How can we benefit from knowing that orcas and whales rubs on rocks? What healing possibilities are in this for us? How can we learn from them? How can this benefit them and our planet? Quite simply put, it’s a sacred encounter. Perhaps we may be mesmerized by them (orcas) and their closeness to us, [...]
June 17, 2010
This is a post dedicated to the legendary 3 brothers known as the A36′s. They are a small group of northern resident orcas (killer whales) who frequent the north of Vancouver Island during the summer season. This season they returned but have not since been sighted with brother A32 aka Cracroft. It’s possible as pointed [...]
May 7, 2010
Photo: © C Tucker. A Northern Resident orca dines on salmon off of Malcolm Island / 2005 Right now the “Get out migration” for wild salmon is underway. Kudos to friends Troy and Kate who are marching from Malcolm Island on behalf of wild salmon. This initiative is lead by Alexandra Morton, a biologist who [...]
April 21, 2010
We met through a mutual love of orcas… This website is a dream come true project for me and want to make your dreams come true too. There for, it is my dream to see Jason’s wish come true. I’d like to gather support that a future Southern Resident orca be named after him; Jason. [...]
March 10, 2010
It’s the eve of Luna’s death and he is on my mind. As I write this, I believe that I speak for more then just myself. As more and more people become aware of Luna’s story, it is important for me to point something out. As one of the individuals who was there before many [...]
February 26, 2010
On Feb 24, 2010, the world was moved (through the media) by the topic of killer whales or orcas. To begin with, NOAA (National Marine Fisheries Service) had posted the many comments that came into them from all around the Pacific Northwest and the world in response to better protecting the endangered Southern Resident killer [...]
February 22, 2010
From the blogs…….. Friday, October 29, 2004 (Canada) Orca Dream – Transformation I will write this down before it fades. I dreamed I was on an island near shore when I saw a pod of orca passing. I ran along side with my camera (typical of me) to get some footage of them. As I [...]
December 10, 2009
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 [...]
October 2, 2009
As things in the south become more tense and condensed with people and politics, I have been more and more inclined to escape to the north where the vibe is so completely different. I do love the south very much however I do end up needing breaks from it. Up here, it’s possible to watch [...]
September 12, 2009
http://animal.discovery.com/videos/untamed-uncut/ The show will do a small 1-2 min segment on this clip. Sunday Sept 13 at 9 pm Luna & Dog was also sighted on the Ellen DeGeneres show, the award winning feature film Saving Luna, and will appear in the feature film Unity – the sequal to the award winning feature film Earthlings. [...]
July 14, 2009
Caught up with Kpod and a few L’s traveling across Haro Strait to the San Juan Island area where they tend to forage. L78 is showing some battle scars, looks like rough play or tough love On the way home, there were a ton of kiteboarders out taking advantage of the high winds… Some rode [...]
June 26, 2009
I can’t think of a better way to remember this musical legend then by featuring a video our orca friends; Keiko and the southern resident killer whales. From the movie Free Willy, this song was written by Michael and is a story of Keiko’s journey to freedom. Ironically both stars in this video are in [...]
June 25, 2009
This is a video slide show of some of my photos of killer whales from 2003 to 2007. I selected some of my favorites out of approximately 5000 photos shot during that time. I have seen some interesting times, seen some of the orcas come and go, but as the song says; lucky time never [...]
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