Timely tide attracts another pod of transient orcas to Victoria harbour
VICTORIA — A pod of orcas has made a brief visit to Victoria Harbour, the second excursion by a group of killer whales in as many weeks.
Jackie Cowan, who lives on a boat in the harbour and is also a captain on a whale-watching vessel, says the pod cruised in on Sunday evening.
She identified them as transient orcas, which prey mainly on seals, sealions and dolphins.
Cowan says the group of at least four orcas arrived in the harbour as they tracked the tide line and the marine creatures it carried with it following a very low ebb tide earlier in the day.