Members of KPod in the morning and Minke Whales in the afternoon and evening! June 6th, 2009.

This morning Ron Bates, MMRG, received reports that members of KPod had been sighted and vocalizations heard on the Hydraphone at Lime Kiln lighthouse. When our vessel arrived on scene they found two Orcas, a mother K20 and her calf K38 heading north. By early afternoon these two Orcas were already well on their way to Vancouver.

In the afternoon our vessel headed towards Hein Bank and found at least three different Minke Whales. During our evening tour we again headed towards Hein Bank and encountered at least three Minke Whales here plus one more further north as we travelled up Haro Straight towards Lime Kiln.

On our way home we stopped at Baumont Shoals and saw a large number of Harbor Porpoise. Then we stopped off at Great Chain Island where we watched an incredible encounter with a Bald Eagle and the Sea Gulls, one Sea Gull in particular had to fly for its life!