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Hey all.... have fun tonight at The Hidaway... have a drink for me and some wild salmon..... * Hugs* to all and have a great OL meeting..:-) Cantab@NZ 08 Sep 2010 22:20:57 PDT |
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Beautiful sounds! Hope all of you are enjoying the reunion, maybe we'll make it next year. Richard&Carol@Oregon 08 Sep 2010 21:59:12 PDT |
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wow! jeff@Cleveland, OH 08 Sep 2010 20:59:28 PDT |
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Sitting here listening... wishing I was up there sitting outside watching them (with headphones on to hear them). Jeff@Cleveland, OH 08 Sep 2010 20:49:20 PDT |
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Good afternoon all.We just arrived in PtMcNeill and you can cut the fog with a knife.Now I just have to figure out when we can get a ride out to Orca Lab to visit with Paul and Helena. We will see you some time this weekend.Dinner is at the Haida Way at 7pm for anyone arriving today.:) Sharon@Sooke afternoon 08 Sep 2010 17:32:18 PDT |
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How sweet it is to come home to orca calls and No boat noise! osmia@Superb sounds!! 08 Sep 2010 15:00:25 PDT |
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"Mapping Whale Brains for Sound Effects":
http://tinyurl.com/2d4o6wt Susan@Chicago 08 Sep 2010 14:33:31 PDT |
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Sumar - so sad that whales are still dying in captivity - it makes my heart bleed....... Scoobyred@Uk 08 Sep 2010 12:37:52 PDT |
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hello my orca live friends! hello orcas!! hello paul and helena!! im wondering is there a way that i can hear a recording from the other night when the transients were singing?? i was just reading the blog about it, and im so sad that i missed there calls!! thanks :-)
ej@duncan 08 Sep 2010 10:03:51 PDT |
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Good morning OL and Everyone Online :) Sounds like someone had too much salmon :) lol.... Save drive to everyone heading up Island today and I will see you on the weekend, arriving Friday! Ellen@Richmond 08 Sep 2010 07:42:32 PDT |
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12 year old male orca Sumar died today at Seaworld San Diego of kidney failure, never having experienced the ocean: http://bit.ly/cWx36q Jeff@Cleveland, OH 07 Sep 2010 16:43:13 PDT |
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Amazing vocals :) Listening from cardiff in the UK , thankyou for providing hydrophone streaming live !! lucy@cardiff@cardiff,wales,united kingdom 07 Sep 2010 13:44:09 PDT |
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Yay! I can hear an occasional short squeak and a little bit of echolocation below the boat noise. Markus, I am so glad you finally saw your beloved A30s. Alison@Oakland, CA 07 Sep 2010 11:21:23 PDT |
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Hi Lara, I have a Mac & normally use Safari as my web browser but have found that Firefox seems to work better for listening to the audio. You'll also need to ensure you have the latest Flip4Mac plug-in installed (look in your System Preferences file, on the bottom row under "Other" where you should see the little green Flip4Mac WMV icon if you already have.) You do NOT need to buy 'upgrade'. Once you have all that, return to your System Preferences & click on the green icon, then you can set your Flipt4Mac/QT browser preferences to have launch QT instead of playing in your browser window. Hope this helps & doesn't confuse you too much. cee@bc & family are looking forward to heading up to Port McNeill tomorrow morning! :) :) 07 Sep 2010 09:02:43 PDT |
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@Oliver: i do have VLC already installed but i can't manage to open the OrcaLive streaming with VLC....i mean, when you click on the button it does not ask you how you want to open the streaming, it just goes authomatically.... i'm not much of a computer person... ;-) Lara@Netherlands 07 Sep 2010 07:37:30 PDT |
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@Lara The latest version of VLC for Mac is 1.1.3 ;-) Oliver@Germany 07 Sep 2010 07:27:40 PDT |
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Good Morning OL and Everyone Online! Markus, I thought of you and I am so happy for you to have experienced your precious A30s and all the other whales for the very first time. Saw some pics on FB - just wonderful you were able to finally see them in person! Ellen@Richmond 07 Sep 2010 07:23:01 PDT |
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@Lara try to install a different player. take the videolan vlc player, it's freeware. Try to get the newest version 1.1.4 and it should work. Actually it does with the mac of my son;-)
If that is not working pls tell me which mac os version you are using. Best Oliver Oliver@Germany 07 Sep 2010 07:21:02 PDT |
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@Gypsy: i hear the same so it must be either that the mic has been washed up ashore or that the tide is so low that it just stays out of the water......
