Location: Perth Canyon
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Australian Blue Whales in Perth Canyon – 6/4/19
The spectacular Australian Blue Whales were waiting for us out in the Perth Canyon today as we enjoyed every moment in the company of the largest mammal on our planet! A beautiful morning greeted us and as we journeyed our eyes scanned the horizon for the unmistakable exhalations of the giants. A Yellow Nosed Albatross…
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Perth’s Hungry Whale Calf – 6/11/17
The easterly winds create crystal clear waters just off the coast of Perth which allowed us to recognize the moment today a young and hungry Humpback calf was feeding from mum in only ten meters of water. After slowly approaching our vessel the young calf decided all this curious looking had him rather hungry and…
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Australian Blue Whales! – 6/4/18
The Perth Canyon in Western Australia was overflowing with Australian Blue Whales today, we interacted with 13 individuals and had sightings of over 20 Blue Whales throughout our experience. Everywhere we looked the tall blows of Blue Whales broke the surface of perfectly calm seas and a pod of Striped Dolphins flew seven meters high…
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Perth Blue Whales! – 19/5/18
Our journey began as we passed Rottnest Island and we could see the undeniable movements of Humpback Whales… they have arrived! A mother and her yearling calf were migrating north and it was very exciting to see the first of the Humpbacks for season 2018. Continuing towards the Perth Canyon a stampede of white water…
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Perth Canyon Blue Whales! – 20/5/18
The Perth Canyon was shining once again on yet another magnificent day and Australasian Gannets escorted us towards the continental shelf where our search began for the hazy distant blow of the Blue. Searching carefully we could see the occasional tiny Wilsons Storm Petrel looking for a morsel on the surface and a Gannet scanning…