r/orcas

The Sound of Stillness captures a fleeting moment where the ocean falls completely silent. Emerging through layers of drifting fog, the lone dorsal fin cuts across glasslike water with quiet power and mystery. The muted tones and soft reflections create an atmosphere suspended between reality and myth, where the vastness of the sea feels both calming and unknown. The piece takes into a world where silence itself becomes something almost tangible, deep, haunting, and endlessly beautiful.

Truly a beautiful day that will be with me forever.

My girlfriend was out kayaking in Deep Cove after a few damn busy long weekends. She needed some sunshine and water with the pup. Had an experience of a lifetime when this pair of Orcas popped up beside her. Makes me realize how lucky we can be to live here in the lower mainland!

Wrapped in fog and fading light, an orca moves quietly through the still waters of the north, as the horizon dissolves into mist, blurring the line between ocean and sky, silence and movement. The orca becomes part of the landscape itself, powerful yet peaceful, solitary yet deeply connected to the world around it.

Between Silence and Sea explores the calm that exists within vast open waters, where stillness carries its own quiet voice.

Saw a group of 11 Bigg’s orcas off of San Juan Island in WA. This large male was putting on a show! Stanley 🖤

According to the researchers who took this video, they had no idea these calves were so curious about their camera until they reviewed the footage later. Around Iceland, orcas mostly feed on fish such as herring, but some also include marine mammals in their diet, even leaving the herring fishing grounds to travel to seal haulouts in Scotland. Video from Jacopo Bridda/Icelandic Orca Project

The T19s and T71Bs seemed to be the hosts of this recent "T-Party"; T49A1 Noah, T124A4 Sabio, and T86A3 Tyndall were also in attendance. Video by Puget Sound Express via Instagram

This community never ceases to amaze me when it comes to recognizing these beautiful animals. This photo was taken last week during a cruise along the coast of Alaska .What are the odds this single photo can help ID these animals? It’s the only picture my wife was able to get. Can the internet do its thing? If not- enjoy an authentic photo of our spirit animals. Thanks!

My first pixel art I've ever made.

Video Credit: orcaconservancy on Instagram

New video of K47 and K47s proposed mother K36 Yoga has been uploaded. Last month, K Pod was seen in Fort Bragg, California. Photographs confirmed that K47 was present.

K47 was born in December 2025, marking the first birth for K Pod since K45 Prosper in 2022.
The maternity of K47 has not been confirmed, as K47 has been observed traveling with both K36 Yoda and K43 Saturna, and has been documented in echelon position with both females. K47 has been observed more with K36 Yoda than K43. That could make K47 Yoda’s calf.

The sex of K47 has yet to be officially confirmed, and it does not currently have an official nickname.

I’m so happy to see K47 alive. K47 was the first calf born after I got into orcas. I really hope to see K47 grow up healthy.

Was going through some old photos on my phone and found this

I drew this one several years ago :,>

Into the Moonlight, oils on canvas

A family member of mine has a 3d printer and made this for me!

I posted my last orca design here and got some good feedback so I thought I’d share these ones too.

Orcas are my favourite animal so I put a lot of them into my drawings. I’ve sort of turned these floral ones into a species of their own.

Florcas are orcas who have been injured by a propeller for example. Or who have passed from natural causes. these strange floral growths keep them alive or revive them.