Location: Augusta
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Humpbacks and Dolphins Play in Augusta – 29/7/20
Humpbacks and Dolphins play in Augusta this morning as shortly after departing the Augusta Boat Harbour the distinctive dorsal fins of the local Bottlenose Dolphins broke the surface as they surrounded a pod of curious and gentle Humpback Whales. At first we sighted just the one Humpback Whale who most certainly was a yearling from…
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Augusta Southern Rights – 25/8/19
Augusta Southern Rights are counting down the days until the first day of spring and enjoying every moment in the picturesque waters in Flinders Bay, Augusta. The female Southern Right Whales are watching over their ever growing calves and it has been an absolute pleasure to observe them growing and maturing each and everyday. Our…
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Southern Right Whale Season – 26/8/19
The Southern Right Whale season is well underway in Augusta as on another beautiful winters afternoon we watched playful calves breach, wriggle and roll next to their mums. One of the youngest calves currently in the nursery grounds is looking that little bit bigger every time we see him/her and today was stretching out in…
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First Humpback Breach for Augusta 2018 – 30/5/18
Only our second day into Augusta Season 2018 and we had a full bodied, barrel roll breach! It was spectacular as we watched two young male Humpbacks charging towards a second pod of two a few hundred metres ahead and peduncle slaps were also included in the wonderful surface activity and communication. During our morning…
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Augusta Blessing of the Fleet 2018 – 3/6/18
A beautiful morning for the Augusta Blessing of the Fleet 2018 and the life-size Southern Right Whales greeted the arrivals to the Augusta Boat Harbour. Coffee, cake and a lot of fun was had during the morning festivities and it wasn’t long before we were off to see the whales on our morning departure. A…