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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... Pearl Bed 16th August 2016 Today was a peaceful morning spent with Pearl and Mother Of Pearl as they snoozed under the overcast sky and seemed completely calm with their surroundings. Pearl is really starting to show some fantastic size and doesn't look so small next to mum anymore! Very special... Pearl is Breaching!!! 14th August 2016 A moment we will remember forever! Pearl was practicing her Southern Right Whale behaviours today when all of a sudden she breached and we all as one felt immense happiness... these are the special moments you dream about Fabulous Friday! 13th August 2016 A beautiful Friday morning greeted us today with warm sunshine and calm conditions. Mother Of Pearl was very happy to see us and decided to arch that beautiful back of hers again given us such a fantastic view of her and an appreciation for just how big she is! Pearl i... Mother Of Pearl Sunbathing 13th August 2016 Mother Of Pearl was trying to catch a few rays today and tan up her belly in time for our fast approaching Spring... just kidding! Although it certainly did look like she had rolled onto her back to do a bit of sunbathing she seemed to be trying to stop Pearl from havi... Rains Out, Schools In 11th August 2016 A blanket of winter rain settled over Flinders Bay today and it was a picture perfect rainy winters day in this beautiful region. For our female Southern Right Whales it was the perfect opportunity to take a few moments to teach their calves some important behaviours a.. Leeuwi & Friends 10th August 2016 Leeuwi was enjoying exploring Flinders Bay with mum and we sighted him on both our morning and afternoon tours. Lately mum has had a new male escort with her who has helped add a little bit of extra protection for Leeuwi and he is certainly starting to become a charact... Mother Of Pearl Smiles 6th August 2016 Today we looked at the most beautiful smile in the world... Mother Of Pearls smile! The rain was gently falling today on a beautiful calm morning and we were enjoying these peaceful moments watching Pearl and her mum when all of a sudden Mother Of Pearl lifted her rost... Leeuwi King Of Flinders Bay 5th August 2016 Our darling baby Humpback Leeuwi was sighted today on both our morning and afternoon tours and is certainly enjoying becoming King of Flinders Bay! Most of the big boisterous Humpbacks have moved past Augusta and have reached the breeding/calving grounds found in the K... Learning From Mother Of Pearl 4th August 2016 The beautiful experiences you have watching a mother teaching her calf never cease to amaze us. Today Mother Of Pearl was repeatedly lifting her massive tail fluke out of the water and encouraging little Pearl to do the same. After a few close attempts Pearl managed it... Mother Of Pearl Breaching! 3rd August 2016 Wow! Today we had to "babysit" Pearl the White Southern Right whale calf while her mother (named Mother Of Pearl Pearl and Leeuwi Re-Sighted 2nd August 2016 Baby whales everywhere! Such a special day today as we re-sighted our beloved Pearl the White Southern Right Whale Calf and on our afternoon tour we met our darling Leeuwi the baby Humpback and his mum who were enjoying a beautiful day out on Flinders Bay. This is a ve... Double Pec Slapping 1st August 2016 This afternoon we had two big Humpbacks putting on a big show of breaching, head lunging and even double pec slapping... all synchronized! Perfectly timed it was beautiful to watch as these two whales called in the attention of a few other Humpbacks in the area. We als... White Southern Right Calf✨ 29th July 2016 Sometimes in life you get the opportunity to see something extraordinarily beautiful... today was certainly one of those days. This morning we met the most gorgeous white Southern Right Whale calf and her mother and everyone on board was beyond excited, we were ecstati... Happy Birthday Leeuwi 28th July 2016 Today is Leeuwi our baby Humpback's first month birthday! As we left the marina we soon sighted off in the distance little Leeuwi and his mum who started to move straight towards us. One month ago on the 28th of June we sighted Leeuwi who was only a few hours old... Breaching Baby Southern Right 27th July 2016 A brilliant day on Flinders Bay today with a very special encounter with a very happy baby Southern Right whale who decided to show off his moves Close to the Coast 26th July 2016 Our Humpback whales have been enjoying spending some time close to the Flinders Bay coastline and resting before continuing their migration north. We have sighted many pods of two whales (male/female Humpback) and a few competition pods as well. After already travellin... Mum Shows Off Leeuwi! 24th July 2016 Little Leeuwi the baby Humpback who was born on the 28th of June and his mum have provided us with some incredible moments for our season so far in Augusta, but today she decided it was time to show off her baby Leeuwi! After spending a few minutes with this pod we qui...