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Feb 4, 2015 22:49:25   #
Shrink Loc: San Diego
 
Taken at Victoria Islands Channel, BC, October 2014. These are 2 male killer whales without a pod in pursuit of a meal. Taken from a Zodiac boat 50/60 yards away.


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Feb 4, 2015 23:40:11   #
Fullframe Loc: Bucks County, Pennsylvania
 
Yeah, Striking!

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Feb 4, 2015 23:41:13   #
TucsonCoyote Loc: Tucson AZ
 
Shrink wrote:
Taken at Victoria Islands Channel, BC, October 2014. These are 2 male killer whales without a pod in pursuit of a meal. Taken from a Zodiac boat 50/60 yards away.


Had to look up what a pod was ...... :roll:

Maybe this is just a two man pod ??!!

Nice action picture as opposed to people hugging these big guys
......they are called killer whales for a reason......you wouldn't want one to mistake you for a seal !!!

http://seaworld.org/animal-info/animal-infobooks/killer-whale/behavior/

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Feb 4, 2015 23:45:46   #
RE Loc: California
 
Really stunning in download, that must have been a thrill! :thumbup: :thumbup:

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Feb 5, 2015 00:00:40   #
RGB47 Loc: Binghamton, NY
 
Very nice photo ... and cool.

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Feb 5, 2015 20:59:08   #
Shrink Loc: San Diego
 
[quote=RE]Really stunning in download, that must have been a thrill! :thumbup: :thumbup:[/quote

Thrilling and unsettling as well. At one juncture they turned towards us as we tracked them, dived/disappeared, and surfaced on the other side as we were moving at a very fast pace. Together, and individually, they were many times bigger than our Zodiac and are truly impressive beasts!

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Feb 5, 2015 21:21:17   #
rlaugh Loc: Michigan & Florida
 
Fine shot!

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Feb 5, 2015 23:52:22   #
RE Loc: California
 
[quote=Shrink][quote=RE]Really stunning in download, that must have been a thrill! :thumbup: :thumbup:[/quote

Thrilling and unsettling as well. At one juncture they turned towards us as we tracked them, dived/disappeared, and surfaced on the other side as we were moving at a very fast pace. Together, and individually, they were many times bigger than our Zodiac and are truly impressive beasts![/quote]

Wow, I have only whales in Hawaii while enroute to our snorkeling destination and once on a trip to Alaska, they close to our boat but nowhere near this close!

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Feb 6, 2015 01:10:34   #
sailorsmom Loc: Souderton, PA
 
What a fantastic capture, Shrink! Very good photo!

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Mar 3, 2020 14:58:34   #
Terkat
 
Orcas not Orchas !

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