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Mum.... 'Look At Me!' 30th October 2016 Anyone who has young Children in their lives may be aware of the term mum.. mum.. mum.. mum.. look at me! Exactly our thoughts today as this young calf decided to breach only a few meters away from our bow and almost land directly on top of her mum Head Lunge Perfection 28th October 2016 A wonderful Friday morning that had us all excited to see who we could meet today! Mothers and their calves were everywhere we looked and many of these pods had a male escort with them which resulted in a lot of spectacular surface behaviour as the numerous pods began... Escort Pods Allround 27th October 2016 Today was a very fun day with many escort pods sighted which always adds a different energy to the environment. The first mother and calf sighted today had only recently had a male Humpback approach them and try to interact with the female, but she was having none of i... Double Trouble 24th October 2016 One of the finest moments when whale watching, a mother and calf both breaching the surface at the same time! It was a very busy morning with mothers and calves all around and being very social mammals we could see plenty of talking going on amongst the pods. We had si... Protective Mum 23rd October 2016 A large female Humpback was tail slapping today and although spectacular to watch the reason behind her behaviour was not naturally caused. Unfortunately, amateur vessels had been approaching her too closely and at speed which upset the female who had a young calf. Her... Picture Perfect Saturday 22nd October 2016 A magnificent Saturday morning greeted us as we made our way out and it wasn't long before we met our first mother and calf having a sleepy start to this lovely Saturday. A bit further along we met another mother and calf who seemed very curious towards us as the mothe... 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... Hello Breaching 21st September 2016 After a few days of bad weather and quiet activity two big Humpback whales greeted us today like long lost friends! Approaching our bow and circling around the vessel a few times saying hello to everyone before moving towards the Busselton Jetty. Once they approached w... 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...