Got the message from MMRG (Ron) that transients were eastbound a couple of miles south of Victoria. 2 groups were in the area, including 1 further south about 5 miles from Victoria. I waited patiently with binoculars and a high powered lens but didn’t see anything. Finally about after half an hour, a small group of orcas (approximately 3 transients or mammal eating orcas) came into view, they were alone. It wasn’t long before a boat was on scene (Ken of CWR) and was with them for about a half an hour. The animals must have been feeding as they were stationary in the strait for sometime. Eventually they headed eastward and came closer to my view. Even though they were quite far, it’s epic to see them amongst their vast surroundings, such an impressive sight to behold. A small crowd gathered upon the hill, and thankfully a fisherman arrived with a VHF. We could hear the radio chatter between Mark Malleson (Mallard of DFO, CWR on his sail boat) and Jim Maya of Westside Charters the only whale watching boat on scene. They were observing a different group of animals then I was. I quickly gave a call to Ron letting him know the location of the group I was observing, who soon floated out of sight, on the south side of Trial Island. It might be the last sighting of an orca I will have for sometime.
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