Whales playfully pass Victoria waterfront
October 25, 2007
photo by Dave Ellifrit. This photo was taken under MMPA permit #532-1822 and DFO license #2006-08/SARA-34.
K26 lifts his pectoral fins as L92 arches his tail during a playful session that also included K33.
photo by Dave Ellifrit. This photo was taken under MMPA permit #532-1822 and DFO license #2006-08/SARA-34.
K26 lifts his nose high out of the water as he takes while playing around with L92 (right) in the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
photo by Dave Ellifrit. This photo was taken under MMPA permit #532-1822 and DFO license #2006-08/SARA-34.
Look closely: the whale in the foreground is easily identified as K40, but the whale in the background is L78, often confused with K21 from the right side. (K21 is rising from beneath the surface at the lower left of the photo).
Encounter #76-1
October 25, 2007
J, K, and L pod
Platform: Orca
Departed Snug Harbor: 11:25 a.m.
Begin Encounter: 12:20 p.m.
Start Lat: 48° 23.26 N
Start Long: 123° 15.94 W
End Encounter: 1:52 p.m.
End Lat: 48° 28.67 N
End Long: 123° 11.54 W
Returned to Snug Harbor: 2:20 p.m.
Observers: Ken Balcomb and Dave Ellifrit
