Riding the BC Ferries from one island to another is always an exciting trip for me especially when El Capitan will announce that there is a pod of whales ahead.
A rare sighting happened on Monday, February 3 when there were two pods in sight off the coast of the harbour in Nanaimo, BC. The pod of orcas hunted the pod of dolphins and ended up killing two of them in full view of the ferry passengers.
Orcas is also known as the killer whales. They are the wolves of the sea. This is a transient group that hunts for mammals including seals. The resident Orcas eat salmon only in this area.
With the return of the dolphins and the boom on harbour seals, it’s indicative that the water is recovering This means that there will be more interaction such as this in the future.
This is the nature of things as David Suzuki will say.
Source: The Province
Photographs and Memories 
I do hope Nature recovers. Otherwise, it will be our doom.
It will be if we don’t heed.
Beautiful experience!
Oh yes, the call of nature.
Wow, I’ve seen both Orcas and Dolphins from Washington State Ferries but never at the same time…
Hopefully you will since we almost share the same water.
Yes, I’m keeping my fingers crossed.
Incredible! What a privilege to have been so close, and to have witnessed such a thing…although seeing dolphins killed would be quite upsetting, but as you say, it’s nature, it is the way of things.
It’s very exciting to see them free as a bird and seeing anyone or anything killed is definite more than upsetting.
WOW – how amazing to simply “stumble” upon something so incredible!
Hey J, this was in the news since Monday…. where we you?
Hibernating under my duvet!!! 😉
What’s surprising to me, is how some people ask why killer whales are called that. They are vicious beasts when hunting, whew! :O
How about Killer Nemo, that will be more surprising. Humans are more vicious when they go hunting.
MUCH MUCH more :O
I don’t know why but I didn’t realize you were in BC. That ferry ride is wonderful. Spent a few days on Vancouver Is. Beautiful country–took the rail from Toronto to Van. and back again. Beautiful country. We should have annexed when we had the chance–but you’re probably better off. Smiles. >KB
Well, KB, there is always next time and coffee is on me on your next visit. Glad to hear you enjoyed your visit. I’ll be okay as long as we communicate in plain English and not poetic English. 😛