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carole and i spent a wonderful week in palm springs, ca but it wasn't british columbia. just want everyone to know that we are eagerly reading reports and photos about the reunion. shelly your pics are wonderful. hopefully gas prices will continue to come down, stay down, we'll get a democrat in office and the middle and lower class in the usa will count for something. have fun all, we will get up there. julie and carole@long beach, ca, usa 27 Aug 2008 23:38:21 PDT |
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Hi all....been lurking...so glad to hear news of our friends! jljohnson740@Under the Moon in Ky 27 Aug 2008 23:18:24 PDT |
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'Whale spotted off coast of Pacifica believed to tangled in crab pot' http://tinyurl.com/6poms5 . 'Saving species needs a shift in values' http://tinyurl.com/5jq96d . 'After 4,500 Whale Killings, Japanese Publish Their Research' http://tinyurl.com/55sfg9 . 'Monkeys Reward Friends, Family' http://tinyurl.com/5tvbr7 . 'Scientists: Save the planet—have fewer kids' http://tinyurl.com/6pfc4g , and we need it to be lower! Going to look at some pics, thanks Shelley... Steve@UK 27 Aug 2008 22:59:27 PDT |
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Here's a few pictures from August 26 & 27.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shelleybee/ ShelleyB@Wpg 27 Aug 2008 22:39:24 PDT |
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um, oh ey, da Pub. in honor of, i glass poured Schlitz, Milwaukee , and the World. uno only. :) sing orca's sing ! b@nc 27 Aug 2008 18:45:34 PDT |
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:) Ellen ! Elodie, Nor, Just, Courtney, Pam, Steve, et all's! brent@nc.usa 27 Aug 2008 18:40:25 PDT |
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Good Afternoon OL and Everyone Online :) My turn to do our OL update today :) Just got back from a day on the Naiad and we had an amazing day out with the whales. We started off with a Humpback Whale with a huge wheeze of the top end of Malcolm Island and shortly after we rounded Malcolm Point we saw the first Orcas. I was able to id I64 right away and there was an awful lot of familiar tall dorsal fins in there... I had a feeling we had the A36s there. The whales were heading for the beaches at Bere Pt and we witnessed a short rub there, amazing! Lots of socialization, amazing vocals, spyhops, breaches, everything in the orca manual book :) All in all I was positively able to id the A30s, A24s, A23's, A8s, A36s, I11s I hope I didn't miss anyone. I will have to refer to pictures to be more specific.
Hi Elodie - I did return from CP yesterday, so if you saw me there before this, this would have been myself and Melanie! I had an amazing time out there and enjoyed every minute of it. Once I get through thousands of images I promised I will post some of those amazing sunset and other shots on my Flickr site. Looking forward to seeing everyone at Orcalab on Friday during our OL visit.
I am also going to try my best to post pics on Flickr from today's trip but I am just a tad behind..... lol
Have a great evening all! Ellen@Port McNeill 27 Aug 2008 17:20:02 PDT |
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Hello OL, I made it up to TC and Alert Bay for a few days, lots of As! It was great! Unfortunatly, the weather did not allow us to kayak to Hanson though I think we might have seen Ellen at CP from the distance. Hope everyone will have a great time together this week. All my best to the team and Tomoko, I have letter for you from a Japanese friend :-)
Take care Elodie@Vancouver 27 Aug 2008 14:39:10 PDT |
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Oops! today is Wednesday, will be arriving tomorrow afternoon. Thanks for all the updates Sharon! Nor@Delta, B.C. 27 Aug 2008 10:58:36 PDT |
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Leona - glad to hear you and Rudy arrived home safely, we really enjoyed meeting you both! We're packing up for Pt. McNeill - should arrive Wednesday afternoon. See you soon!!
Nor@Delta, B.C. 27 Aug 2008 10:47:43 PDT |
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is there a link to purchase the movie "saving luna"
Just@a question 27 Aug 2008 10:19:53 PDT |
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An update since my last post:
The whales are vocalizing more and I can hear calls from all three pods -- a superpod is making its way up the northside of the island! When calls start to fade from the Lime Kiln hydrophone, tune in to the OrcaSound hydrophone. You could be hearing these guys for a while!
Courtney@Center for Whale Research 27 Aug 2008 09:38:43 PDT |
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Hi everyone! We are hearing some high frequency sounds on the Lime Kiln hydrophone - -perhaps some of the southern residents that were around yesterday decided to stay! Tune in at orcasound.net! Courtney@Center for Whale Research 27 Aug 2008 09:22:09 PDT |
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Sharon: Thanks for the daily reports. Shame about the weather and forecasts are not that good but that doesn't bother the whales fortunately and it sounds like you are having a great time. What's a bit of rain anyway? (Perhaps not so good for the cameras and binoculars) We are now looking forward to our time up island later in September and hoping that the pods will still be in the area. Sorry we will miss meeting up with most of the group. Dar: will you be in the pub at TC this year again or are you based at Knight Inlet now?
