Orca - Killer Whale
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As we were crossing the Lamire Channel in Antarctica, these orcas appeared from nowhere and I was lucky to be on the front of the boat too. photograph them. The orcas are the top of the food chain, and kill even humpback whales. The elephant seals can dive deeper than the orcas so they are safe.
A lot of orcas were also feeding in the area, but the orcas and the humpbacks fish separately, and they use different methods.
The humpbacks are know to protect seals and dolphins from the orcas.
Ornery Orca towing a sinking fishing vessel out to deeper and darker water. National Museum of Australia, Canberra.
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Who would have thought that we had a resident pod of Orca here in Australia. Located in the Southern Ocean, about 80 km south of Bremer Bay in Western Australia is the Bremer Canyon. This is home to a large pod of Orca. During the summer months the tour operators guarantee sightings. A great day out, as long as you don't get sea sick!
West Beach, Orcas Island, Washington
Sony A7R IV, Sony/Zeiss 55mm f/1.8 T*ZA
The sun is setting behind Waldron Island
Jian's Orca's are wonderful. I got these when they first came out and loved them. it's always hard to incorporate fish into a photo sim so this is a nice way to do it. Also it's hard to time this, so they both go out of the water just as you take the picture. Now open - New theme for photography sim, Perpetuity maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Envylicious/76/193/25
Orca backlit in in morning sun
This is the big male in a pod of 5 orca's watched them along side the boat for a couple of miles hunting the channel
Another erratic found at the top of this hill above Penticton, BC. There are 3 parts to the original rock; the 3rd part is laying down on the left. My brother-in-law is standing on another rock at the edge of the hill. The rock also looks like an orca spy hopping.
This pair captured during surfacing in Monterey Bay, California. Imaged in Oct. of 2022.
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Had the great fortune to capture this Orca, which was a pod of 8, breaching right outside my home.
Powell River BC. This is a Biggs Orca, they are transient.
Three orca spotted off shore from Shaw Island/Salish Sea, NW Washington State. Two adults and one calf.. at the rear.
Bio: The orca, or killer whale, is a toothed whale that is the largest member of the oceanic dolphin family. It is the only extant species in the genus Orcinus. Orcas are recognizable by their black-and-white patterned body. A cosmopolitan species, they are found in diverse marine environments, from Arctic to Antarctic regions to tropical seas. - Wikipedia
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Mom and Calf breaking the surface backlit by the sun on day 2 we followed a pod of 5 orca's hunting the channel swimming along side the boat for a good mile
A special thanks to spirit bear lodge and the Kitasoo / Xai/Xais First Nations people or letting us experience this magical wild place
This shot also shows the discolouration on the normally white parts of the orca due to diatoms in the Southern Ocean.
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This is the view from the beach in April at Punta Norte, Patagonia, Argentina. This is the only place in the world where Orcas come on to the beach to try and catch Sea lion pups.
Pentax K5 55-300mm kit lens
ISO 200
Speed 1600
F6.3
Rausu, Hokkaidō, Japan.
I had hoped to photograph sea eagles on ice floes, but at the time of my visit the sea ice had, unusually, not yet reached Rausu. The wonderful sight of a pod of Killer Whales more than compensated and was a completely unexpected bonus.
Just one week after my visit however, it would appear the floes caught these same whales by surprise and they made the news after reportedly becoming trapped in the ice, escaping a few days later:-
A beautiful pod of orcas spent quite a long time around our boat as we drifted in the Gulf of Alaska. We had spotted them a ways off and the captain cut the engine. The pod even dove under and surfaced so close to us that I only got partial pics with my 500mm lens. They are so beautiful. I was lucky enough to get several good photos.
Nikon d850 | Nikon 500mm
I saw at least 3 Orcas coming through this passage.When you are on the ship's deck, you do not want to leave because of all the beautiful scenery and possibilities of seeing Orcas and Hump back whales!
So following on from my first post of Orcas I mentioned they put on an amazing display of breaching. Well here it is!
I appreciate not the best breaching photos you're likely to see but for me I couldn't believe my luck to not only see Orcas but to see them do this as well - mind blown!!
Orca breaking the surface backlit by the sun on day 2 we followed a pod of 5 orca's hunting the channel swimming along side the boat for a good mile
A special thanks to spirit bear lodge and the Kitasoo / Xai/Xais First Nations people or letting us experience this magical wild place
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The last ferry off the Island of Orcas in the San Juan Island chain of Washington State, USA.
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was just beside my favourite eagle site Beachcomber....made the evening so special , couldn't decide where to focus..hahaha.
this was last night....tonight we went to see the nootka rose in full bloom...omg I love spring/summer~
school of orcas (Orcinus orca) seen from the BC ferry from Victoria to Vancouver
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Despite of some Orca sightings in Vancouver harbor this year I unfortunately did not have this luck on my birthday's whale watching tour. So I had to put 2 photos from this day together to make my wish come true. Not with help of AI, good old manual editing work. I thought for a long time whether I should even post it...now you know my decision