May 8th
9:00 a.m. I had just gotten to the park (Lime Kiln) and I knew there was a problem with the web cam not streaming...but I stopped at the Listening Station near the Lighthouse and pushed the button...only to hear seconds later, Transient orcas and a few faint vocals. That was a surprise!
Put my things down and grabbed my binoculars because their vocals were quite distant...
It took a while but a few boats appeared so I had a 'target' to focus on - yay!
A fella came along and I told him about the orcas...soon enough he had his chair out and watched those orcas for a couple hours...yep, they were in no hurry to go anywhere and neither was he!
Fun morning surprise and met a 'new' orca enthusiast too!!
I'm guessing the Ts were maybe 3 miles offshore from the lighthouse and possibly more. I was about to get a few images but didn't know what I had until later. The Ts were heading south in Haro Strait and looked like maybe they might be heading toward Discovery Island.
All that land in the distance is Canada!
You just never know what you might hear on the Lime Kiln or other hydrophones and also that you might just happen to be in the right place at the right time...fun day!
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