{"id":11599,"date":"2021-02-04T20:15:59","date_gmt":"2021-02-04T12:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naturalistecharters.com.au\/?p=11599"},"modified":"2025-08-09T14:00:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T06:00:16","slug":"close-passes-with-killer-whales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naturalistecharters.dilatevps1.cloudsites.net.au\/old\/blogs\/close-passes-with-killer-whales\/","title":{"rendered":"Whale, That&#8217;s a FLUKE!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Close Passes in the Roughest Seas Yet<\/h2>\n<p>Three distinct bird swirls, two enormous oil slicks, and the roughest seas we\u2019ve undertaken yet set the tone for the day. Breaching orcas in the distance were our first glimpse of the action. From the moment we spotted them, we could feel it \u2014 there was something in the air! The ocean was roaring, the killer whales were bursting with energy, and everyone on board knew this was going to be a special encounter.<\/p>\n<h2>Orcas on the Hunt<\/h2>\n<p>The pods were spread as far as the eye could see, tacking through whitewashed waves with speed and precision. We followed one pod still carrying chunks of meat between their jaws. A female and her calf swam directly toward us, almost as if to show off their prize. As we rode the white caps alongside them, more individuals surfaced around the vessel. Their ease and agility in the roaring swell reminded us how incredible it is to witness these apex predators in their element.<\/p>\n<h2>Social Hour with Split-tip and Maleko<\/h2>\n<p>When most of the orcas returned to their home ranges, we moved west with Split-tip and Maleko\u2019s pods. To our one o\u2019clock, action stretched from just 10 metres away out to a mile. Four juveniles bow rode beside us, darting under the hulls before breaching ahead in a burst of energy. Behind them, Slim Shady \u2014 a boisterous sprouting male \u2014 tail slapped, swam upside down, and launched out of the water with an almighty splash. It soon became clear he was showing off to Kwilana.<\/p>\n<h2>Riding the Waves and Close Passes with Killer Whales<\/h2>\n<p>Then came a moment that\u2019s hard to describe. The swell had built, but we were now rolling down following seas. Slim Shady and his companion appeared at the bow, their full bodies visible just beneath us. We watched them dart between the hulls with millimetre precision, dorsal fins slicing the surface. Suddenly, every orca from the two pods \u2014 twelve in total \u2014 surfaced ahead of us. Waves lifted them above eye level before they surged back toward the vessel. We weren\u2019t just watching; we were riding the waves with them. These close passes had the whole bow cheering, sharing the thrill with those in the wheelhouse.<\/p>\n<h2>Four Pods and Endless Action<\/h2>\n<p>Throughout the day, we encountered over four pods \u2014 Maleko, Split-tip, Koomba, and \u201cRussel Sprout.\u201d The orcas delighted in lifting their flukes, tail slapping, and flicking their peduncles high. This behaviour often reveals their genital slits, which allows us to determine their sex: females have two black dots for mammary glands, while males are pure white.<\/p>\n<h2>Ending the Day with Two More Close Passes<\/h2>\n<p>By the afternoon, the orcas had burnt off their energy, regrouping into family pods \u2014 likely in search of an afternoon feed. Two final close passes brought them within metres of the vessel, a perfect finale to an extraordinary day. Ending on such a high left everyone on board grinning from ear to ear.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display:flex; flex-wrap:wrap; gap:8px; align-items:flex-start; justify-content:center;\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalistecharters.dilatevps1.cloudsites.net.au\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2021-02-04_Nic-Duncan-075-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Bremer Bay killer whale surfacing beside the vessel\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto;\" \/><br \/>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalistecharters.dilatevps1.cloudsites.net.au\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2021-02-04_Nic-Duncan-132-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Two orcas breaking the surface near the bow\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto;\" \/><br \/>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalistecharters.dilatevps1.cloudsites.net.au\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2021-02-04_Nic-Duncan-143-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Juvenile killer whale breaching alongside the tour boat\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto;\" \/><br \/>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalistecharters.dilatevps1.cloudsites.net.au\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2021-02-04_Nic-Duncan-167-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Close-up of a killer whale dorsal fin cutting through the water\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto;\" \/><br \/>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalistecharters.dilatevps1.cloudsites.net.au\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2021-02-04_Nic-Duncan-181-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Orca tail fluke lifting high above the surface\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto;\" \/><br \/>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalistecharters.dilatevps1.cloudsites.net.au\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2021-02-04_Nic-Duncan-186-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Pair of killer whales surfacing together\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto;\" \/><br \/>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalistecharters.dilatevps1.cloudsites.net.au\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2021-02-04_Nic-Duncan-197-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Male killer whale with tall dorsal fin gliding past the vessel\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto;\" \/><br \/>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalistecharters.dilatevps1.cloudsites.net.au\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2021-02-04_Nic-Duncan-209-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Orcas swimming parallel to the tour boat\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto;\" \/><br \/>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalistecharters.dilatevps1.cloudsites.net.au\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2021-02-04_Nic-Duncan-228-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Killer whales riding ocean swells\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto;\" \/><br \/>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalistecharters.dilatevps1.cloudsites.net.au\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2021-02-04_Nic-Duncan-237-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Killer whale swimming close to the boat\u2019s hull\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto;\" \/><br \/>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalistecharters.dilatevps1.cloudsites.net.au\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2021-02-04_Nic-Duncan-242-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Orca tail slapping during social interaction\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto;\" \/><br \/>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalistecharters.dilatevps1.cloudsites.net.au\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2021-02-04_Nic-Duncan-268-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Killer whales surfacing amid whitecaps\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto;\" \/><br \/>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalistecharters.dilatevps1.cloudsites.net.au\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2021-02-04_Nic-Duncan-278-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Orca flukes lifted high in identification behaviour\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto;\" \/><br \/>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalistecharters.dilatevps1.cloudsites.net.au\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2021-02-04_Nic-Duncan-344-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Playful juvenile orca breaching\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto;\" \/><br \/>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalistecharters.dilatevps1.cloudsites.net.au\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2021-02-04_Nic-Duncan-346-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Killer whale alongside the tour boat\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto;\" \/>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Close Passes in the Roughest Seas Yet Three distinct bird swirls, two enormous oil slicks, and the roughest seas we\u2019ve undertaken yet set the tone for the day. Breaching orcas in the distance were our first glimpse of the action. From the moment we spotted them, we could feel it \u2014 there was something in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":11600,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[80],"tags":[130,919,920,791,116],"class_list":["post-11599","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-whale-watching-blog","tag-bremer-bay-killer-whales","tag-close-passes","tag-killer-whale-encounter","tag-orca-behaviour","tag-whale-watching-wa"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.5 (Yoast SEO v28.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Close Passes with Killer Whales in Bremer Bay<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Experience close passes with Bremer Bay\u2019s killer whales. 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