Orca camera LIVE

Beach rubbing, in which orcas make shallow dives to brush their bodies over smooth pebbles, is unique to the families of the Northern Resident orca community. Rubbing Beach is part of the Robson Bight Ecological Reserve, so it’s off-limits to recreational vessels. The two live cams here offer otherwise unobtainable view of this orca cultural behavior. One camera is mounted in a high tree at the back of the beach, the other on a lower tree that overlooks the beginning of rubs. Because the water is shallow, we can clearly see the orcas underwater.