Photo: Spy Hopping Whale Watching Transient Orca Whale
One very happy transient orca whale plays with its mates, spy hopping, tail slapping and breaching, after the group caught a sea lion off Malcolm Island in British Columbia during a whale watching tour.
Northern Vancouver Island is one of the best places in Canada to see orca whales in the wild during a whale watching excursion. Among the resident pods that inhabit these BC waters, transient orcas also frequently visit.
During a whale watching trip, a pod of transient orcas were observed catching a sea lion. After the chase and subsequent meal, a celebration of sorts followed with the whales spy hopping, breaching, swimming on their backs and tail lopping.
Transient killer whale (orca, Orcinus orca, T30's & T137's) after killing a sea lion off Malcolm Island near Donegal Head, British Columbia, Canada.
Spy hopping Whale Watching Transient Orca Whale
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Technical Information:
I photographed this photo with the digital SLR camera model Canon EOS 7D, aperture of f/5.0, exposure time of 1/800 sec. on ISO 100, as always I used a original Canon Lens, the focus lenght for this picture was 300mm.
One very happy transient orca whale plays with its mates, spy hopping, tail slapping and breaching, after the group caught a sea lion off Malcolm Island in British Columbia during a whale watching tour.
