Sperm Whale
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Socializing Sperm Whales – 30/3/22
Our fjord, called Breiðafjörður, in west Iceland, the largest fjord in Iceland is full of herring at the moment. When we have the weather to get out there, which has been rather lacking recently, we are having amazing sightings. Today many pods of Orcas were spread all over the fjord, a Minke whale and Humpback were…
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Battle of the Apex Predators – 4/1/22
Battle of the apex predators in the Southern Ocean today as a pod of nine Sperm Whales stood their ground as Orca surged towards them. The morning started peacefully as shortly after our arrival we were greeted by Cheryl and her family pod including the magnificent B-Slice who has grown yet again and continues to…
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Bremer Canyon Sperm Whales – 25/3/21
Bremer Canyon Sperm Whales steal the show today with four magnificent males feasting on squid in The Patch as speedy Pilot Whales raced by and a cameo appearance of the Orca made for a unique day. The season is changing and with this change comes many things including the movement of wildlife along our coastline…
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Autumn with the Bremer Orca – 28/3/21
Autumn with the Bremer Orca is always a fascinating time of year as we transition from the hectic summer feeding season and the Orca start preparing for the cold winter months ahead. Summer is busy with squid and Beaked Whales which help the Orca to fatten up and condition themselves for the change of season…
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The Biggest Sperm Whale I Have Ever Seen – 23/5/21
In the afternoon of the 23rd of May, we got a phone call from the lookout of the South of the island claiming that he had seen “a whale with a blow like an island”. Here in Faial, we inherited a long whaling tradition, and when they say that “a whale has a blow like…