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With plenty of room to play, a pod of orca off B.C Canada, take time to strengthen family bonds, in this Credit photo © taken by Gary Sutton. © 📸 gary_j27, Ocean EcoVentures Whale Watching. #OceanEcoVenturesWhaleWatching #WhaleWatching #TheRealSeaWorld #Orca #KillerWhale #OrcaEncounter #EmptyTheTanks #BiggsOrca #TransientOrca. https://www.instagram.com/p/B21yCAAC-DA/?igshid=55xudmklkpk8

@theybelong_inthesea My favorite transient orca. A member of I believe the T37As performing a seriously dramatic spyhop during their visit to Monterey Bay back in the middle of June🎭♥️ 📸: @chasedekkerphotography ◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾ #orca #killerwhale #orcinusorca #orcas #wildorcas #thanksbutnotanks #cetacean #wildlife #beautiful #anticap #blackfish #wildlifephotography #emptythetanks #whalewatching #nofishnoblackfish #biggsorca #biggskillerwhales #transientkillerwhales #transientorcas #t37s #t37as #montereybay https://www.instagram.com/p/BzgwssbibXk/?igshid=na0nbjccp6lt

One of our favourite Bigg's orca pictures from a few years back. Bigg's orca, formerly known as "transients" prey on marine mammals and because of this, they travel mostly in silence to avoid detection. However, after a successful hunt, Bigg's can be very vocal as they socialize. To learn more about orca, fin whales and humpbacks, visit our website at bcwhales.org (link is in bio!). #biggsorca #orca #whale #bcwhales # post and caption @bcwhales #repost

Mom and baby from yesterday's whale watching tour with Discovery Whale Watch, off the coast of Monterey Bay, California. @monterey_bay_whale_watch #EmptyTheTanks #BoycottSeaWorld #BiggsOrca #TransientOrca #OrcaCalf #WildlifePhotography #MarineLife #Oceans #BiggsaretheBalance #Orca #KillerWhale #MontereyBay. https://www.instagram.com/p/B1TLpjuiqIv/?igshid=1133bqg3vorp2

I’m still going through photos from our Zodiac boat adventure in Victoria, but here are the first few shots! There were 8 or so Biggs orcas (transients) during our whale watching excursion, and they hunted a harbor porpoise right in front of us. It was spectacular! Even a 🦅 (not pictured, unfortunately) swooped in and snapped up some entrails. Nature for the win! We’ve been on many whale watching tours before, including one in Iceland where we almost hit the whale (!), but this was the best so far. . . . #orca #pnw #biggsorca #fridayharbor #sanjuans #killerwhales #whaletail #orcanetwork #zodiactours #whalewatching #wastate #pnwwonderland #pnwphotographer #princeofwhales (at Friday Harbor, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxL8pipgvXm/?igshid=17yjhvl0071pd

Credit to @gary_j27 with Caption 2017 is quickly coming to a close and the end of the year is always a good time for me to reflect on all the amazing encounters I was so fortunate to have this year. It was really hard to narrow it down to nine but here are some of my favourites from this year in the Pacific Northwest. Being home in Ontario for the holidays this year has reminded me of when I used to live here over a decade ago when all I had was a dream of watching whales for a living. I'm so glad I made the decision to leave everything behind and move out west to chase that dream. It can he hard at times, people may doubt you and you may even doubt yourself but keep chasing that dream. If there is something you've been dreaming to do but haven't pursued it yet, make 2018 your year! #killerwhale #orca #oceanecoventures #whale #whalewatching #oh_canada_ #whale #whalewatching #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nikon #nikontop #nofishnoblackfish #saveoursalmon #canada #hellobc #sharecangeo #pacificnorthwest #pnw #biggsorca #beautiful #bc #beautifulbritishcolumbia #blackfish #blackfisheffect #nomorefishfarms #fightforSRKW #chasethedream

Credit to @gary_j27 Meet T019B "Galiano". This big boy and his family are one of the most common matrilines we see here in the Salish Sea. He's infamous for his massive dorsal fin, which is so big it bends over a bit as you can see in the top left photo. This bull was born in 1995 and travels with his mother (T019), younger brother (T019C) and presumed grandmother (T018). We had lots of encounters with them this season and he spent most of his time chasing around females from other matrilines! #boyswillbeboys #killerwhale #orca #oceanecoventures #whale #whalewatching #oh_canada_ #whale #whalewatching #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nikon #nikontop #nofishnoblackfish #saveoursalmon #canada #hellobc #sharecangeo #pacificnorthwest #pnw #biggsorca #beautiful #bc #beautifulbritishcolumbia #blackfish #blackfisheffect #fightforSRKW #nomorefishfarms #noplace4tankers #jointhepod

As we travelled from Prince Rupert to Klemtu yesterday, we were happily surprised to encounter T059s in Grenville Channel. Two days ago, these same Bigg's orca were observed by the researchers at Whale Point hunting and killing a sea lion in Whale Channel! During our encounter these orca were leisurely making their way down Grenville, perhaps still full from their meal the day before! #biggsorca #whalepoint #bcwhales # orca #britishcolumbia post and caption @bcwhales