Cpt. Hook, Eagles, Vultures, Seals and more!!! May 29th, 2009.

Cpt. Hook, T40. A male Transient Orca born in 1962.

In the picture below you can see why Cpt. Hook got his name!

Above and the 2 pictures below, Turkey Vulture at Pedder Bay.

Above & below, a Bald Eagle at Pedder Bay.

Gray Whale Skeleton at Pearson College in Pedder Bay.

Harbor Seals and below Northern Elephant Seals.

During our afternoon tour we went out into confused seas in the Strait of Juan De Fuca in search of the various marine wildlife that can be found in the area. 

Our first stop of the tour near Albert Head to check out the Eagles at their nest. We had a brief glimpse of the new fledgling and the Mother was stood on the edge of the next looking over her new child.

We had a very successful afternoon with sightings of Cpt. Hook (T40), a Male Transient Orca believed to have been born in 1962. Cpt. Hook gets his name due to the top of his dorsal fin which is curled over in the shape of a hook. He is not a very frequent visitor to our shores but this year has been sighted a couple of times in the area.

At Race Rocks we saw a number of Northern Elephant Seals, Harbor Seals and Steller Sealions.

Next we travelled to Pedder Bay where we saw at least half a dozen Bald Eagles, Turkey Vultures, Harbor Seals and even a River Otter.

Despite the blustery conditions in the Strait it had been another wonderful day on the water!