Salish Sea. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MLws8FfKKQ A beloved humpback whale named ‘Big Mama’ has returned to the Salish Sea with a new whale calf, according to whale watching experts. “We’re all super excited,” says Five Star Whale Watching manager and naturalist, Meaghan McKechnie….

On May 20th 2025, we had a lovely encounter with 2 Grey Whales west of Sheringham Lighthouse. The 2 Grey Whales were probably heading north to their summer feeding grounds north of Alaska! In the afternoon we encountered two Humpback Whales east of Sheringham and one of them breached twice and cartwheeled whilst we were…

Here are a couple of  images from our encounter on May 19th 2025, with T65A5 and a Humpback😍 T65A5 is a young male and was 1st spotted near William Head heading towards Victoria. The Humpback was spotted a little NE of William Head and tail lobbed not long after we arrived on scene🐋 We also…

On May 16th 2025, we encountered Orcas, identified as the T46A’s! In the morning we caught up with the T46A’s near Race Rocks hunting in the tidal rip. They were also being very playful as the images show. In the afternoon we had to travel a little further but caught up with the T46A’s west…

On May 11th we celebrated Mother’s Day with some special guests! In the morning we had a wonderful encounter with a female Humpback known as BCX1057 ‘Divot’ 🙂 We encountered Divot near Middle Bank heading towards San Juan Island. In the afternoon we first encountered two Humpbacks east of Race. The Humpback were ID as…

On May 10th we encountered a young Humpback Whale in Becher Bay doing some foraging. This is the same Humpback we encountered off Victoria on April 26th! We also stopped off at Race Rocks and saw lots of Sea Lions and Seals. A Sea Otter also swam by our boat in the main channel and…

On the morning of May 7th, we were lucky enough to encounter a Humpback off Victoria water front! This was our second encounter of the season with a Humpback Whale.  These gentle giants are begining  to return to their feeding grounds from their winter breeding/birthing grounds of Hawaii or Mexico. We also visited Race Rocks…

Lunge feeding Humpback   Here are a couple of images from our 1st encounter of the season with a Humpback Whale on April 26th😍 This young Humpback was lunge feeding on Krill when we encountered the whale just south of Victoria🥰 You can see more images and even a video from this encounter at our…

Happy #EarthDay At Five Star, celebrating the beauty and wonder of this world is important to us. It’s what we do everyday! We also feel a call to recognize and protect the diverse and critical ecosystems around the world that ourselves, and wildlife, depend on. We can all do our part to protect this wonderful…