Seems ages since we heard the whales...any news Melanie? Pam@UK 27 Aug 2008 03:27:41 PDT |
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'Killer whales seen off South Coast' http://tinyurl.com/6hw6wh . 'Whale-Protection Cuts Sought' http://tinyurl.com/5mobxg . 'Barking sea lions aboard boat annoy harbor neighbors' http://tinyurl.com/5hhxx7 . Steve@UK 26 Aug 2008 22:58:06 PDT |
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OK, here's the controversy: June 2008 here in E NW NC USA was HOT! Now, HERE same place, AUGUST is un-seasonably NOT. Um, it's them polar caps, do the math ... opposites. yep. -2 * -2 = 4 (same as +2 * +2 ) ! :) 3's the charm. :) maybe... b.Sing.Orcas.Sing@Earth 26 Aug 2008 20:37:40 PDT |
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Good evening Sharon, yep, and Et Al! :) Bueanas todas estas! Y . Mornings, Noons, Afternoons, Evenings & Nights! OL 2008! bnc@king.nc 26 Aug 2008 20:20:42 PDT |
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Another orca filled day in paradise, or should I say rainy and windy Pt McNeill. We saw a bunch of As again and picked up our leader,Ellen from CP. We also went north to see a humpback. We had a fisheries scientist on board with us and bombarded him with questions regarding fish farms and salmon. Unfortunately he had very few answers.Alexandra will be on board tomorrow and we look forward to seeing her.Monette arrived today and many more arrive Thursday. Sharon@Pt McNeill 26 Aug 2008 18:20:19 PDT |
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Just before we went on a long weekend vacation I reveived my dvd last friday......its great thnxs
I am mis my morning calls ....hopefully the www will become a bit nicer to us soon ......
hugs for all black and whites and all 2 legged friends :))
Angel
Angel@Deventer Holland 26 Aug 2008 00:35:04 PDT |
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''Albino' whale doubles in size off WA' http://tinyurl.com/6r7gly . 'Whale protection rule open for public comment' http://tinyurl.com/5ujj4y . 'Japanese study finds worrying loss of blubber in whales' http://tinyurl.com/5zzuw7 . 'Wind Turbines Kill Bats Without Impact' http://tinyurl.com/5pceqs . 'Global warming time bomb trapped in Arctic soil' http://tinyurl.com/6ljch3 . Steve@UK 25 Aug 2008 22:54:13 PDT |
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Evening All, Hail to Orca Lab,, Nice to Know Ellen is well,, I will be in Mcniel the night of the 28th,, LOL AJ,, for any of you that might not know, Lags are Pacific White Side Dolphins,,, I guess AJ's Group had a good show out there today, I know the kids in his boat were absolutly thrilled with the Orca Show!!!! Counting days now !!! Be there soon!!!!! Dar@Knight Inlet Lodge 25 Aug 2008 21:45:56 PDT |
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Hey guys, just to let you know we saw some lags in west Baronet and another group in eastern Clio today around 11am! AJ@Knight Inlet Lodge 25 Aug 2008 21:18:10 PDT |
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Although I think whoever is controling (sp) OrcaCam has had a lot more! Steve@UK 25 Aug 2008 17:16:49 PDT |
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Het? Should have been hey. I'll blame the CnH2n+1OH , thanks Brent! Steve Slightly dippy@UK 25 Aug 2008 17:10:48 PDT |
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Wish we were there too Sharon, hope all of you have a great time! Although it sounds like it's started right! Het, whats a little rain? Steve@UK 25 Aug 2008 17:05:49 PDT |
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Hello again from Pt McNeill. We had a very exciting day with the A8s,A12S and the A43 I think. We also saw the A30s on the far side of Malcolm Island. I spoke to Ellen at CP and she is doing just fine. Tyson was our deckhand today and we had curried lental soup. Yummy!!The weather was crazy, rain and then sunshine and back again.There are only six of us right now but we're expecting more people wed. and Ellen will be coming back from CP tomorrow.Wish you were all here. Sharon@Pt McNeill 25 Aug 2008 16:56:55 PDT |
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Hearty greetings to all those in Port McNeill! Sounds like you guys had an awesome first day! Hope that continues! For anyone travelling up there in the coming days, have a safe journey and give each other and Helena and Paul a big hug from us! :-)) Leona@Back in Germany! 25 Aug 2008 10:48:08 PDT |
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Maybe, just maybe this would make some people think??