@Oliver: thanks a lot!!! Lara@Netherlands 07 Sep 2010 06:07:52 PDT |
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@Lara, I try to help you when my son is arriving from school. He is the Mac professional;-) Oliver@Germany 07 Sep 2010 06:03:08 PDT |
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Not sure if its my player or not, but sounds like the mic is at the water line with water washing over it. Anyone else getting that?
gypsy@adelaide, australia 07 Sep 2010 05:21:02 PDT |
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What a wonderful way to start the work week listening to whale songs! Shelley@Sacramento 07 Sep 2010 05:11:27 PDT |
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Dolphin Delight Dawn :) ... and ??? - Rs ??? osmia@home from long weekend getaway 07 Sep 2010 04:45:38 PDT |
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Dear all,
I write on Paul&Helena's suggestion. I have a problem in listening to the OrcaLive....I have a Mac and i use Safari as browser. When i press the OrcaLive button what i get is a window with a small player (similar to the Windows media player compact mode) which plays back segments of 30 minutes audio at a time. After that it stops and i have to press the play button again. So it's not like with the regular Windows media player that you just press the OrcaLive button and it goes on indefinitely.....Clearly it's very unconvenient......can anyone explain me why this happens and how to overcome the probelm? Otehrwise listening to the calls gets pretty difficult.....Thanks a lot Lara@Netherlands 07 Sep 2010 04:39:17 PDT |
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Again really heart opening all these calls. Must be fun to be an orca when alle the others are around. Partytime..... Oliver@Germany, too far away from all the b/w friends 07 Sep 2010 02:37:40 PDT |
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Hello Paul, Helena and OL Crew :). Today was my first encounter with the Northern Residents and seeing OrcaLab from the Mackay's Whale Watching boat. This is a special day for myself, as you can guess, the very first whales I witnessed on OL over 10 years ago were the A30s. I tuned into their calls, learned to listen for their calls and really got to learn about them over the years, right here on OrcaLive. I saw A30 herself which was the most incredible moment in time, for myself. A30 was between A38 and A39 as they passed by us. Although I did spot A30 by herself earlier, and A39 was showing off as well. The I's were with them as well, although a little behind the group. In the middle of all of that, were over 100 Pacific White Sided Dolphins, all around us, what an incredible site to witness in person. When they arrived, the orcas quickly headed towards the Vancouver Island shoreline and then headed quickly East bound away from the dolphins. I also saw Dall's porpoise amongst the mix today. But, it didn't end there, we also came across a Humpback Whale and two Minke Whales, in the same location of the Humpback. Yesterday evening, I had the pleasure of seeing a Grey Whale near Alert Bay along with a Humpback Whale on the other side of Malcolm Island. All in all, I saw a lot of whales in the last few days being up @ Malcolm Island. Today I also got to see from the water, OrcaLab :) I waved to the person at the lab who was also waving hi to us on the boat. I have to say, in the end it was the most incredible long weekend I have experienced so far here on the Island. I can't wait to experience more of it in the near future :). Thank you, Paul, Helena and all the crews at OL along with those that make it happen for this site and also OL to run. :) Please stay warm up there :). Markus@Victoria, B.C. 06 Sep 2010 22:38:36 PDT |
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hello my orca live friends! hello orcas!! hello paul and helena!! im wondering is there a way that i can hear a recording from the other night when the transients were singing?? i was just reading the blog about it, and im so sad that i missed there calls!! thanks :-) ej@duncan 06 Sep 2010 21:04:49 PDT |
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Did I just hear a ping? Gosh it's been YEARS since I heard a ping. Towhee@Port Angeles, getting happy here 06 Sep 2010 20:51:48 PDT |
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First Nations protesters demonstrate in Kitimat against the Enbridge pipeline http://bit.ly/95X9wa Towhee@Port Angeles 06 Sep 2010 20:42:55 PDT |
