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A Mystery Whale – 19/7/24

in Hybrid, Sei Whale, Whales

In the springtime, baleen whales will stop off in the Azores to feed on their way to the Arctic, where they spend the summer. So the Azores is a snack bar, if you will. So normally, in the summer here now, the main whales I’d be expecting to see on a week long trip are…
Flue: The Hybrid Whale – 23/7/20

in Blue Whale, Bottlenose Dolphin, Common Dolphin, Dolphins, Hybrid, Minke Whale, Whales

On Thursday, July 23, 2020, my husband and I went on a whale watching excursion with Island Packers in Ventura to explore the wildlife in the waters off Channel Islands National Park. Captain Joel explored the Santa Barbara channel and found a wealth of marine life, including Common and Bottlenose Dolphin, Minke Whales and several…
Nine Blues Feeding – 1/4/17

in All Stories, Blue Whale, Bottlenose Dolphin, Dolphins, Pygmy Blue Whale, Storytellers, Whale Watch Western Australia, Whales

The Saturday morning Perth Canyon cafe was busy today with nine Blue Whales feeding! That is nine of the largest animals to have ever graced our planet surrounding us and to say we were excited is a huge understatement? The first two sightings were younger individuals and while one disappeared into the depths below to have his morning…
Humpback Disentanglement video

in All Stories, Humpback

Thanks to Wild in Blue and Rendezvous Diving Adventures for sharing this video with us. We saw it first at the 2014 Marine Mammal Symposium, and it’s amazing how challenging it can be to remove fishing materials and other garbage once it has already started to impact the animals around us. If you are in…
J and L Pods – 26/9/14

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This was my last shift of the season and a veeeeerrrrrrrrrrry long one. We headed down to the South-West side of San Juan Island and were on the water for eight and a half hours. It was worth it though because we were treated to an amazing show from most of J and L Pod…

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A Mystery Whale – 19/7/24

Flue: The Hybrid Whale – 23/7/20

Nine Blues Feeding – 1/4/17

Humpback Disentanglement video

J and L Pods – 26/9/14