Right Whale
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Southern Right Whales in Augusta – 7/8/22
Southern Right Whales in Augusta are starting to gather in good numbers as we see this endangered species take over Flinders Bay. A beautiful morning greeted us and as we departed the Augusta Boat Harbour all eyes scanned carefully for the distinctive surfacing of whales. A large, muffled blow appeared which was quickly followed by…
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Flinders Bay Whale Nursery Grounds – 7/8/21
Flinders Bay Whale nursery grounds are a very important part of the migration for the Humpback and Southern Right Whales of Western Australia. Today we had a wonderful opportunity to meet both a brand new Humpback calf and a tiny Southern Right Whale calf in the Flinders Bay whale nursery grounds. Our first interaction was…
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Augusta Southern Right Whales – 8/8/21
Augusta Southern Right Whales arrive during the winter months and today we watched on as two newborns enjoyed playtime together in the nursery grounds. The patter of rain enveloped Augusta in the early morning as the calm before the incoming storm settled over Flinders Bay. Departing the Augusta Boat Harbour the rain began to clear…
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Humpback and Southern Right Whales – 24/7/20
Humpback and Southern Right Whales in Flinders Bay as our morning was spent with curious Humpback escort pods and a young Southern Right Whale surprised us all in the afternoon. It was a beautiful day with sunshine, calm seas and relaxed whales as shortly after leaving the Augusta Boat Harbour a pod of two were…
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Cetacean Courtship Behaviour – 7/8/20
Cetacean courtship behaviour is unique and different for each species and this afternoon we had courting Humpbacks to our left and a courtship pod of three Southern Right Whales to our right with an incredible whale watch afternoon in Augusta. The winds dispersed and left us with beautiful conditions as we made our way into…