A dorsal fin of T063 Chainsaw breaching the water on a beautiful sunny day.

Photo Credit: Ella Smiley

What We Love: A T Party!

More than 20 Bigg's killer whales came to play near Cortes Island

What a day to be on the Salish Sea

Saturday, April 9th was a banner day for Bigg’s killer whales in the Salish Sea.

The folks at Wild Waterways Adventures found themselves in the middle of a party of T Pod. Comox Valley Wildlife Sightings posted pics from that stellar afternoon.

According to Comox Valley Wildlife Sightings, the whales that came to visit included:

  • T034 female born < 1969
  • T034A female born 2007
  • T034B unknown gender born 2017
  • T037 female born 1979
  • T037B female born 1998
  • T037B1 male born 2012
  • T037B2 unknown born 2017
  • T065 female born < 1968
  • T063 Chainsaw male born 1978
  • T086A female born 1988
  • T086A1 female born 2001
  • T086A3 female born 2011
  • T086A4 female born 2016
  • T090 female born 1980
  • T090B male born 2006
  • T090C male born 2010
  • T090D unknown born 2017
  • T124A female born 1984
  • T124A1 female born 1996
  • T124A2 female born 2001
  • T124A2A male born 2013
  • T124A2B female born 2016

And the Alaskan boys:

  • T125A male born 1998
  • T128 male born 1988

What a day!

A T Pod Bigg's killer whale jumps out of the sea on a sunny day.
Photo credit: Ella Smiley / Facebook

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