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Humpback Courtship 27th June 2016 Very special tours today with an incredible interaction this afternoon as we watched a female Humpback and two males gently twist and turn on the surface showing us something very very special.... Humpback Courtship! Mating has never been recorded as this usually happe... I Spy a Humpback Eye 26th June 2016 After a few days of stormy weather it was lovely to be back out on Flinders Bay enjoying the company of so many beautiful Humpbacks, they were everywhere! Over 50 Humpbacks were sighted today collectively from our morning/afternoon tours and we had a fantastic display...
Whale Tail Sailing 24th June 2016 The unique behaviour of tail sailing is important to the day to day life of our whales. Floating upside down with fluke high and dry above the surface, some have reported the sight as looking similar to a giant butterfly or palm tree when spotted from a great distance... Sail Away With Me 23rd June 2016 What a special cruise we had yesterday morning as we witnessed a very unique behaviour that is rarely ever seen... especially at this time of our season! Tail Sailing is when a whale will hang upside down and their enormous tail fluke will be above the oceans surface.... Surrounded by Humpbacks 21st June 2016 Moments from leaving the Augusta Boat Harbour we were surrounded! Everywhere we looked you could see the tall blow from Humpback pods and big splashes of white water from breaching and surface activity throughout Flinders Bay. Well over 20 Humpbacks were sighted on our... Breaching!!! 20th June 2016 Wow! Our very first big breaching session for the season was sighted today on our morning tour and we were excited! This gorgeous big Humpback was with two other whales but decided to show off with 5+ head lunges and to our great delight the show continued with multipl... Follow the Leader 19th June 2016 This morning we met a pod of 4 gorgeous Humpbacks who were right in the middle of a game of Follow the Leader Troublesome Eight 18th June 2016 Two competition pods sighted today, one on our morning tour and one on our afternoon. The afternoon pod was full of energy as eight huge Humpbacks moved out of Flinders Bay and had us watching carefully as they all surfaced at once creating a lot of excitement to see s... Familiar Juvenile 17th June 2016 That moment you look at someone and know you have seen them before? Well we experienced that very feeling on our morning tour as a familiar juvenile Humpback looked strikingly similar to the little one we met yesterday! Today something was different though... he had a... Following Footprints 16th June 2016 Not long after we left the marina a blow was sighted close by and as we waited for the whale to resurface once again everyone was caught by surprise! Only 3 meters off our bow a very young juvenile Humpback surfaced and it was very clear that he was having a sleep in.... Lighthouse + