Orcas hunting the shallows in Mousa Sound, Shetland last week.

Lovely views today of Risso's Dolphins with calves - some only a few days old - off Levenwick, Shetland. Absolutely wonderful to see! Note the extensive scarring on the mothers - on most individuals this is generally conspecific and, like saddle markings on Orcas, form the foundations for individual photo ID.

It's not just the weather Gods shining on us at the moment - the Orca Gods are too! An amazing morning for our @ShetlandWild 'Walk Shetland' group as we watched the '65s' pod - and the huge bull 'Busta' - close inshore off Gulberwick and Easter Quarff and points south to Sumburgh. Our fourth consecutive week of encounters!

ORCAS!!! Last week we witnessed this amazing scene as we watched the '65s' Orcas hunting right beneath us as we stood on the cliffs at Kirkabister in the east Mainland, Shetland. Incredible! @Seasaver @whalesorg @kasmunro @Britnatureguide @NLFerries @Mammal_Society @mcsuk @cathgem2000 @sharontrys @NatureScot @marcrileydj @ShetlandWild

Slo-mo ORCAS filmed off the east Mainland of Shetland this week. Enjoying life as nature intended - in the ocean and not in a swimming pool. @Seasaver @whalesorg @kasmunro @Britnatureguide @NLFerries @Mammal_Society @mcsuk @cathgem2000 @sharontrys @NatureScot @marcrileydj

20 years ago today I photographed this bull Orca off Bressay, Shetland as I led a @ShetlandWild group around Noss. The photograph I took would prove to be the first-ever documenting image taken of him and little did we know that 20 years on, he would be one our 'regulars' and a very much-loved Shetland - and Scottish - Orca. He's a member of the '65s' pod, his catalogue name is '032' but he's more affectionately known as 'Busta'. I've encountered him many times every year since that day in 2005 and the thrill of seeing him is as magical now as it was back then. Here's to the next 20 years big fella! 🖤🤍

Great to see my amazing friend and fellow Scottish Killer Whale Photo ID catalogue co-author Karen Munro @kasmunro chatting with @HamzaYassin3 on @BBCCountryfile this afternoon. If you'd like to download a copy of the latest catalogue, go to bit.ly/2QQ6oOJ. WIP already for an updated version!

And breathe... Slo-mo footage of the lone bull Orca at Olnafirth up in the north Mainland of Shetland this week. @Seasaver @whalesorg @mcsuk @SeaWatchersUK @NLFerries @Mammal_Society @NatureScot @kazcustard @saana_is @kasmunro @jcqsutherland @cathgem2000 @marcrileydj @SunnysidePri @sharontrys

Lovely views of this bull Orca up in the north Mainland of Shetland today. Not an individual we recognise from our Scottish photo ID catalogue and hoping for a 'match' from elsewhere. Amazing to see the blow hanging in the calm early morning air.

Backlit Orca ploughing through Atlantic swells off the west Mainland of Shetland earlier this month. 🖤🤍

A short video featuring all nine members (including the two calves) of the Northern Isles Community '27s' #Orca pod together off the east Mainland of Shetland last week. 🖤🤍🧡 @Seasaver @whalesorg @mcsuk @SeaWatchersUK @NLFerries @Mammal_Society @NatureScot @kazcustard @saana_is @kasmunro @jcqsutherland @cathgem2000 @marcrileydj @SunnysidePri

Meet the family: all nine members of the Northern Isles Community '27s' #Orca pod off the east Mainland of Shetland last week. The latest additions to the pod are calves born in November 2024 (third from right) and November 2022 (fourth from left). Magical to watch and film.

A photobomb I'm very happy with... First winter Iceland Gull left and above the dorsal fin of bull Orca 'Sanday' in Bressay Sound, Shetland on Sunday.

ORCAS... The icing on the cake of what has been an incredible week. This afternoon we followed the '64s' Orcas from land for a couple of hours as they hunted in Bressay Sound, Shetland. Amazing views with belly rolls, spy hops and tail lobs. 🖤🤍