Photographs taken near Tofino on the west coast of Vancouver Island appears to show a new calf in L-Pod of the Southern Resident Orcas.

They were taken by Howie Tom of Tofino on June 19.

He was looking for Humpback whales when another vessel called out about the sighting, but did not have a camera to capture any images.

He quickly took some photographs before leaving to allow the Orcas to feed without disturbance.

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They grow up so fast ...

Here's J59 with her mom, J37 Hy'Shqa, in a photo from last March after she was born (side by side), and in a photo from 16 days ago (daughter in front).

I'm hoping the #SamishNation will hold their #potlatch naming ceremony soon; I want to refer to her by name, not number.

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