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Humpback Calf Off Rottnest We had a re-sighting of the Humpback calf and his mum from yesterday this morning and although mum was enjoying a sleep her little one seemed to recognise us and was a bit playful! Gently rolling on the surface and a couple of gentle lifts of his rostrum and pectoral f...
First Humpback Calf for Southern Migration 2017 Today we met our very first Humpback calf on the southern migration for season 2017! It was very exciting to watch as one whale raced away from three chasing whales and then a tiny little Humpback popped up right next to mum❤️ The whale who was racing away was mum and...
Cottesloe Whale Watching Today the Humpback Whales literally swam over to us! After meeting a very friendly pod of three socializing Humpbacks and spending some time with them we were a bit distracted until a quick glance ahead sighted yet another three Humpbacks swimming straight over to us a...
Spring Whale Watching in Perth Whale Watching with Humpback Whales is often interesting as the more whales within a pod the more social or competitive it generally is, especially during the migration season. So you can imagine the scene of 12 Humpback Whales in three separate pods all enjoying each...
Perth Humpback Whales The start of the southern migration brings many young whales who are almost at or have just reached maturity. These young whales range from 9-12 meters in length and are not only full of youthful enthusiasm but also wonderful curiosity and love to investigate all that...
Perth Whales & Dolphins at Play We had a very special interaction with two young Humpbacks and a pod of 12 Bottlenose Dolphins today on a beautiful morning in Perth☀️ Sighting a Humpback and Dolphin interaction is quiet rare for humans but it does happen often in the wild, for us humans it is all abo...
Whale Watching in Perth Today was a very special day as we celebrated a wedding proposal with the whales!
Humpback Tail Dives at Rottnest Our first big adult Humpbacks arrived today and their sheer size and sound created a presence everywhere they went! One of the nearby juveniles breached with some rather long hang time but this still didn't attract the attention of these two big whales who decided we c...
Southern Right Whale Off Fremantle We had an extraordinary moment today when we sighted a mother Southern Right Whale and her calf just off the Fremantle coast resting quietly! It is very rare and special to sight a Southern Right Whale this far north with her calf and she has been using this coastline...
Humpbacks Off Cottesloe A boisterous male Humpback greeted us with a big head lunge as his introduction today, just letting us know that the female he was with definitely was going to remain his and not ours! This male has seen an interaction with an Orca possibly in his younger days or maybe...
Humpbacks Breaching in Port of Fremantle There were Humpbacks in the Port of Fremantle today! For the very first time we sighted two young Humpbacks breaching in the Swan River mouth creating a bit of a fuss and it certainly took us a few seconds longer than usual to understand what we were seeing
Glassy Humpbacks in Fremantle The weather was superb this morning as the wind dropped to a whisper and the conditions became glassy... that point when you can almost see your reflection in the ocean! Our southern migrating Humpbacks seemed at ease in these calm conditions as they shuffled around sm...
Three Humpbacks Visit Perth Four Humpback Whales approached our vessel today and our first sighting of them was of big pectoral slaps, almost as if they were waving us over! Four became three as the smallest one shuffled over to a small fishing vessel to show off while the three remaining whales...
Perth's Flirty Humpback This young male Humpback seemed to be putting on the moves today when he swam straight over to us, staying for over an hour as he tried his very best to capture our attention and it worked! He had us at hello even before the enormous breach only meters away
Fremantle's Friendly Humpbacks September brings some rather friendly Humpbacks along our Western Australian coastline who are enjoying the last few weeks of their Winter getaway before slowly heading back to the big krill fridge waiting for them in Antarctica. We had Humpbacks all around as two big...
Fathers Day Whale Watch in Fremantle A very happy Fathers Day to all of the dads around the world and our Western Australian Humpback Whales certainly knew it was an important day for the humans today and decided to share the love with an incredible interaction which lasted over 90 minutes and had everyon...
Humpbacks in Perth The very first Humpback Whales who begin the migration south once again are generally the yearlings, juveniles and young adults who have happily completed their leg of the northern migration and are now ready to begin feeding again down in Antarctica where an abundance...
Southern Humpback Migration Season 2017 The start of the Epic Southern Humpback Whale Migration for Season 2017 began today with an incredible encounter by Wobbles and her mate! Our very first whales we met today were an escort pod with one large female who we named Wobbles and her protective male escort. Ap...
Augusta Whale Watch Season 2017 Today marks the last day of winter and after three amazing months in beautiful Augusta, Western Australia we are now saying goodbye after another wonderful year of whale watching in Flinders Bay! This season in Augusta brought many surprises and spectacular moments tha... Last Day in Flinders Bay A wonderfully calm day to enjoy our last tour in Flinders Bay for Season 2017☀️ Colourpatch and his mum Irwin were also enjoying the beautiful conditions and were having a long sleep in the morning sunshine. You can learn more about how whales sleep here and the behavi... Southern Right Whales Season 2017 We had plenty of fun in the sun today as we met our local mother and calf Southern Right Whales once again and they were all looking very well! Little Colourpatch and Irwin were in their usual spot along the coast and today Colourpatch lifted his very big tail fluke ri... Southern Right Whales Augusta A magnificent afternoon in Augusta and we were not the only ones enjoying the sunshine! Our mother and calf pods were relaxing in the warmth while the two adult Southern Right Whales seemed to have all the time in the world as they came over to say hello and check out... Flinders Bay Southern Rights Southern Right Whales Irwin and her calf Colourpatch were sighted this morning and we are amazed every time we see her calf, he is growing so big! Looking closely at his unique white marking I wonder if you can see the crocodile jaws hidden there? That is why we decide... Augusta Southern Rights We had the special opportunity today to be amongst six Southern Right Whales who were all around us and enjoying the magnificent calm conditions. Two mother and calf pods and a pod of two adult whales kept us busy watching as they seemed to enjoy each others company. L...