Title page to Eagle Wing Tours kids colouring book |
Orca calf feeding underwater, alongside its mother and sibling |
Bald Eagles mate for life and live in nests that are built high in the tree tops. Sometimes there nests weigh over 1500 lbs. |
When Orca come up for air they breath at a staggering 150 miles per hour and exchange over 80% of their total lung capacity. |
here is a dot to dot of some orca travelling through a thick underwater forest of Bull Kelp or Giant Kelp. Sometimes we can see them swimming through these large forests rubbing against the leaves (blades) |
The offshore hull design is truly the premier whale watching vessel style on the westcoast of British Columbia. They are smoother, faster, drier, and have better range to access whales. |
Great Blue Herons are stealth hunters with a 'viper' like attack. Their long and lanky disposition is misleading & does not impress upon you just how graceful they are in flight. |
Pacific Harbour Seals are the most common and abundant species of seal we have in the Pacific Northwest. Often referred to as the teddy bear of the ocean or sea puppy, the harbour Seal captivates our whale watching guests |
Imagine a 60,000lb school bus jumping out of the water! Now that is a large animal. Humpback whales are renown for their beautiful songs underneath the water. |
Adult male Orca breaching out of the water. Any reason is as good as the next as to why they do this, but some believe it is a form of communication, a playful behavior, or to scratch themselves. |
The travel patterns of the Killer Whale varies from season to season based upon their primary food source (salmon). Sometimes their travels take them very close to shore in search for food. |
Fluking or sounding is when a larger baleen species of whale shows its tail just before going down for a longer dive. This visual of the underside of the tail is how we identify individual Humpback, Gray, Fin, Sei, & Blue whales |
When the killer whales have to move quickly they certainly can achieving speeds up to over 30 miles per hour. It is impressive to see such a large animal move so fast through the water and still appear to be so graceful |
Race Rocks Ecological reserve is Canada's first national marine park. It also has British Columbia's second oldest lighthouse built in 1860...in Scotland |
On occasion the cute Harbour seal falls prey to the Transient orca. The kelp forest is sometimes the animals last resort to avoid being caught and eaten. |
Back page for the eagle Wing Tours junior skipper's colouring book |
