Happy World Oceans Day!
Happy #WorldOceansDay We believe every day is a day to celebrate and protect the worlds oceans but today that is especially important on World Oceans Day If you would like to learn how you can play a part in protecting our oceans, visit our website at Research & Conservation
May 20th 2025 – Breaching Humpbacks and two Grey Whales encountered!
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…
May 19th 2025 – Orca and a Humpback!
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…
May 16th 2025 – Orcas and a Humpback!
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…
May 11th, 2025 – Orcas & Humpbacks for Mother’s Day!
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…
April 7th, 2025 – Humpback off Victoria!
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…
April 26th, 2025 – Lunge Feeding Humpback!
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…
April 24, 2025 – T90’s by San Juan Island
On April 24th 2025, with the T90’s on the west side of San Juan Island😍 We 1st caught up with the Orcas near Andrews Bay and watched as they hugged the shore line looking for Seals, travelling south past Lime Kiln State Park🥰 #orca You can see more images and videos from this tour at https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=5starwhales&set=a.1233867218740222
April 22nd, 2025 – Orcas on Earth Day!
Here are a few images from our encounter on Earth Day with 16 Orcas including the T19’s, T49A’s, T65B’s T100’s😍 We encountered the Orcas by Waldron Island just as the two groups met up. The T49A’s had been by Spieden Island earlier but as they heard the other orcas near Waldron they took off quickly…
Happy Earth Day!
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…