Eagle Wing Tours
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Rated #1 Whale Watching Tour in Victoria by Tripadvisor since 2007! Lead partner in the award-winning Exploring the Salish Sea education program.
A humpback whale known as Orbit (BCY1006) cartwheels during some social time southwest of Victoria. Orbit is the 2014 calf of a whale known as Oumuamua, named after the first known interstellar object to visit our solar system.
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December 3, 2025 at 10:00 PM
A humpback whale known as Orbit (BCY1006) cartwheels during some social time southwest of Victoria. Orbit is the 2014 calf of a whale known as Oumuamua, named after the first known interstellar object to visit our solar system.
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#Wild4Whales #FlukesUp
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This is Session 3 of the "Exploring the Salish Sea" education program. For this class, our educators worked alongside two incredible partners of the program, the Royal BC Museum and Seaquaria, to provide hands-on experiences with museum artifacts and live marine invertebrates!
December 3, 2025 at 4:01 AM
This is Session 3 of the "Exploring the Salish Sea" education program. For this class, our educators worked alongside two incredible partners of the program, the Royal BC Museum and Seaquaria, to provide hands-on experiences with museum artifacts and live marine invertebrates!
Bigg’s matriarch Flapjack (T036) porpoises during a sea lion hunt. She's the mother or presumed mother of four other matriarchs we see often in the Salish Sea, the grandmother of 14 and the great-grand mother of three!
Chrystelle Côté Photography
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Chrystelle Côté Photography
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December 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Bigg’s matriarch Flapjack (T036) porpoises during a sea lion hunt. She's the mother or presumed mother of four other matriarchs we see often in the Salish Sea, the grandmother of 14 and the great-grand mother of three!
Chrystelle Côté Photography
#Wild4Whales #SalishSea #Orca
Chrystelle Côté Photography
#Wild4Whales #SalishSea #Orca
A male Steller sea lion strikes a winsome pose at Race Rocks. The thick neck tells us this animal is a mature male which means he’s at least seven years old. If he’s lucky, he’ll live to about 20.
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December 1, 2025 at 10:01 PM
A male Steller sea lion strikes a winsome pose at Race Rocks. The thick neck tells us this animal is a mature male which means he’s at least seven years old. If he’s lucky, he’ll live to about 20.
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#Wild4Whales #ExploreBC
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Humpback Gibbous (BCY0770) gets his name from the round moonlike scar on his right fluke which, was likely caused by entanglement. A gibbous moon is the phase between a half-moon and a full moon.
Shorelines Photography
Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
#Wild4Whales #FlukesUp
Shorelines Photography
Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
#Wild4Whales #FlukesUp
December 1, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Humpback Gibbous (BCY0770) gets his name from the round moonlike scar on his right fluke which, was likely caused by entanglement. A gibbous moon is the phase between a half-moon and a full moon.
Shorelines Photography
Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
#Wild4Whales #FlukesUp
Shorelines Photography
Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
#Wild4Whales #FlukesUp
Neilson (T049C) surfaces in Juan de Fuca Strait near Discovery Island just east of Victoria. Those two notches in his dorsal fin (seen here near the waterline) make Neilson an easy whale to identify!
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November 30, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Neilson (T049C) surfaces in Juan de Fuca Strait near Discovery Island just east of Victoria. Those two notches in his dorsal fin (seen here near the waterline) make Neilson an easy whale to identify!
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The cooler weather is no problem for these well-insulated harbour seals. They’re wrapped in a blubber layer up to 2.7 cm thick, or just over one inch!
Shorelines Photography
Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
#Wild4Whales #RockSausage #MeetTheLocals
Shorelines Photography
Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
#Wild4Whales #RockSausage #MeetTheLocals
November 30, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The cooler weather is no problem for these well-insulated harbour seals. They’re wrapped in a blubber layer up to 2.7 cm thick, or just over one inch!
Shorelines Photography
Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
#Wild4Whales #RockSausage #MeetTheLocals
Shorelines Photography
Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
#Wild4Whales #RockSausage #MeetTheLocals
Clear skies and the golden late afternoon sun lit up the snowy slopes of Mt. Baker. At 3,286m Baker is the 5th highest mountain in Washington State’s Cascade range. To the Lummi Nation it’s known as Koma Kushan, which roughly translates to “white sentinel.”
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November 29, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Clear skies and the golden late afternoon sun lit up the snowy slopes of Mt. Baker. At 3,286m Baker is the 5th highest mountain in Washington State’s Cascade range. To the Lummi Nation it’s known as Koma Kushan, which roughly translates to “white sentinel.”
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Female Bigg’s killer whale T241 travels with her 2nd known offspring, T241B. The T241 matriline—rarely seen anywhere—is part of the outer coast Bigg’s subpopulation, first identified by researchers in 2013.
Carol Limido Photography
#Wild4Whales #TopPredator #OuterCoast #Orca
Carol Limido Photography
#Wild4Whales #TopPredator #OuterCoast #Orca
November 29, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Female Bigg’s killer whale T241 travels with her 2nd known offspring, T241B. The T241 matriline—rarely seen anywhere—is part of the outer coast Bigg’s subpopulation, first identified by researchers in 2013.
