June 2, 2025 – 11 Orcas near Constance Bank!
Today we had an amazing encounter with 11 Bigg’s (T65A’s & T75B’s) South West of Constance Bank. The Orcas were in a very playful mood and we witnessed some fantastic action! It was another wonderful encounter to celebrate Orca Awareness Month. You can see more images from this encounter at our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/media/set?vanity=5starwhales&set=a.1271948688265408
June 1, 2025 – Orcas for our 1st evening tour!
This evening we had a fantastic 1st evening trip of the season as we encountered Orcas to kick off Orca awareness month😍 The Orcas were identified as T117A, T117B’s and T172🥰 These Orcas are not often seen in the Salish Sea, especially in June. A stunning sunset welcomed us back to Victoria Harbour! We could…
Happy World Oceans Day!
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May 27th 2025 – Humpbacks & Orcas!
On May 27th we discovered T125A ‘Jetsam’ & T128 ‘Flotsam’ hanging out close to shore in Race Pass. Marine Naturalist Reanna 1st spotted the two male Orcas and we followed them as they patrolled the coastline hunting for Seals! Earlier we had encountered two Humpbacks including Scuttle south of Victoria. Scuttle was being very sleepy…
May 25th 2025 – Big Mama & Calf & Orcas!
Today we encountered Big Mama and her playful calf South of Henry Island. We later encountered the T75B’s North East of Boarder Bank. It was a great day on the water! You can see more images from this tour at our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1266052278855049&type=3
May 23rd, 2025 – Grey Whales, Orcas & a Humpback!
What a trip today, 2 Grey whales, 4 Biggs Killer Whales, and a Humpback all outside Victoria harbour! Today we had a fantastic encounter with Grey Whales a few minutes outside Victoria Harbour, Orcas and a Humpback Whale😍 We dedicated this tour to our former colleague Captain Tom and we could feel him smiling down…
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 30th, 2025 – T63 and friends!
Here are a few images from our encounter with T63 ‘Chainsaw’ and friends on April 30th😍 T63 was travelling with T65 and T87, they are among the Superstars of Biggs Killer Whales🥰 You can see more images from this tour on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=5starwhales&set=a.1240228011437476 #orca #wearepwwa