Sentences with phrase «orcas passing»

Find them at The Orca Pass Bed and Breakfast.

Some of the orcas passed within 10 meters of our kayaks as they rubbed themselves in the kelp.

One can stand on the rocks next to camp and watch the orcas pass by within several meters.

Northern Resident (fish - eating) Orcas pass through Johnstone Strait with stunning mountains in the distance.

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This fall, lawmakers in California made yet another dramatic move in response to the company's Orca show: They passed a law outlawing breeding the whales in captivity.

Only dolphins, orcas, elephants, magpies, humans and a few other apes have passed the test so far.

This morning we sail north, passing the famed Roche Harbor on our way to view orca whales in one of their favorite gathering places.

Only Earth's most intelligent animals — orcas, elephants, magpies, dolphins, a few apes and us — have passed it.

Orca hunting techniques are passed down from adult to baby and often these attacks are training for the little ones.

Chums are the orcas» second favourite food, and we've become accustomed to the orcas hanging out at the entrance of Blackney Pass, hour after hour, picking off the chums as they swim through.

This afternoon, after long hours of waiting following an early morning phone call with the news, the first resident orcas of the 2010 summer «season» came into Blackney Pass and made their way towards Johnstone Strait.

An entire day passed, without news — despite active searching efforts from whale watchers — apart from a possible sighting of the A34s far east in Johnstone Strait and a confirmed sighting of transient orcas near Campbell River.

We came to expect that orcas travelling east in the Strait would turn around after a rub and head back to the west, stopping for a bite in Robson Bight and continuing on to Blinkhorn or Turn Point, socializing and foraging along the way, before turning back to the east again and repeating the cycle; or heading out through Weynton Pass or Blackney on the ebbing tide and returning on the next flood, all the while at ease.

The winds and tidal currents for the day will determine not only whether we pass through Blackney or Weynton Passage and into Blackfish Sound but also what time we must do so, but either direction provides access to spectacular scenery and great opportunities for Humpback, Orca and sea lion activity.

Along the way they pass the west coast, where they join resident grey whales, orcas, humpbacks and the occasional minke that can be seen in these Pacific Northwest waters.

This group of mammal hunting Orcas moved slowly through the area, passing one of the Pacific Harbour Seal haul - outs and likely making at least one kill.

The Orcas just passed trough though, paying no attention to the sea lions.

We had 2 clans of orcas instantly, Wayne shut down the vessel, the hydrophone was deployed, and we watched and listened to these 2 families hunt salmon as they passed by the vessel.

Supplementing the acoustic data are visual sightings of orcas as they pass OrcaLab, and reports from land observation sites during the summer «season» as well as reports from other researchers and whale watchers who share observations and information.

Our kayaks skim through wild waters where orcas play and feed on the passing Salmon runs.

Of course, the orcas usually steal the show, and can pass by at any time.

While orcas will pass by most beaches in Johnstone Strait at some point or another, this beach has been a central point for orca encounters for decades because a steep pebble dropoff creates an ideal belly - rubbing site for killer whales.

Spend 4 days kayaking and 3 nights camping at this magical site near Robson Bight, sleeping with your head on a pillow just METERS from passing orcas.

Took a ride down to the south end of the island today and just by chance saw Orcas moving through Cattle Pass.

Kayaking with orcas is magical... It is a magical, exhilarating and inspiring experience to witness a pod of orcas swim pass while you are sitting in a kayak on the water.

Other species of orcas called transients pass through occasionally, but they eat mammals and are not vocal.

Your guides will be wide awake and hard at work preparing a warm breakfast, but you can relax with a steaming mug of your favorite drink while wandering the beach for tidepools, reading a book, or watching a pod of passing orcas.

Orcas regularly pass by directly in front of camp.

Blackney Pass is also one of the best places in North America to view Orcas, also known as Killer Whales, as they make their way to and from Johnstone Strait and the rubbing beaches of Robson Bight.

Orca Deams lies in the edge of Blackney Pass, one of the most wildlife rich marine ecosystems in the world.

Photo of a male kayaking very close to a Orca Whale in Weynton Pass (Johnstone Strait), British Columbia, Canada.

Blackney Pass is also one of the best places in North America to view Orcas — also known as Killer Whales — as they make their way to and from Johnstone Strait and the rubbing beaches of Robson Bight on Vancouver Island.

In Haro Strait (near Vancouver, British, Columbia), orcas in the foreground swim near a whale - watching boat as the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Shoup passes offshore.