Carol Limido Photography
#Wild4Whales #TopPredator #OuterCoast #Orca
Carol Limido Photography
#Wild4Whales #TopPredator #OuterCoast #Orca
A double-crested cormorant holds up its wings to dry. Unlike other seabirds, they don’t have waterproof feathers. With no air bubbles in their feathers to slow them down, waterlogged cormorants can dive faster and deeper for food!
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#Wild4Whales #DCCO #YYJBirds
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November 28, 2025 at 10:01 PM
A double-crested cormorant holds up its wings to dry. Unlike other seabirds, they don’t have waterproof feathers. With no air bubbles in their feathers to slow them down, waterlogged cormorants can dive faster and deeper for food!
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#Wild4Whales #DCCO #YYJBirds
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#Wild4Whales #DCCO #YYJBirds
Milk dribbles from the mouth of a Steller sea lion pup. Most pups are weaned by one year but some (like this one!) continue nursing into their second or third year! We’ve been seeing quite a few Steller pups at local haulouts.
Shorelines Photography
#Wild4Whales #MomLife #NIP
Shorelines Photography
#Wild4Whales #MomLife #NIP
November 28, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Milk dribbles from the mouth of a Steller sea lion pup. Most pups are weaned by one year but some (like this one!) continue nursing into their second or third year! We’ve been seeing quite a few Steller pups at local haulouts.
Shorelines Photography
#Wild4Whales #MomLife #NIP
Shorelines Photography
#Wild4Whales #MomLife #NIP
Thanks to continuing ID studies of Salish Sea humpbacks—research that Eagle Wing contributes to—we know that Dalmation (BCY0994) is the 2015 calf of Heather (BCY0160), one of the first humpbacks to recolonize this area in the early 2000s!
Sarah Hunter Photography
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Sarah Hunter Photography
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November 27, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Thanks to continuing ID studies of Salish Sea humpbacks—research that Eagle Wing contributes to—we know that Dalmation (BCY0994) is the 2015 calf of Heather (BCY0160), one of the first humpbacks to recolonize this area in the early 2000s!
Sarah Hunter Photography
#Wild4Whales #FlukesUp
Sarah Hunter Photography
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Jude (T049A2) prowls for food in a tidal rip. In 2023, he and another roaming male, T051, spent 6 weeks in a tidal lagoon in SE Alaska. They were eventually lured out by researchers playing the calls of killer whales familiar to them.
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#Wild4Whales #HeyJude
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November 27, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Jude (T049A2) prowls for food in a tidal rip. In 2023, he and another roaming male, T051, spent 6 weeks in a tidal lagoon in SE Alaska. They were eventually lured out by researchers playing the calls of killer whales familiar to them.
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#Wild4Whales #HeyJude
@salishseaphotos.bsky.social
#Wild4Whales #HeyJude
Sea otters use their thick muscular tail for propulsion and as a rudder when swimming and diving. This sea otter is waving its tail in the air as it rolls during a grooming session.
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Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
#Wild4Whales #SeaOtter #ExploreBC
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Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
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November 26, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Sea otters use their thick muscular tail for propulsion and as a rudder when swimming and diving. This sea otter is waving its tail in the air as it rolls during a grooming session.
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Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
#Wild4Whales #SeaOtter #ExploreBC
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Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
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This moment of Zen was brought to us by 16-year-old Barakat (T099C) as he glided through the glassy waters of Saanich Inlet north of Victoria.
Shorelines Photography
Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
#Wild4Whales #Salishsea #TopPredator
Shorelines Photography
Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
#Wild4Whales #Salishsea #TopPredator
November 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
This moment of Zen was brought to us by 16-year-old Barakat (T099C) as he glided through the glassy waters of Saanich Inlet north of Victoria.
Shorelines Photography
Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
#Wild4Whales #Salishsea #TopPredator
Shorelines Photography
Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
#Wild4Whales #Salishsea #TopPredator
Listen in to learn more about what students can experience on our floating classroom during Session 2 of the "Exploring the Salish Sea" education program!
#exploringthesalishsea #floatingclassroom #wild4whales #experientiallearning #handsonlearning #salishsea
#exploringthesalishsea #floatingclassroom #wild4whales #experientiallearning #handsonlearning #salishsea
November 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Listen in to learn more about what students can experience on our floating classroom during Session 2 of the "Exploring the Salish Sea" education program!
#exploringthesalishsea #floatingclassroom #wild4whales #experientiallearning #handsonlearning #salishsea
#exploringthesalishsea #floatingclassroom #wild4whales #experientiallearning #handsonlearning #salishsea
Two young sea lions— Steller(L) & California (R)—enjoy the view from the top. Their super flexible spines enable them to quickly twist and turn when chasing prey. They’re so flexible they can bend backwards and touch their hind flippers!
Shorelines Photography
#Wild4Whales #SeaLion
Shorelines Photography
#Wild4Whales #SeaLion
November 24, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Two young sea lions— Steller(L) & California (R)—enjoy the view from the top. Their super flexible spines enable them to quickly twist and turn when chasing prey. They’re so flexible they can bend backwards and touch their hind flippers!
