I worked as a naturalist on the whale watching boat yesterday for the first time in a while and it was great to get out on the water again and in addition, we had quite an exciting trip! At the point of departure at 11:00, we had reports of Resident Orcas up north near the city of Vancouver and Transient Orcas were spotted near Trial Island which is close to the city of Victoria, Canada. We decided to go for the Transient Orcas as they were headed towards us and we don't get as many opportunities to see the Transients as they are more erradic in their movements and behavior and typically come in and out of the area, hence the name "Transient". We made the right choice because by the time we got out into Haro Strait, they had moved quite a distance closer and we were able to spend a lot of time with them. There was a large male in the group identified as T-20 whose dorsal fin is roughly 6 feet tall with a notch towards the top which is how we were able to identify him. There were likely 9 total whales traveling in the group of Transients. While watching the whales, there is a high chance that we saw them make a kill, likely a Dall's porpoise which is one of the reasons they come into this area. The Transients are marine mammal eaters and in the islands, they typically feed on Harbor seals, Dall's Porpoise, and Harbor Porpoise. We saw quite a bit of splashing and erradic movements and then saw T-20 (large male) do two side ways rolls and we saw his white belly. Very cool! On the way back, we saw Harbor Seals and a bald Eagle as well as other marine birds.