Shoreline near Tofino on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
© Robert Postma/plainpictur
The return of the whales. Next stop, Tofino
Grey whales migrate between their feeding grounds and breeding grounds each year. The North Pacific population of grey whales wisely spend the winter at their breeding grounds in the warm waters off the Mexican coast. Then, by mid-March, as the whales return north, they pass by the west coast of Vancouver Island, near Tofino, en route to their summer feeding grounds in the Bering Sea. Tofino, an outdoorsy retreat on Clayoquat Sound, provides a breathtaking backdrop for whale watchers this time of year. After the whales have passed through, the area continues to attract outdoor enthusiasts who are drawn to legendary surfing, hiking, and storm watching along the dramatic coastline.
Related Images
Illuminated icicles in Chichibu, Japan
The village of Aguerd Oudad and the larger town of Tafraout in Morocco
From NASA’s Terra satellite, an image of fallstreak holes in clouds over the southern United States
A baobab grove near Bandia Wildlife Reserve in Senegal
Circular agricultural fields in Morgan County, Colorado
Aerial shot of mangroves at King Sound, Western Australia
Wildflowers in bloom at Lost Dutchman State Park in Arizona
Grapes on the vine in Mendoza, Argentina, for the National Grape Harvest Festival
Bing Today Images
Grianan of Aileach ring fort, Donegal, Ireland
Mar 17, 2026
Samuel Beckett Bridge, Dublin, Ireland
Mar 17, 2025
St. Finian's Bay, County Kerry, Ireland
Mar 17, 2024
Ballyvooney Cove, Copper Coast Geopark, Ireland
Mar 17, 2023
Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, California, USA
Mar 17, 2022
An adolescent frog in a drop of water
Mar 17, 2016
