2009 12-05 SB Channel ORCAs!!

Five Orcas attack a Pinniped. Experts report that this group was as follows: Sex of the whales in this matriline: CA51 : female (Grandma), CA51a: female = #1 offspring, calf #1: CA51a-1 : sex unknown (grandchild), CA51b: male = #2 offspring, CA51c: (sex unknown): #3 offspring. An underwater attack on what appears to be an elephant seal took place. WARNING!! THIS MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR YOUNG CHILDREN. Thanks again, Alisa!

Hind flippers and flesh in the Orca's mouth.
Orcinus orca feeding on pinniped 2009 12 05 SB Channel b 170
Clear blue water and you-know-who is coming at us.
Orcinus orca head 2009 12 05 SB Channel b 145
Blood wells up from below the surface.
Orcinus orca blood 2009 12 05 SB Channel b 053
Tail flukes in the air.
Orcinus orca tail fluke 2009 12 05 SB Channel b 157
One of several very close encounters with the Lords of the Sea.
Orcinus orca 2009 12 05 SB Channel 302
Orcas large and small.
Orcinus orca 2 silhouettes 2009 12 05 SB Channel b 250
Large and small Orcas, the top one has kelp (Macrocystis) in its mouth.
Orcinus orca 2 one with Macrocystis in mouth 2009 12 05 SB Channel b 196
Whalers on board the Condor Express get a couple of curious visitors.
Orcinus orca passengers 2009 12 05 SB Channel m 032
Coming right at the boat...
Orcinus orca 2009 12 05 SB Channel 117
Two females.
Orcinus orca 2 females 2009 12 05 SB Channel b 198
Big spout.
Orcinus orca 2009 12 05 SB Channel 200
Another spout.
Orcinus orca 2009 12 05 SB Channel b 062
Strange bow wave patterns...
Orcinus orca 2009 12 05 SB Channel 312
Another big blast...
Orcinus orca 2009 12 05 SB Channel 250
Male, in background, and female.
Orcinus orca 2009 12 05 SB Channel 223
Orca comes in for a close visit...
Orcinus orca passengers 2009 12 05 SB Channel m 018
Another friendly Orca stops by to say hello...
Orcinus orca passengers 2009 12 05 SB Channel h 004
Crazy bubble patterns from the mouth of this Orca.
Orcinus orca bubbles 2009 12 05 SB Channel b 218
Western gulls (Larus occidentalis) try to pick up the leftover scraps of Pinniped flesh.
Larus occidentalis feeding on Orca scraps 2009 12 05 SB Channel b 002
Western gulls (Larus occidentalis) feeding on scraps.
Larus occidentalis feed on Orca scraps 2009 12 05 SB Channel b 092
Two Orca's approach the boat.
Orcinus orca passengers 2009 12 05 SB Channel c 001
Big female passes very close by the whalers.
Orcinus orca passengers 2009 12 05 SB Channel c 004
A male and a female get friendly.
Orcinus orca passengers 2009 12 05 SB Channel g 003
Two Orcas pass under the boat and then surface within an arm's length.
Orcinus orca passengers 2009 12 05 SB Channel c 264
Two spouts.
Orcinus orca passengers 2009 12 05 SB Channel c 011
Male makes a close approach to the whalers on the bow of the Condor Express.
Orcinus orca passengers 2009 12 05 SB Channel g 017
This face came up from the depths, right next to the camera.
Orcinus orca full face UW 2009 12 05 SB Channel b 074
Interesting wake pattern being pushed ahead.
Orcinus orca close HEAD on 2009 12 05 SB Channel c 477
Orca dining on pinniped flesh.
Orcinus orca feeding 2009 12 05 SB Channel b 011
Spouting Orca comes up for air.
Orcinus orca CLOSE head bow wake 2009 12 05 SB Channel b 280
Large female.
Orcinus orca female close 2009 12 05 SB Channel b 186
Hind flippers and flesh of a pinniped hang out of the mouth of this Orca.
Orcinus orca feeding on pinniped 2009 12 05 SB Channel b 171
A female patrols the area where a huge amount of blood is bubbling up from beneath the surface.
Orcinus orca and blood 2009 12 05 SB Channel b 008
Feeding activity, including blood and trailing entrails.
Orcinus orca feeding 2009 12 05 SB Channel b 102
Very close portrait.
Orcinus orca 2009 12 05 SB Channel b 189
Big male heading straight towards the camera.
Orcinus orca 2009 12 05 SB Channel b 104
Big Orca sticks its head out as it swims by.
Orcinus orca 2009 12 05 SB Channel b 069
Male.
Orcinus orca 2009 12 05 SB Channel b 063
Coming up through the waves.
Orcinus orca 2009 12 05 SB Channel b 120
Bushy spout.
Orcinus orca 2009 12 05 SB Channel b 141
Orca, gulls and blood.
Orcinus orca and blood 2009 12 05 SB Channel b 004
Big Orca and blue water.
Orcinus orca 2009 12 05 SB Channel b 154
Orcas and bloody slick.
Orcinus orca and blood 2009 12 05 SB Channel b 007
Orca underwater.
Orcinus orca UW 2009 12 05 SB Channel 307
Head swims underwater towards camera .
Orcinus orca UW 2009 12 05 SB Channel b 143
Twin spouts.
Orcinus orca TWO 2009 12 05 SB Channel c 141
Pinniped flesh and brown flippers in mouth of this female Orca...right in front of the whalers.
Orcinus orca w chunk in mouth passengers 2009 12 05 SB Channel m 062
Three Orcas.
Orcinus orca three 2009 12 05 SB Channel b 228

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2009 12-05 SB Channel ORCAs!!