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ORCA
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2014 8:16 pm
by Mitch1100
Part of Orca pod off Vancouver Island BC..they had just killed a seal in front of us. Magnificent creatures
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Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2014 1:24 pm
by Dog Tyred
I bet the poor seal didn't think so!
Johnstone Strait from Telegraph Cove by any chance??
DT
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2014 8:10 pm
by Mitch1100
Hi DT...left from Granville Island, so Strait of Georgia, the Canadian Gulf Islands & the US San Juan Islands areas
They are a resident Pod, as there is so much food in the area, and the Pod matriach was 100 yrs old we were told!
Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2014 8:01 am
by Dog Tyred
Mitch1100 wrote:Hi DT...left from Granville Island, so Strait of Georgia, the Canadian Gulf Islands & the US San Juan Islands areas
They are a resident Pod, as there is so much food in the area, and the Pod matriach was 100 yrs old we were told!
Thanks Mitch. Did a similar whale watching trip from Telegraph Cove (way up at the north of Van Island) back in 92. Foggy start to the day so couldn't see them straight away but could hear them nearby. When the fog cleared we latched onto a pod of about 8 Orca and followed them for an hour or so. As you say, magnificent creatures.
Thanks for the reminder of a wonderful day.
DT
Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2014 10:17 am
by Blackal
An amateur attempt at scrimshaw - on the tooth of a sperm whale, circa 1952.
I don't fancy root-canal work on that!
Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2014 11:11 am
by Dog Tyred
Al
Is that a corrected spelling mistake in the word Whale? Looks like the L was originally an E ? Measure twice, cut once is a sensible adage.
DT
Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2014 12:11 pm
by Blackal
Not sure.
I imagine the 'artist' did the sailing ship first, then the letters.
Not happy with the 'A' - it looks like he has gone on to try to better it - could be the same with the L/E?
If it was my father's handiwork - that would be
my guess.
He was the last Engineer in our family to be spelling-proficient.
(When I was 3 yrs old - I wanted to be an engineer.............
Now - I are one!
)
Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2014 2:22 pm
by Dog Tyred
Blackal wrote:Not sure.
I imagine the 'artist' did the sailing ship first, then the letters.
Not happy with the 'A' - it looks like he has gone on to try to better it - could be the same with the L/E?
If it was my father's handiwork - that would be
my guess.
He was the last Engineer in our family to be spelling-proficient.
(When I was 3 yrs old - I wanted to be an engineer.............
Now - I are one!
)
Nice family heirloom mind.
DT
Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2014 4:26 pm
by Blackal
Got an unmarked larger tooth, along with a whale's eardrum.......
(perhaps my mum made some strange soup back then
)
Al
Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2014 6:23 pm
by Dog Tyred
Al
It's difficult to put a scale to the size of that tooth on it's own. How big is it?
DT
Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2014 9:09 pm
by Blackal
That one is around 6", and the stained tip is what shows above the gum-line,
The other one I have is much whiter (I suspect the owner flossed regularly) and is probably 7-8" long.
Al
Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2014 12:00 am
by Mitch1100
DT don't know if you got to Tofino,Ucluelet area where we stayed but kayaking with seals, otters, dolphins, whales was awesome.
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Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2014 9:01 pm
by Gromit
Our little Em...
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Fuji X-Pro1/35mm f1.4R
Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2014 9:44 pm
by Mitch1100
Stunning capture..light is perfect!
Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2014 9:49 pm
by Gromit
Cheers Mitch.
I took this a few months ago whilst I was a 'single parent' owing to Mrs Gromit being away on a 4 month deployment. I'd just trimmed Emma's fringe, hence why she was looking a tad miffed...I thought I'd done quite well.
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