Humpback
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A Close Encounter with Two Cetacean Species
One day we were out on our boat and we were looking for humpback dolphins and we see the splash and blows, but they’re much bigger than humpback dolphins. So we decided to go and see what it was. And eventually we found these two whales and we sat and watched them a bit…
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Breaches and Flick Feeding – 11/4/26
T030C “Salix” launching from the water while approaching the T050s offshore of Tofino BC yesterday. Despite the saddle patch never being visible during this breach sequence, the eyepatch and it’s very convenient freckle helped make this ID. This 21 year old female is so big that several of us assumed it was her big brother…
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A City of Whales in the Wildest Winter – 2025
So we’ve been studying whales in Iceland now for quite a few years. And we’re mainly based in the Westfjords, so that’s where I am right now. It’s a very remote corner of Iceland in the far northwest. And typically our field seasons have mostly been summer and sort of early fall, so generally somewhere…
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A Newborn Humpback Whale – 24/2/26
Today we had a very special encounter: a newborn humpback whale. He was tiny, very light gray in color, and still a bit wobbly. Mum was there, and an escort accompanied them. We stayed with the group for a while and dropped the camera to record sound. Soon we started hearing whale vocalizations all around…
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Feeding Frenzy – 11/25
The past few days have been amazing on the water near Skjervøy. Compared to previous years (same time), the number of animals inside the fjords is a little higher. The Fisheries department opened up fishing in the fjords earlier than in previous years. Almost every day, we witnessed feeding orcas, humpback whales, and fin whales.…