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Credit © 🎞 ✅ @thejourney_and_thedestination Beautiful photo ✒ #Repost @thejourney_and_thedestination —— thejourney_and_thedestination ~~~ “50 shades of grey and black!” . . Spent the afternoon with the northern resident orca whales (A50’s and A54’s) and a small pod of pacific white sided dolphins. The dolphins are lucky they didn’t end up on the lunch menu, as the resident killer whales only eat fish. . The dolphins are very fast swimmers, hence difficult to photograph. I was happy when several surfaced at the same time as the orcas!! . It was lovely day with haze and fog making for an interesting backdrop for the photo. . . . . . . #pacificnorthwest #northvancouver #blackfishsound #orcas #killerwhales #northernresidentkillerwhales #emptythetanks #bigocean #orcawhale #wildlifefriend #nofishnoblackfish #blackfish #animalconservation #savetheocean #wildlifeplanet #naturelover #wanderlust #passion_passport #hellobc #britishcolumbia #animals_in_world #instagood #dolphinsofinstagram #cetaceans #whalewatching #marinelife #whalesofinstagram #dolphins🐬 #canadatravel (at Blackfish Sound) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cghj8ipqnp9/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Credit © 🎬 ✅ @wild_sky-productions Megan Hockin-Bennett Here is a beautiful moment with A99, the great granddaughter of A2, also known as Nicola who was one of the first individuals Paul began to identify in the 1970’s, when he first came to this area to study whales. 50 years on Paul still frequently talks fondly of stories of her in those early years. Over the years Nicola along with her daughter, A30 have both been especially cherished matriarchs of the northern residents to many people familiar with this area. After Tsitika’s (A30) passing in 2013 she left behind her two daughters, A50 and A54 as they were beginning to grow their own families. Although for years after her passing we continued to refer to these two matrilines as the A30’s in the past two years they have been spending more time apart as their families continue to grow. Orcalab now faces the hefty task of collecting as many separate recordings of the A50’s and A54’s in order to begin to learn to tell them apart acoustically. I guess that’s the beauty of staying In the same place for 50 years. The generational knowledge we have been able to collect on these whales is vast and rich. Long may it continue! All footage was filmed from land by @wild_sky_productions To learn more about orcalab and how you can support us, visit OrcaLab.org and become a supporter 👈 #orca #orcalab #blackfishsound #family #generations #matriarch #northernresidentorcas #listeningunderwater #landbasedresearch #conservation #nature #wildlife #hellobc #britishcolumbia #greatbearrainforest #filming #sonyfs7 #naturalhistoryfilmmaking Via @orcalabbc https://www.instagram.com/p/CFTBMbMh2GG/?igshid=nvym5gybq9jz

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Credit © 📷 🖋 @wildlifeadventuresnortheastvi Orca "tail slap" #northernresidents #blackfishsound #blackfish #orcas #orca #orcalab #orcalabbc #sealife #salishsea #salmon #killerwhale #ilovebc #killerwhales #bc #canada #mammal #vancouverisland #ilovevancouverisland #wildlifephotography #wildlifeadventuresnortheastvancouverisland #orcaseakayaking #eagleeyephotographyuk https://www.instagram.com/p/B3CJqPNii9f/?igshid=9n34i68kbdn4

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"Whale people are very nurturing and have very strong ties to their community at large. Often they are the movers and shakers passionately standing up for what is right locally. Whale people love to get lost in their own creativity but often have to find a balance with this world and the real world." spotting argonaut on his way through #blackfishsound. #whale #spiritanimal #pacificnorthwestern #ritesofpassage (hier: Blackfish Sound)

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Idea-

Would anyone be opposed to me turning this blog into one that covers all "blackfish" - killer whales, pygmy killer whales, melon-headed whales, false killer whales, short-finned pilot whales, and long-finned pilot whales - or should it remain a strictly orca blog? Recently I've become incredibly fascinated by the other blackfish. :-)

Also, if anyone has any kind of request, or if you wish to submit something, feel free to!