Big Animal Encounters

That feeling when you hear humpbacks vocalizing for the first time… 🤯 Taken in Comox on our 4hr tour a few days ago! The humpbacks are incredible there! #biganimalencounters #humpbackwhale #humpback #cetacean #cetacea #comox #comoxvalley #vancouverisland #britishcolumbia

Private 7 hour tour yesterday… it was their dream to see dolphins in the wild! And boy did we deliver… this incredible pod of dolphins jumped and porpoised and charged around the entrance of Frederick’s Arm for over 30 minutes. Dream come true! #biganimalencounters #pacificwhitesideddolphin #dolphinwatching #whalewatching #vancouverisland #discoveryislands #campbellriver #britishcolumbia

Sometimes showing our guests the hake fish at the Eagle Show doesn’t go as planned… 😂 Captain Jason scooped up this hake fish that was on the surface and promptly received a bite just as the eagles started flying. These hake fish get pushed to the surface in upwellings on big flood tides, their swim bladders expand, and they float on the surface which attracts a massive migration of bald eagles. Hundreds of bald eagles feast on the hake in the tidal rapids every May-July near Campbell River, BC. Thank you to our guest Luc for the video 🤗 #biganimalencounters #eagleshow #baldeagle #birdingvi #hakefish #campbellriver #vancouverisland #discoveryislands #britishcolumbia #pnwlife

Sound up!! Whales galore around Campbell River and Comox right now. The humpbacks are having a feeding frenzy in great numbers. 🎥: Captain Jason #biganimalencounters #humpbackwhale #cetacean #whalewatching #humpback #campbellriver #comox #vancouverisland #discoveryislands #gulfislands #britishcolumbia

Surfing Pacific white-sided dolphins 🏄💙 #biganimalencounters #pacificwhitesideddolphin #dolphin #cetacean #vancouverisland #discoveryislands #campbellriver #comox #britishcolumbia #pnwlife

Sound on 📣 Northern Resident killer whales near Campbell River yesterday! #biganimalencounters #killerwhale #orca #orcinusorca #northernresidentorcas #nrkw #whalewatching #cetacea #vancouverisland #campbellriver #britishcolumbia

Little visit from a river otter at the Comox dock yesterday 🦦 #riverotter #comox #vancouverisland #britishcolumbia

Throwback to this sweet moment in Discovery Passage 💞 Here are Bigg’s killer whales TO46B1 “Tread” and her first calf TO46B1A “Tsakani”. The two of them were spotted from @painters.lodge in late summer 2022, quickly riding the flood tide south through Discovery Passage. 7 year old Tsakani did an amazing spyhop just as they were passing Painter’s Lodge, where about a dozen of us sat and watched. Since then Tread has had a new calf! Fingers crossed we see this sweet family this summer 💕 Clearly skipper @shan_groen was a little excited… 😬

Have you visited our new location the Comox Marina yet? We'll be running 4 Hour Whale & Wildlife Tours daily on our covered vessel Pacific Ata’tude from June 22 - September 15! Join us to witness humpback whales, sea lions, orcas, dolphins, seals, colourful sea birds, and stunning scenery. All on a comfortable covered vessel with a bathroom onboard and a large back deck for wildlife viewing. We can't wait to welcome you aboard in beautiful Comox, BC 🇨🇦 Experience Comox Valley Comox Valley Guide Comox Valley Wildlife Sightings

Pacific Seeker looking mighty fine in Nodales Channel, BC 🇨🇦 This beauty of a vessel runs our 7 Hour Big Animal Encounter tours and Grizzly Bear Expeditions. #biganimalencounters #whalewatching #pacificseeker #campbellriver #britishcolumbia #vancouverisland #pnwlife

How on earth was this already a year ago?! 🤯 One of those unforgettable dive charters with @seabeneath_ 🐳 two humpback whales singing so loud underwater that the divers could feel the vibrations in their bodies. We hung out at the surface after the dive and listened to them with a hydrophone. 📍Campbell River, BC 🇨🇦 #biganimalencounters #humpbackwhale #humpback #whalewatching #cetacean #cetacea #divecharter #divebc #beneathbc #campbellriver #vancouverisland #britishcolumbia

Pacific white-sided dolphin fly by 🐬 🎥: Captain Paul #biganimalencounters #pacificwhitesideddolphin #dolphin #whalewatching #campbellriver #vancouverisland #britishcolumbia #pnwlife

Pacific white-sided dolphins on our surface interval between dives this weekend! Doesn’t get any better than that 😍 🎥: @russell.john.clark #biganimalencounters #pacificwhitesideddolphin #dolphin #whalewatching #campbellriver #vancouverisland #britishcolumbia #pnwlife #discoverypassage

Pectoral fin slapping humpback whale near Campbell River, BC 🐋🇨🇦 Counting down the days until our whale watching season starts on May 17th… #biganimalencounters #humpbackwhale #humpback #whalewatching #cetacean #cetacea #campbellriver #vancouverisland #britishcolumbia

Some playful Pacific white-sided dolphins in the Discovery Islands Archipelago 🐬 Book your 2024 Campbell River whale watching tour now! Link in bio 🔗 #biganimalencounters #pacificwhitesideddolphin #dolphinwatching #whalewatching #dolphin #cetacean #campbellriver #vancouverisland #britishcolumbia

A beautiful young grizzly chasing salmon in the spring-fed Algard Creek. 🎥: @sammynicolecurry #biganimalencounters #grizzlybear #grizzly #bearviewingbc #gobearviewing #grizzlybearlife #campbellriver #orfordbay #vancouverisland #britishcolumbia