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These pictures were taken by Graeme Ellis
(DFO) from the Biological
Station, Nanaimo ; these whales were in our Harbour Friday December 14, 2007!!
Others have viewed them throughout the week from their own boats and the
Gabriola Island ferry. The photos with the homes in the background are
near Gallows Point, Protection Island. The other photo with the larger
buildings in the background is Downtown Nanaimo (Pacifica Condos under
construction). The researcher caught up with them and followed them for
the day in order to document who they were and where they were from.
Friday was a gorgeous calm sunny day - just perfect. This particular pod
of 13 is “transient”, usually seen up in Alaska and not near Nanaimo or
Gabriola Island. From here the pod went down as far as Dodd Narrows and
into the Nanaimo Harbour then headed north again up past the Winchelsea
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