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Those were the calls I heard the first time I came to OrcaLive, by accident, looking for the furthest-north webcam I could find :-) Heard those calls. Have been listening in my heart ever since. eeeeoooo Towhee@Port Angeles 06 Sep 2010 20:40:02 PDT |
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I hear A30s now Im happy I cant wait to see them thanks for all the updates Helena. Hazel@canada 06 Sep 2010 20:34:17 PDT |
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Norma, travel well; see you soon, if only briefly. Ooh, listen. eeeeeooooo. eeeeeooooo. Towhee@Port Angeles, where there is an amazing thick fog 06 Sep 2010 19:42:34 PDT |
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Hey Cantab. I can't remember where in NZ you live. I assume all is well with you earthquake-wise?? Towhee@Port Angeles 06 Sep 2010 19:39:43 PDT |
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Have a wonderful time Norma.... I know you will...and hope u get to see plenty of whales..... Hello Brent...:-) Cantab@NZ 06 Sep 2010 19:09:44 PDT |
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wolves, and sheep, are pretty good. Orca's too, they pretty good. Love, Peace. brent@nc 06 Sep 2010 18:51:23 PDT |
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Good news - Misha and Tom, 2 dolphins who have been in a tiny pool in Turkey have been released to a sea pen for rehab. http://bit.ly/a72I3v Hoping Corky & Lolita are next :) Jeff@Cleveland, OH 06 Sep 2010 15:20:55 PDT |
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Hi everyone! Norma, Sharon, Ellen and everyone else, who will be at the September OL reunion: have a great time with the orcas and people! Enjoy! Return safe!!! Lenya@Germany 06 Sep 2010 12:17:11 PDT |
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Orcas on hydrophone now Gina@UK 06 Sep 2010 11:11:50 PDT |
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In 24 hours I'll be on a plane to Vancouver, arriving in Port McNeill on Wednesday!! Soooooooo much looking forward seeing my black and white friends, my OL friends and you, Paul & Helena!! See you all soon!! :))))) Norma@The Netherlands 06 Sep 2010 09:47:15 PDT |
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Don't know if this was already posted:
Whale meat increasingly back on menu for school lunches in Japan
http://bit.ly/ccQyGO Jeff@Cleveland, OH 06 Sep 2010 08:28:00 PDT |
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Good morning Paul and Helena I'm glad some of the orcas have returned havent heard any yet enjoy the day. Hazel@canada 05 Sep 2010 10:16:44 PDT |
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Someone is by the hydrophone, I heard couple calls just now Gina@UK 05 Sep 2010 03:12:44 PDT |
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eeeeeeeeeeeeeooooooooo!! :))) Norma@The Netherlands 05 Sep 2010 02:52:25 PDT |
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You're more than welcome, Towhee... thank you!! Paul & Helena@OL 04 Sep 2010 15:42:26 PDT |
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I do love the calls and mumbles and silly noises they make when they are rubbing. Paul and Helena, have I thanked you lately for all that you do to share these wonders with us??? Ten thousand thankyous. Towhee@Port Angeles 04 Sep 2010 14:47:12 PDT |
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Another animal encounter gone wrong - when will they learn??
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1308962/Boy-11-mauled-SEA-LION-zoo-aquarium-horrified-visitors-look-on.html Sally@London 04 Sep 2010 14:05:08 PDT |
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Hi all. Thanks for getting the sound back for us - lovely calls! Orcas and noise http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2010/09/03/bc-williams-whales-underwater-noise.html Sally@London 04 Sep 2010 13:59:24 PDT |
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Welcome back A30's so wonderful to be hearing calls only a few more days and I will be there have a great day. Hazel@canada 04 Sep 2010 10:54:17 PDT |
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So nice to be hearing calls again! And on a Saturday with no where to be. Hoping for a long parade. Jeff@Cleveland, OH 04 Sep 2010 10:34:03 PDT |
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A THOUSAND?!? WOW!! :))) I don't have audio BTW... Norma@The Netherlands 04 Sep 2010 03:23:58 PDT |