Right Whales
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Southern Right Whales Augusta 2020 – 21/6/20
Our Southern Right Whales Augusta 2020 seasons first interaction was this afternoon as two enormous adults spent some time with us as the Humpback Whales and Bottlenose Dolphins also filled Flinders Bay. It was a sensational Sunday with blue skies and calm seas as we headed out on such a beautiful morning to look for…
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A Pygmy Right Whale Dissection – 2017
In 2015 a Pygmy Right Whale had washed ashore. Museum Victoria chopped off its head (the rest was too big). Pygmy Right Whales are strange because we don’t know much about them, they are one of the smallest whale families, about 6m long and 2-3 metric tons. They are solitary, live alone, very rarely seen…
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When the Whale Watches You – 21/9/17
Having been convinced that it is not scary to share a story and that you do want “hobbiests” to tell their story, here is my contribution. Even though I had this whale encounter with a Southern Right Whale almost three years ago, it is still one of my favorite moments of whale watching so far.…
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Whales, Tons of Them! – 8/7/08
We had an amazing passage from P-Town to Maine. It took about 30 hours in light winds. Near the Cape was the first sighting of whales. They were in pods just feeding off the abundant supplies of fish in the marine sanctuary. Whale watching boats were all over and, although they got their sightings, these…
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45 Breaches in 45 Minutes! – 21/8/19
45 Breaches in 45 minutes this morning as our Humpback Whales put together one spectacular display of surface activity! Our morning firstly began with a very mysterious Humpback Whale who was travelling solo through Flinders Bay and looking to keep a low profile. A few big exhalations and then he would cover some distance while…