Wobbles the Whale

Colour Patch & Flin Flinders 4th August 2017 We had the wonderful opportunity to meet little Colour Patch today, the three week old Southern Right Whale calf and his mum who were enjoying their winter morning. Shortly after saying hello to them we met Flin Flinders again, the young Humpback Whale calf and mum who... Dummy Spit 2nd August 2017 We had an interesting situation today as we watched a very frustrated male Humpback throw a dummy spit! He had just lost a competition with another male for the affection of a lovely female Humpback and decided to release those frustrated energies with a magnificent br...
A Whale Called Michelle 31st July 2017 Today was remarkable! Not only did we meet a curious juvenile Humpback who played and swam circles around us, enormous full bodied breaching and head lunges by a young male Humpback and mother Southern Rights resting with their calves but we had the most incredible ex...
Hello Weekend 27th July 2017 The Southern Rights were waving, Humpbacks playing and Bottlenose Dolphins foraging as we approached the weekend. A calm and peaceful morning before the storm and our whales were making the most of this good weather and preparing for a very windy weekend! Two young mal...
Sensational Start to Southern Right Season 26th July 2017 Sufferin Succotash... What a sensational start to the Southern Right 2017 Season! Mothers and calves are enjoying the nursery grounds of Flinders Bay and today it was not just the mouth of this head lunging Southern Right that was open... so was ours
A Bunch of Galahs 25th July 2017 There was a bunch of galahs down at the Augusta Boat Harbour today as our guests onboard heard the strange but distinctive sound and looking above sure enough, there they were! Seeming completely out of sorts as they flew above the ocean they quickly redirected and hea... Babies Everywhere 24th July 2017 Today we met two baby Southern Right Whales, a baby Bottlenose Dolphin and little Flin Flinders the baby Humpback Whale.. babies everywhere! All little ones were looking very happy and healthy as they enjoyed their day in Flinders Bay always keeping close to mum as the... New Friends 23rd July 2017 Today we met two new friends that were very big and extremely friendly! Two young male Humpbacks decided they would come over and introduce themselves to us and we could see the fresh scarring from all of their competitions they have been involved in already this seaso... Alter Ego 22nd July 2017 Today we had the most remarkable encounters as we met Flin Flinders again, the baby Humpback calf and then sighted breaching in the distance but it wasn't from Humpbacks but a massive male Southern Right Whale! The Southern Right male was acting just like a Humpback wi...
High Five 17th July 2017 It was high fives all round today as we sighted a brand new baby Southern Right and a brand new baby Humpback in Augusta both on the same tour! The odds are incredible and we were so excited to see a Humpback calf in Flinders Bay again after our very special Leeuwi fro... Travelling Aunties 16th July 2017 The Language of the Southern Right Whales is a bit different from the Humpbacks and one of these very special differences is the Aunties. Currently arriving along our coastline are the heavily pregnant female Southern Rights who will often have a travelling companion w... Whale Delivery Room 15th July 2017 We had an incredible moment today as we watched a Southern Right Whale in labor! She was heavily pregnant and hardly able to move smoothly and was continually hanging upside down with her flukes raised above the waters surface for prolonged periods of time in a behavio... Twice The Fun 14th July 2017 The magnificent Flinders Bay in Augusta held a big surprise for us today, once again! This morning we sighted Humpbacks within moments of leaving the harbour and after watching this pod for a while we noticed them moving towards another whale before suddenly changing d... Calm in Flinders Bay 11th July 2017 The gentle pitter patter of rain on Flinders Bay this morning added to the incredibly calm day which felt like we were cruising around on a big pond! Humpbacks enjoyed these lovely morning conditions with a large female Humpback accompanied by a slightly smaller male H... Southern Rights Have Arrived! 10th July 2017 There was something on the surface just ahead that was not moving at all like a Humpback. Flat and with smooth black pectoral fins we could hear everyone onboard chorus together, "Southern Rights!". There was not just one but four Southern Right Whales interacting in t... Have We Discovered Western Australia's Migaloo? 9th July 2017 We were stunned today to see a white Humpback Whale in Flinders Bay after hearing only yesterday Migaloo had been sighted for the first time this season over on the east coast. A white Humpback Whale is incredibly rare and this beautiful individual caught our attention... Lucky Seven 7th July 2017 Today was the 7.7.17 and we had a lot of fun with our Humpback Whales on this lucky day... but then again every day is lucky when you get to spend time with these incredible Whales! We had big adults competing again today and also a few younger juveniles enjoying enter... Raining Whales 6th July 2017 Its Raining Whales! In excess of 50 Humpback Whales moved through Flinders Bay today as we watched the misty exhalations fill the bay and the energy of so many fellow whales around had our Humpbacks buzzing with excitement Brilliant Battles 4th July 2017 The male Humpback Whales in Flinders Bay put on an incredible display of power today as they twisted, turned and pushed their way close towards the available females in three separate competition pods sighted throughout the day. One male in particular we recognised eas... Winter Wonderland 3rd July 2017 The Humpback Whales were moving fast to keep warm today as the large adult whales prepared to leave Flinders Bay and continue their northern migration. A couple of competition pods started to form within the bay as a few males travelling on their own tried their luck w... Peduncle-y Good 29th June 2017 Humpback Whales once again filled Flinders Bay and we could see them all around and it was only a matter of moments before the surface activity would begin! Sure enough, a few breaches on the horizon and two pods moving towards each other allowed our guests to see the... Black Beauty 28th June 2017 We met Black Beauty today! A large female Humpback who was completely black (hence her nickname Black Beauty
Humpback Bay 27th June 2017 We were starting to call Flinders Bay a new name today, Humpback Bay! There were so many Whales sighted from early in the morning till late in the evening as we watched dozens of Humpbacks continually moving through the bay. During their migration we do see, just like...
Submarine Sub-Adults 26th June 2017 A busy Flinders Bay today as we met four very curious sub-adult Humpback Whales who came right up close to our vessel looking like submarines to check everything out! Although slightly smaller than the big adults these young Whales have an intense curiosity to what is...