orcalab blog

  It was 08:37, on May 16th, when we heard the first orca call on the house speaker.  We were in the midst of a discussion about a huge group of transients that had been observed to the south the day before.  The report spoke of a group of over 30 individuals. We were not [...]

Night is quickly approaching and silence has finally overcome the speakers. Hope is high for some cetacean chatter, and the absence of boat noise comes as a relief. There isn’t a stich of wind and the sea is calm. The sounds of the songbirds take over in the forests and on the beaches surrounding the [...]