Lunge Feed
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December – 12/23
It’s been a while since our last post…December has kicked in on full power these days. We had some windy days, but luckily, we did the trips so far. This year, December is exceptionally cold. Today, it was -10 degrees during the trip. As soon as the waves hit the boat, it froze instantly and…
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Incredible Encounter in Monterey! – 22/7/03
Here we go again! Am I a glutton for punishment? Or am I just an acute ‘Whale Nut?!’ I headed down to the Whale Watch on the Wharf, to get on board the Sea Wolf II again for today’s next installment of marine wonder! It was foggy again so I wondered if we would be…
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Humpback Lunge Feeding Near Bowen Island – 11/5/20
A sequence from our encounter last week with the humpback that has been seen feeding around Bowen. As we drifted off Tunstall Bay, watching this Humpback from a great distance, she slowly made her way towards us and came over to surface for a breath next to our boat. A few moments later I noticed…
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Five Humpbacks Feeding – 17/7/19
On our first trip of the day we had beautiful sea conditions and excellent visibility with very little wind. We headed out past the shipping lane, where we found 5 humpback whales feeding. The whales were in about 82 feet of water. 4 of them stayed within a few yards of each other for most…
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A Special Whale Watching Trip to the Gulf of the Farallones – 13/10/19
This trip was for a marine biology case study class I’m taking for my Masters program at the Estuary and Ocean Science Center at SF State. We arrived in Sausalito around sunrise to board the Salty Lady and head out into the Gulf of the Farallones. We spotted some Harbor Porpoises and bird activity in…