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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...
Humpback Clouds 25th June 2017 Breaking news today... Humpback Whales create their own weather system! Yes sir, when you have twenty Humpbacks in a Competition Pod it creates many exhalations in one small area which from a distance looks very much like a large, moving cloud☁️ The largest competition...
Rainbow Treasure 24th June 2017 Hiding after the stormy weather over the last few days was a beautiful rainbow that we sighted on this mornings tour. We watched carefully in Flinders Bay as we approached the end of the rainbow itself and then we saw the treasure appear from the deep... a juvenile Hum...
Breach Before the Storm 19th June 2017 We enjoyed the beautiful start to a lovely day as we made our way out and met two resting Humpbacks who were relaxing in the calm conditions before a large amount of splashing caught our attention off in the distance. On our arrival we could see two pods of Humpbacks a...
Curious Company 18th June 2017 Today we encountered the most curious of company in Humpback Whales and Bottlenose Dolphins who seemed as fascinated by us as we were of them! The bay is still teeming with many Humpback Whales this morning and our first pod was happily playing with the local Bottlenos...
Saturday Crowds 17th June 2017 We lost track of how many Humpbacks we sighted today on both our morning and afternoon experiences, it was crazy! The whole of Flinders Bay was filled with Humpbacks looking for a fun time and males busily seeking out available female Humpbacks within the bay. Numerous...
360 Degrees Humpbacks 16th June 2017 Everywhere we looked this morning we sighted Humpbacks! Flinders Bay was buzzing with the excitement of Humpback Whales who had recently arrived in the bay and were ready to socialise and compete with all whales full of energy having only recently left Antarctica. One...
Mama Mia 15th June 2017 A very special day as Common Dolphins were sighted on all of our tours and in the afternoon they decided to have some fun with a pod of two Humpback Whales that elegantly twisted and turned on the oceans surface carefully matching every move of the nimble Dolphins. Muc...