May has certainly turned out to be quite eventful for humpbacks who have seemingly returned in numbers already. Jackie Hildering of MERS commented that she has already been swamped by reports. We too have been sending her photos of the humpbacks who have been in Blackney Pass for confirmation. Happy to report that some familiar "faces" have returned. Argonaut, Jigger, Guardian and Linea (new for us), as well as, Galaxy, Slate,Uluka, Cutter, and Squiggle further afield. Jackie offered an interesting account of Uluka and Slate on April 30th: "They have been repeatedly seen together as of April 20. First sighted off Pender Islands. Yesterday morning they were in Nodales (known thanks to photos from Jack Springer). Now off Alert Bay. In past years, these two have spent the most time from Campbell River to Victoria." Matchu, who is at OrcaLab, is loving listening to the humpback activity at night as they breath, breach, roll. Magical. Helena 08 May 2018 08:13:12 PDT