Feeding
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A Summer in Húsavík, the European capital of whale watching! – 2018
Hello everybody! For this episode of baleen whales, I would like to share some memories from when I spent a few weeks whale watching in Iceland. It was the first time that I traveled alone and it was a big adventure for me. By that time, I was yet a biology student, and following my…
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An Amazing Fin Whale Encounter – 31/5/21
Growing up in New England whale watching meant Humpbacks! Stellwagen Bay is literally covered in them in the summer so seeing other large whales is a rare treat. On the East Coat, Fin Whales have a reputation of being elusive and skittish around boats which is understandable with the shipping and fishing industries in their…
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Feeding Porpoises – 5/2/21
We headed out on a sunny February afternoon with Modern Sailing School. In our first leg between Angel Island and Alcatraz, we spotted some seabirds and some California sea lions resting on the shipping lane buoys. As we headed behind Angel Island towards Raccoon Strait, there were plenty of porpoises feeding in the calm waters.…
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How About Those Dolphins – 17/9/16
We had a real treat yesterday to see two different species of dolphins on our afternoon tour and a glorious afternoon on Geographe Bay. First pod sighted was Common Dolphins with their beautiful yellow belly and the pod of six individuals had two mother and calf pairs who came right up to the…