Discover: ‘They’re so majestic’: Auckland fisherman’s stunning encounter with orca whales

An Auckland fisherman and his family were plated to one of the world’s most beautiful buildings after they were surrounded by friendly orca while out near Waiheke.

On Saturday morning Casper Heunis was out fishing on his riverboat with friends and family close to Motuihe Island if he spotted a group of what he plan were dolphins in the distance.

Moments later two orcas appeared from nowhere and was introduced swimming near his boat.

Heunis pulled out his mobile phones and started recording the fantastic encounter.

He shared the Herald they were so fascinating.

Two orca whales gave photographer a memory to remember after they happen to be swimming around their boat within a Auckland harbour near Waiheke. Photographic / Supplied

“We left fishing to go around Waiheke to a spot known for kingfish. As we drove there I saw these fin sticking out of the water rapidly, this time a lot closer to us.

“It was a large the, much bigger than a dolphin. We now stopped and suddenly these two orca came to the boat.

“We chucked them some of our trap like squid and they gobbled whom up before swimming under yet around and swimming away.

“It’s such a massive crocodile. They looked around 3m long. When you see it, it’s so majestic. It was amazing. ”

In the video, one of the orca whales can be seen blowing water out of any water hole, giving those on a thrilling moment.

Heunis can be heard saying “Wow. Amazing. Wow. Amazing. ”

“We chucked them some of our bait suggest squid and they gobbled that up before swimming under and somewhere around and swimming away. Photo suggestions Supplied

While the close encounter lasted all about 30 seconds, Heunis said they had somewhere around two hours of uninterrupted taking a look at of the orca from a distance.

He told the Herald there was clearly more than 20 in the pod.

“There were no other fishing vessels out, it was just us, and when they were in the water popping up as a good two hours. It was unbelivable.

“The 7-year-old on side was a little nervous but in time they warmed up to what they beheld and thought it was stunning. I’ll 100 per cent cherish this.

“There were probably more than vinte in their pod. It was amazing. Many people just kept on coming and showing up around the boat. ”