greg64 2,859 Posted May 8, 2021 Report Share Posted May 8, 2021 On 06/05/2021 at 22:42, Lenmcharristar said: We had a pod last year turn up in strangford lough, maybe the same pod??? yes it's the same pair they were off southstack in anglesey as well that year 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 27,582 Posted May 8, 2021 Report Share Posted May 8, 2021 58 minutes ago, white van man said: Been looking into it a bit. They reckon it’s a pod that is usually up in Scotland. I’m glad it’s bad weather down there at the moment or every man and his dog would be out in their powerboats trying to find them. Seen a few things whilst sea kayaking but never an orca. Remember that whale off beer head... Would've been nice to have been on the water when he was about mate.. the lads were still fast asleep though!! Lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
white van man 3,373 Posted May 8, 2021 Report Share Posted May 8, 2021 1 hour ago, NEWKID said: Remember that whale off beer head... Would've been nice to have been on the water when he was about mate.. the lads were still fast asleep though!! Lol Yeah love to know what that was. Forgot all about that one. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Arry 22,523 Posted May 8, 2021 Report Share Posted May 8, 2021 Remember this one at Startbay. Whale watchers flock to Devon WWW.BBC.CO.UK The humpback whale continues to attract curious crowds to Start Bay in Devon. Cheers Arry 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waltjnr 7,040 Posted May 8, 2021 Report Share Posted May 8, 2021 9 hours ago, Greyman said: Don’t worry even they would find you distasteful and spit you out, Might be vegan orcas! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 27,582 Posted May 8, 2021 Report Share Posted May 8, 2021 6 hours ago, white van man said: Yeah love to know what that was. Forgot all about that one. It was a minke whale mate, I checked it out and theer was one in Lyme Bay recorded over the weeks up to our little outing... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bush Rummager 4,765 Posted May 8, 2021 Report Share Posted May 8, 2021 Got wild killer whales on my bucket list... one day hopefully!! Did actually see a whale pop up whilst we were on a ferry taxi between Mevagissey and Fowey few years back. Not idea what type it was.. quite close to the boat though.. my eldest daughter was terrified!! Great to see though.. even if it was for only a few seconds. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Neal 1,873 Posted May 9, 2021 Report Share Posted May 9, 2021 15 hours ago, Bush Rummager said: Got wild killer whales on my bucket list... one day hopefully!! Did actually see a whale pop up whilst we were on a ferry taxi between Mevagissey and Fowey few years back. Not idea what type it was.. quite close to the boat though.. my eldest daughter was terrified!! Great to see though.. even if it was for only a few seconds. That could've been Morgawr. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mushroom 13,261 Posted May 9, 2021 Report Share Posted May 9, 2021 On 06/05/2021 at 20:00, forest of dean redneck said: Crosses off Learn to paddle board off the list See them when sea kayaking off north of Scotland years ago. They breached about 100 yards from us to breathe, they're massive... and the smell. They stink of rotten fish! I caught the first wave and made a beeline straight to shore 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,735 Posted May 9, 2021 Report Share Posted May 9, 2021 26 minutes ago, mushroom said: See them when sea kayaking off north of Scotland years ago. They breached about 100 yards from us to breathe, they're massive... and the smell. They stink of rotten fish! I caught the first wave and made a beeline straight to shore Don’t blame you Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nicepix 5,650 Posted May 9, 2021 Report Share Posted May 9, 2021 1 hour ago, mushroom said: See them when sea kayaking off north of Scotland years ago. They breached about 100 yards from us to breathe, they're massive... and the smell. They stink of rotten fish! I caught the first wave and made a beeline straight to shore They probably tnought the same about the smell. "I'm not eating that. It's just sh@t itself!" 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eastcoast 4,199 Posted May 9, 2021 Report Share Posted May 9, 2021 I have always found it I interesting that there are no recorded attacks on people. I suppose the waters where they are found would tend to be less populated by people involved in leisure activity but is there not some crossover in areas that Great Whites inhabit and they both eat seals? They say shark attacks are a case of mistaken identity and they don't target people. Perhaps Orcas don't want to eat people and are better at identifying them but even if that were the case surprising that at some point in history such a large predator hasn't taken a punt if it was hungry? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bird 9,984 Posted May 9, 2021 Report Share Posted May 9, 2021 1 hour ago, eastcoast said: I have always found it I interesting that there are no recorded attacks on people. I suppose the waters where they are found would tend to be less populated by people involved in leisure activity but is there not some crossover in areas that Great Whites inhabit and they both eat seals? They say shark attacks are a case of mistaken identity and they don't target people. Perhaps Orcas don't want to eat people and are better at identifying them but even if that were the case surprising that at some point in history such a large predator hasn't taken a punt if it was hungry? dont know about killer wales , but sharks the big 3 =, great white, tiger, bull shark, deff know we humans, because i was reading that, in lot of shark attack on man, they will bump into you, to see if you a danger to them, and there body scenes pick up we not a fish, ok we make lot splashing about that bring in any shark, but enough of there even blue sharks will kill you and eat you. think the orcas just want there basic diet = fish, seal, and few other wales that a pod of orcas will attack / kill . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eastcoast 4,199 Posted May 9, 2021 Report Share Posted May 9, 2021 Thanks for the reply bird but I do find it odd. Most predators will eat most things as long as they are big enough. Obviously sharks eat people and all large carnivorous mammals and reptiles have taken humans over the years. Even none predatory large land mammals have killed people who piss them off. Why don't Killer Whales do it? They are certainly big enough. They must have done. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greb147 6,809 Posted May 9, 2021 Report Share Posted May 9, 2021 2 minutes ago, eastcoast said: Thanks for the reply bird but I do find it odd. Most predators will eat most things as long as they are big enough. Obviously sharks eat people and all large carnivorous mammals and reptiles have taken humans over the years. Even none predatory large land mammals have killed people who piss them off. Why don't Killer Whales do it? They are certainly big enough. They must have done. Sharks don't usually eat people. Most attacks are testing bites with no follow up attack. You would only understand if you'd felt a sharks teeth. I used to have a set of shark jaws, the teeth made a knife look as blunt as a spoon. It's of no surprise that these probing bites cause devastating damage to a human. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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