A young bald eagle flies by our boat. If it’s lucky this eagle could live for two decades or more. The oldest recorded bird in the wild was at least 38 years old when it died. #Wild4Whales #EagleEye #BaldEagle #BAEA

Big Mama (BCY0324), seen exhaling here on the left, is beginning her summer feeding season near Saturna Island north of Victoria. Her companion for the last week or so has been another well-known female nicknamed Zig Zag (BCX1193). #Wild4Whales #ExploreBC #BigMama #Legendary

Meet T86A3A and his or her mama, T086A3. This Bigg’s baby is just a few months old! #Wild4whales #ExploreBC #Orca #TopPredator

Thank you, Tierna (T036A1), for spyhopping right in front of Mt. Baker! Two Salish Sea icons in one shot! #Wild4Whales #ExploreBC #PNW #MtBaker

Whales and mountains—can it get any better than this? Those are the Cascade Mountains in the background and, oh yes, four killer whales: (l-r) Nat (T049A3), Galiano (T019B), Charlie II (T049A6) and Nan (T049A). #Wild4Whales #ExploreBC #SalishSea #Orca #TopPredator #PNW

Are these two Steller sea lions fighting? Not really. They’re arguing over rock space and who gets the best spot to lie down. Sea lions ritually “mouth” each other like this during a squabble but soon settle down to doze, as their neighbours are doing. #Wild4Whales

It’s been a hectic few months of construction but we have at last moved into our swanky new office at Fisherman’s Wharf! A huge shout-out goes to our wonderful neighbours, especially Kelp Reef Adventures, for putting up with the disruption. Come and say hi! #Wild4Whales #YYJ

We watched 4 Bigg’s families—13 whales—meet and socialize in Haro Strait. There are 3 matriarchs in this photo— Mooyah (T019), Nan (T049A) and Chunk (T065B). We're not certain who the goofball is in the back doing a headstand, but we suspect Neptune (T049A4)! #Wild4Whales

Thank you @eaglewingtours for such a great informative Whale Watching trip, so great to be out with such a passionate team, some phone grabs from my camera #eaglewingtours #wild4whales

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The dark plumage tells is this is a juvenile bald eagle. We’ve been seeing a lot of bald eagles on recent tours! #Wild4Whales #EagleEye #BAEA

The distinctive underbite on this calf tells us it’s two-year-old Charlie II (T049A6). Recent photos have confirmed that Charlie is a male! #Wild4Whales

This is a young humpback known as Sakura, and he or she has decided for now that the waters surrounding Henry Island are a great place to make a living. Sakura was born in 2022 and still has plenty to learn about being a humpback! #Wild4Whales #ExploreBC #SalishSea

10yo Bigg’s killer whale Indy (T065A5) is a free spirit, having left his family at 5yo. He sometimes joins them for short visits, but mostly travels on his own or with other families and wandering males. This unusual independent streak is how he got his name! #Wild4Whales

Is this the double-crested cormorant version of Tinder? This male has chosen a nest site and now it’s time to attract a girl. He does a little dance, vibrating his wings, lifting his tail, and pointing his head to the sky to show off the bright yellow on his face! #Wild4Whales

This is #legendary humpback Big Mama (BCY0324). We visited with her just north of Saturna Island. Following decades of no humpbacks in this region due to commercial whaling, Big Mama was one of the first to return to the Salish Sea—first documented here in 1997! #Wild4Whales

We were treated to a surprise visit from Chainsaw (T063) and his mother Whidbey (T065) when they seemed to come out of nowhere to join up with three other families, including Chainsaw’s younger sister, T065B, and her family! It was party time! #Wild4Whales #Legendary #Chainsaw

Meet humpback Black Pearl (BCX1460) and her 3rd known calf, born this past winter. Likely arriving from Hawaiian breeding grounds, she's usually seen at the north end of Vancouver Island in the summer feeding season, so that's probably where they’re headed! #Wild4Whales

This is the blowhole view of young humpback whale Sakura, the 2022 calf of Scissorhands (BCY0876). Sakura was named by students from Centre Mountain Lellum School in Victoria after an encounter during one of our education tours in spring 2023! #ExploreTheSalishSea #Wild4Whales

Double trouble: Look closely & you’ll see brothers Noah (T049A1) & Jude (T049A2). Jude is 6 yrs younger—still a teenager so his fin has some growing to do. Time will tell if it will be as tall as Noah's, but we’ve noticed it’s already starting to lean at the top! #Wild4Whales

This is for all you Ollie fans! We found him at Race Rocks grooming his thick fur and looking adorable as usual! #Wild4Whales #ExploreBC #OllieTheOtter #SeaOtter