Jumping for Joy- the Salish Sea at its best!
August 2, 2020A full boat of excited passengers is always a great way to start a tour and boy oh boy what a tour! Every passenger and crew member were looking out over the Salish Sea to help find some sign of whales… and then suddenly in the distance a huge splash …
The Cutest Tour
August 1, 2020This time of year is always especially cute as it is Harbour seal pupping season. Having a good eye for all things camouflaged is always a bonus when looking for Harbour seals as they blend right in with their surroundings -now imagine trying to find a pup! It seemed today …
A Humpback Adventure
July 31, 2020The last day of July bought some winds our way but we were hopeful to find some interesting wildlife! A sail out to what we like to call “Humpback Valley” was the order or the day and so off we went. Our adventure paid off as through the swells of …
A Close Encounter
July 24, 2020Travelling out into the Salish Sea we weren’t sure what we might find but after a wonderful sail in the sunshine we found a Humpback whale. It seemed this whale was super hungry as it kept going down for long deep dives. After a couple of looks we left the …
Welcome Back Tour!
July 18, 2020That’s right after months of waiting to get out onto that big blue ocean we are finally back! With the new safety protocols in place and our fashionable whale coverings on we were ready to set sail and find some amazing wildlife… Crew member Heather excited and ready to go …
Revisited – A Perfect Day.
May 14, 2020Once in a while the weather and the wildlife come together in such a way to produce a perfect day. Watch the video below to see one of these times. https://www.victoriawhalewatching.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/www.VDyoutube.com-Playful-Southern-Resident-Orcas-18-July-2015.mp4 The video was shot from one of our Zodiac’s through a zoom lens and shows J and K …
Red-breasted Merganser
May 2, 2020THE NATURAL WORLD OF SOUTHERN VANCOUVER ISLAND THROUGH THE LENS OF CAPTAIN YVES Males (right) are decked out with a dark green shaggy head, a red bill and eye, and a rusty chest. Females (left) lack the male’s bright colors but also don the same messy do. Mergansers need to …
Red-breasted Nuthatch
April 28, 2020THE NATURAL WORLD OF SOUTHERN VANCOUVER ISLAND THROUGH THE LENS OF CAPTAIN YVES They get their names from jamming nuts into tree bark and then hitting them with their bill to “hatch” out the seeds within! The Red-breasted Nuthatch collects resin globules from coniferous trees and plasters them around the …
Peregrine Falcon
April 24, 2020THE NATURAL WORLD OF SOUTHERN VANCOUVER ISLAND THROUGH THE LENS OF CAPTAIN YVES The Peregrine Falcon is a bird of prey that can be found around the world on every continent except Antarctic. During hunting dives the Falcon can reach speeds of 320km/h (200mph). People have trained falcons for hunting …
Dark-eyed Junco
April 20, 2020THE NATURAL WORLD OF SOUTHERN VANCOUVER ISLAND THROUGH THE LENS OF CAPTAIN YVES Dark-eyed Junco is one of the most common birds in North America and can be found across the continent,from Alaska to Mexico. Recent estimates place the Junco’s total population at approx. 630 million individuals! When males are …
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