Shorelines Photography
#Wild4Whales #SeaLion
Shorelines Photography
#Wild4Whales #SeaLion
Two iconic symbols of the Salish Sea in one image—a killer whale (T049C) and Mt. Baker, also known as Kulshan—in Washington State.
Tomis Filipovic Photography
#Wild4Whales #TopPredator #MtBaker #PNW
Tomis Filipovic Photography
#Wild4Whales #TopPredator #MtBaker #PNW
November 24, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Two iconic symbols of the Salish Sea in one image—a killer whale (T049C) and Mt. Baker, also known as Kulshan—in Washington State.
Tomis Filipovic Photography
#Wild4Whales #TopPredator #MtBaker #PNW
Tomis Filipovic Photography
#Wild4Whales #TopPredator #MtBaker #PNW
The white wing patches and white comma-shaped eye ring give this duck away as a male white-winged scoter. Like other scoters, they use their big bills to pry shellfish off rocks and swallow them whole. Their muscular gizzards (stomachs) grind up the shells!
Shorelines Photography
#Wild4Whales
Shorelines Photography
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November 23, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The white wing patches and white comma-shaped eye ring give this duck away as a male white-winged scoter. Like other scoters, they use their big bills to pry shellfish off rocks and swallow them whole. Their muscular gizzards (stomachs) grind up the shells!
Shorelines Photography
#Wild4Whales
Shorelines Photography
#Wild4Whales
Humpback Two Spot (BCZ0432) is well known in the whale watching community. He’s been matched to the Hawaiian winter breeding grounds, so he has a long journey ahead of him!
Tomis Filipovic Photography
Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
#Wild4Whales #FlukesUp
Tomis Filipovic Photography
Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
#Wild4Whales #FlukesUp
November 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Humpback Two Spot (BCZ0432) is well known in the whale watching community. He’s been matched to the Hawaiian winter breeding grounds, so he has a long journey ahead of him!
Tomis Filipovic Photography
Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
#Wild4Whales #FlukesUp
Tomis Filipovic Photography
Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
#Wild4Whales #FlukesUp
November is a great time of year to see dramatic skies to the west of Race Rocks as the sun sets on another fabulous fall day on the Salish Sea!
Shorelines Photography
#Wild4Whales #RaceRocks
Shorelines Photography
#Wild4Whales #RaceRocks
November 22, 2025 at 9:10 PM
November is a great time of year to see dramatic skies to the west of Race Rocks as the sun sets on another fabulous fall day on the Salish Sea!
Shorelines Photography
#Wild4Whales #RaceRocks
Shorelines Photography
#Wild4Whales #RaceRocks
Fun fact: sea otter fur is the thickest in the animal kingdom, with roughly one million hairs per square inch. For reference, we humans have a mere 100,000 hairs on our entire heads!
Showtime Photography
Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
#Wild4Whales #SeaOtter
Showtime Photography
Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
#Wild4Whales #SeaOtter
November 22, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Fun fact: sea otter fur is the thickest in the animal kingdom, with roughly one million hairs per square inch. For reference, we humans have a mere 100,000 hairs on our entire heads!
Showtime Photography
Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
#Wild4Whales #SeaOtter
Showtime Photography
Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
#Wild4Whales #SeaOtter
Nov. 2, Wild 4 Whales: An adult bald eagle shifts position on Spieden Island north of Victoria. Fun fact: the name bald eagle comes from the old English word “balde” which originally meant white!
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Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
#Wild4Whales #EagleEye
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Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
#Wild4Whales #EagleEye
November 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Nov. 2, Wild 4 Whales: An adult bald eagle shifts position on Spieden Island north of Victoria. Fun fact: the name bald eagle comes from the old English word “balde” which originally meant white!
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Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
#Wild4Whales #EagleEye
@salishseaphotos.bsky.social
Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
#Wild4Whales #EagleEye
We were excited to get a glimpse of a new calf with the rarely seen T241 family—part of the outer coastal subpopulation of Bigg’s killer whales that typically roams the continental shelf from California to northern British Columbia.
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#Wild4Whales
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#Wild4Whales
November 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
We were excited to get a glimpse of a new calf with the rarely seen T241 family—part of the outer coastal subpopulation of Bigg’s killer whales that typically roams the continental shelf from California to northern British Columbia.
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#Wild4Whales
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#Wild4Whales
A humpback nicknamed Hemlock (BCY1029) begins her dive with a headstand! Hemlock has been seen often this fall in the waters near Race Rocks.
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Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
#Wild4Whales #FlukesUp
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Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
#Wild4Whales #FlukesUp
November 20, 2025 at 10:00 PM
A humpback nicknamed Hemlock (BCY1029) begins her dive with a headstand! Hemlock has been seen often this fall in the waters near Race Rocks.
@tomflip.bsky.social
Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
#Wild4Whales #FlukesUp
@tomflip.bsky.social
Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
#Wild4Whales #FlukesUp