Photo of a spy hopping
transient orca whale seen during a whale watching excursion near Port McNeill
Today's afternoon kayaking trip witnessed several
transient orca whales cruise in search of seals and sea lions for food.
Not exact matches
For the cascade theory of killer
whale predation to stand up, there needs to be evidence that
transient orcas, given the chance, would eat a whole lot of
whale.
Researchers now classify those killer
whales into three groups: «resident»
orcas that feed exclusively on fish, «
transient»
orcas that usually eat marine mammals, and «offshore»
orcas that are so mysterious no one knows what they eat.
I saw a huge pod of
transient Orcas, numerous Humpback
whales, and sea lions on a morning boat trip in late September.
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.
It's been rather uncanny over the years, to note how often the space left by absent resident
orcas is filled by
transient orcas, who somehow manage to show up and save a thin
whale watching day.
Your friendly and experienced guides of Eagle Eye Adventures will show you some magnificent encounters with wildlife which may include
transient Orcas, minke
whales, pacific white - sided dolphins, porpoises, sea lions, seals, black bears, cinnamon bears, and perhaps grizzly bears, all in their natural environment and Wildlife Adventure Tours.
In addition to over 200 Northern Resident
Orca who return every summer, to gorge on salmon and rub themselves on the beaches of the Robson Bight Ecological Reserve, we are visited year round by pods of
Transient Killer
Whales, while Humpback
Whales forage our narrow straits.
The main reason we booked this trip was for the chance to kayak with
whales, we were not disappointed, each day we went out we were greeted with both
transient and resident
Orca and numerous Humpback
whales.
Today's Sightings: Humpback
Whales (Ridge, Argonaut, Meniscus, Hunter and Black Pearl),
Transient «Bigg's» (mammal - eating)
Orca (UK) Pacific Harbour Seals, Steller Sea Lions, Bald Eagles, Ancient Murrelets, Red - necked Phalaropes, and Common Murres.
The two
orca whale species in Washington are currently known as «Resident Killer
Whales» and «
Transient Killer
Whales» until better names are decided on.
Groups of
transient orcas are known to kill gray
whales, especially calves.
Their peaceful migration northwards was interrupted by a pod of «
transient killer
whales», the type of
orca that mainly eats other marine mammals.
Pacific white - sided dolphins are preyed upon by
transient (mammal - eating)
orca whales and in some parts of their range by large sharks.
A fully grown
transient killer
whale (Orcinus
orca) breaching after killing and eating a sea lion, the British...
Orca packs devouring gray
whale calves in Monterey Bay (Courtesy Jodi Frediani) CA 20, a male
transient killer
whale, floats with the remains of a gray
whale calf carcass on April 27, 2013 in Monterey Bay, Calif..
GRAY
WHALES AND
TRANSIENT ORCA MORTALITY Dear Gray Whale friends, It is almost impossible to watch the video of the pack of transient orcas attacking a mother and calf in Monterey Bay
TRANSIENT ORCA MORTALITY Dear Gray
Whale friends, It is almost impossible to watch the video of the pack of
transient orcas attacking a mother and calf in Monterey Bay
transient orcas attacking a mother and calf in Monterey Bay recently.
Humpback
whales, 260 Resident and even more
Transient Orcas all migrate the channel, feeding on the abundant marine life found between its rocky shores.