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A pod of 20 killer whales

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Created by Gillianv > 9 months ago, 8 Jan 2014
Gillianv
TAS, 367 posts
8 Jan 2014 9:37PM
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On Tuesday a pod of 20 Orcas were seen at Bell Buoy beach and later lingering at the mouth of the Tamar River. They were huge with 6 foot dorsel fins, mums and calfs. Despite being known as killer whales they are supposedly not considered dangerous except to Polar Bears, seals, fish and penguins, no mention of sailboarders in what I have read. There is no wind at the moment so quietly hoping they will be well gone by the weekend when the wind is forecast to reappear

bearhoover
TAS, 708 posts
8 Jan 2014 11:04PM
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Wow Jill, any pictures in any reports anywhere?

Will be sure to act non penguin like when falling in on the weekend....

houston
TAS, 3173 posts
8 Jan 2014 11:16PM
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bearhoover said..

Wow Jill, any pictures in any reports anywhere?

Will be sure to act non penguin like when falling in on the weekend....


Ben looks walks like a penguin and looks like a seal, suggest you send him out with his new Gopro.................no need to photo shop he will be cut and shut

Gillianv
TAS, 367 posts
9 Jan 2014 12:06PM
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Sadly don't have any pictures, Our beach buddies at low head saw them up close whilst fishing from a boat a bell bouy. I saw them at a distance in the river just across from the pilot station near the reef. About four small fishing boats were following the pod. I haven't read a paper or watched the news for weeks now so I have no idea if it was reported anywhere.

Al Planet
TAS, 1548 posts
10 Jan 2014 11:08AM
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houston
TAS, 3173 posts
10 Jan 2014 10:54PM
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I was right it, was Ben out there with the Orcas

Gill a Parks guy was talking about the sighting on ABC today

bearhoover
TAS, 708 posts
10 Jan 2014 11:05PM
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houston said..

I was right it, was Ben out there with the Orcas

Gill a Parks guy was talking about the sighting on ABC today


Al was just posting my latest gopro clip

Rustbucket68
TAS, 488 posts
11 Jan 2014 8:13AM
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bearhoover said..

houston said..

I was right it, was Ben out there with the Orcas

Gill a Parks guy was talking about the sighting on ABC today


Al was just posting my latest gopro clip


As I though...getting soft and fluffy

bearhoover
TAS, 708 posts
11 Jan 2014 11:13AM
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Rustbucket68 said..

bearhoover said..

houston said..

I was right it, was Ben out there with the Orcas

Gill a Parks guy was talking about the sighting on ABC today


Al was just posting my latest gopro clip


As I though...getting soft and fluffy


no no no no no.... Im the SHARK



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