http://www.theonion.com/content/news/michael_phelps_returns_to_his_tank inish@NJ/NYC 25 Aug 2008 09:43:08 PDT |
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Has someone read this article on Jans site? http://tinyurl.com/5qc5p5
Really interesting! Diffrent areas, diffrent populations... Lenya@Germany 25 Aug 2008 08:36:58 PDT |
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Hi to you guys at Pt McNeill and to everyone online! Sharon, it sounds like a really good first day! :) Greetings to Havannah, the little babies, the brothers and everyone else!!! Thanks for the links. I guess it was an exciting dinner with turtles under the table! Lenya@Germany 24 Aug 2008 22:36:03 PDT |
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Thanks for the update for today Sharon. sounds like you guys are having a wonderful time. kimd@el sobrante,ca 24 Aug 2008 20:07:20 PDT |
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Its me again,I forgot Norma also says Hi.You should be here Cantab and Brent. Sharon@PtMcNeill will miss you both. 24 Aug 2008 16:55:42 PDT |
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ibid cantab! :) Sharon@Sooke :) et al, all brent@nc 24 Aug 2008 16:39:59 PDT |
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Good afternoon to all. We had a great first day of whalewatching. We saw the A5s,A15s and the A25s off of CP. We also saw Ellen at CP and waved madly to her and Melanie. She is having the time of her life!!We then found a large pod of pacific white sided dolphins on the far side of Malcolm Isl.The weather started off yucky but improved as the trip went on.Hi from Trish,Marie,Beryl, Michelle,Doug and I. We expect more people as the week wears on. Sharon@Sooke 24 Aug 2008 16:18:58 PDT |
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Just wanted to say Hi to everyone and wish all those travelling to the OL meet.... Have a wonderful time and I hope you get to see plenty of Whales, and if you see "MY BOYS" give them a wave from me. :-) Cantab@NZ 24 Aug 2008 15:34:47 PDT |
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Canada's first whale sanctuary for bowhead whales http://snipurl.com/3jc1y
Wishing everyone at the OL gathering a great time, making of new friends and many sightings of whales, seals, eagles etc. JayP@Winnipeg 24 Aug 2008 12:34:11 PDT |
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Reporting in that we had a great trip north and squeezed in a couple of nice days at Bere Pt between storms. Saw the I 35s off Lizard pt on the 20th while out with Bill. Then again the evening of the 21st as they travelled past Bere Pt towards Queen Charlotte Sound. So much more thrilling for me viewing them from shore, as well as sealions, Dall's and seals fishing in the bay. We heard many more orcas blowing that night after dark by no idea who they were. Hope the weather improves for those now in Pt McNeil and Bere Pt. kathy@nanaimo, bc 24 Aug 2008 09:56:56 PDT |
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Seems the seagull has started a trend! 'Confused sea turtles march into restaurant' http://tinyurl.com/4w5v8u . Steve@UK 24 Aug 2008 02:02:54 PDT |
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'Huge Greenland Glacier Disintegrating' http://tinyurl.com/5anz4z . 'Hungry Musk-Oxen, Caribou Could Help Warming Arctic' http://tinyurl.com/5wvhan .
'Sabertooth Cousin Found in Venezuela Tar Pit' http://tinyurl.com/6hzhc8 . Steve@UK 24 Aug 2008 00:57:39 PDT |
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Good evening to all. We arrived in Pt McNeill around five and had dinner with Norma, Beryl,Michelle and Marie. We are hoping for a good whale day tomorrow. The weather has gone for a crap but orcas will make it all better. We are expecting most of the OLers in town after Wed.Anyone arriving tomorrow, we will be eating at the Mexican place at the foot of the hill, I didn't catch the name, El Bino or something like that. We have a new lap top so I will write a report each evening. Sharon@Sooke 23 Aug 2008 20:53:05 PDT |
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CnH2n+1OH.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol b@nc night good slight dippy, dreams above! :) 23 Aug 2008 19:15:57 PDT |
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G'night all slightly dippy@UK 23 Aug 2008 18:04:05 PDT |
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Too much 'Happy water', chemical formula for alcohol anyone? Steve@UK 23 Aug 2008 17:58:51 PDT |
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Or H toe ooh! slightly dippy@here 23 Aug 2008 17:46:38 PDT |
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Water is H2O, ha ha oh! :) gkat zippy lane rose et all@orca-live.org/community/ 23 Aug 2008 17:31:04 PDT |
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Hey Brent, even when codes are 'clear' they don't always work! But at least it seems to be keeping the spammers away, and that's the main idea! Steve@Stockport UK 23 Aug 2008 17:27:39 PDT |
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Melanie, OK to un-cross fingers? :) b@nc 23 Aug 2008 17:23:40 PDT |
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reference "Guidelines for comments" right of comments Update : hey, if when open comment window, if not ablwe to "clearly" desipher A Code, close it, and try again. Some 1st Auth Codes are vague. :) Brent@N.Carolina ( above Fay's wash( 23 Aug 2008 17:19:16 PDT |
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Thank you, Conny! It was great to see and to hear them. It is needless to say that I miss listening to OL. Lenya@Germany 23 Aug 2008 11:44:10 PDT |
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Orcas on cam at the center Conny@Indiana 23 Aug 2008 10:36:52 PDT |