Wobbles the Whale

Mums Playgroup 20th October 2016 We had three mums and three calves all together for a big playgroup this morning and a few other pods off in the distance watching in on all the activity. Female Humpbacks will often encourage interactions with other mother/calf pods as this is a great opportunity for... New Head Office 19th October 2016 What do you think of Whale Watch Western Australia's new head office... it is the shiny black one to the left with ocean views! This big Humpback had pectoral fins that would have been 4-5 meters in length and while pec slapping away you could forgive us for mista.. Seaweed Facial 17th October 2016 Have you ever had a 100% natural seaweed facial? Well, we are starting to think there must be some very good benefits because one of the young calves we spent some time with today was enjoying a morning facial cleanse amongst the seaweed that was floating in the tide l... Practicing Behaviours 16th October 2016 We sighted many baby Humpback calves today and one little fellow was putting on a very big display of the different Humpback behaviours we often sight which was not only spectacular to watch but also a great example for our guests of the very athletic surface activity... Skies The Limit 12th October 2016 Today is the warmest day we have had since April and what a beauty it was☀️ Humpback whales everywhere we looked and everyone was jumping for joy... including the whales! A male escort who was protecting a mother and calf had a lot of competition today with pod after p... Peduncle Slap 11th October 2016 Today's lesson of the Language of the Whales™ will focus on the very powerful peduncle slap. Pivoting their head down and using their long pectoral fins for leverage a Humpback whale will then push their peduncle upwards with incredible force resulting in the peduncle... It's Play School 7th October 2016 Three baby Humpbacks today made us feel like we were watching an episode of Play School that was translated in The Language of the Whales™! Peduncle slapping, breaching and plenty of surface activity was seen all around as these three separate pods of mothers and calve... Raising Phoenix 5th October 2016 Although it is the school holidays school was in for this young Humpback calf and we had the perfect inspiration for his name... Phoenix! Little Phoenix spent over one hour practicing his peduncle slaps and his mum even joined in too. A pod of two large male Humpbacks... Pygmy Blue Whale Family 29th September 2016 Today was Whale Watch Western Australia's inaugural tour from Fremantle and has been put down on record as our most wonderful tour to date! On our departure our very first sighting was of a happy pod of Bottlenose Dolphins who came right up to our bow to have a good lo... Luis & Sofia 25th September 2016 We met two new friends today and all great friends need a nickname, a big thank you to some of our youngest guests on board who chose the names for their new found friends! Meet Luis Fin Humpy (smaller male Humpback) and Sofia Shelly Sapphire (larger female Humpba... I'm An Individual 24th September 2016 Today we had sunshine and rain to explore Geographe Bay in and a few more Humpbacks around including a gorgeous juvenile individual who had very unique markings and an all black tummy! We first sighted him on this mornings tour with five other Humpbacks in a very relax... How About Those Dolphins 18th September 2016 We had a real treat yesterday to see two different species of dolphins on our afternoon tour and a glorious afternoon on Geographe Bay. First pod sighted was Common Dolphins with their beautiful yellow belly and the pod of six individuals had two mother and calf pairs... Tail Diving Day 14th September 2016 Bonito Tuna were the first sighting today as they dashed around the surface chasing smaller baitfish creating a lot of activity on the waters surface that certainly caught the attention of Crested Terns. Soon after a Bottlenose Dolphin pod were sighted calmly moving th... Cheeky Minke 13th September 2016 Guess who was back again? The wonderful Minke whale that we sighted exactly one week ago! What first caught our attention was two juvenile Humpback whales who were pec and tail slapping in the distance and once we arrived we soon found out why. This cheeky Minke whale... Besties 11th September 2016 After a very quiet start to the morning we met two juvenile Humpback whales who had teamed up as pod of two for better protection and company until a few more Humpbacks arrive in Geographe Bay. They were both very curious and popped up right on our bow to say hello to... Uncle Bob 10th September 2016 Who will you find not too far away from the Busselton Jetty? Uncle Bob of course! This young male Southern Right was so excited to have someone who he could show off his handsome looks too and we were certainly feeling very loved today by Bob☺️ Tail and pec slapping, p... Minke Madness 6th September 2016 Geographe Bay held a big surprise for us today that no one was expecting to see... Minke whales! These wonderful baleen whales are known to frequent the West Australian coastline but sightings of them are extremely rare. You can imagine our great surprise when out of t... Happy Fathers Day 4th September 2016 What a beautiful day in Geographe Bay to celebrate Fathers Day! Blue skies, sunshine and perfect spring conditions, it was absolutely perfect☀️ We hope all the Fathers around Australia are enjoying time with their families and celebrating the wonderful job they do for... Humpbacks Arrive in Busselton! 3rd September 2016 A magic spring morning with perfect conditions today and our first encounter was with a mother and calf Bottlenose Dolphin and shortly after we found the rest of the family pod. They were in a very focused mode working fast and efficiently, herding the fish they had fo... Calling a Dinosaur from the Deep 3rd September 2016 Discover the Dinosaurs of the Deep & Learn the Language of the Whales™ Pectoral Slapping 26th August 2016 Pectoral fin slapping which is also known as pec slapping may look like our whales are waving at us but there are many hidden messages in this form of non-verbal whale communication. Pectoral slapping is one of the many favourite surface behaviours to watch amongst wha... Thank You Augusta! 24th August 2016 After three wonderful months of amazing whale watching it is now time to say goodbye to the lovely town of Augusta and her wonderful community. Our Humpback whales have now left Flinders Bay and it is time to meet the returning migration in Geographe Bay. Thank you to... Silly Sunday 21st August 2016 Fun in the sun! Pearl was having so much fun in the sunshine this morning rolling all over her mum, twisting, turning and showing off Saturday Sights 20th August 2016 After a few days of bad weather it was wonderful to be out on beautiful Flinders Bay and meeting some of our special gentle giants! A few Humpbacks around this morning but all keeping a low profile, they will be waiting for the arrival of a few other friends returning...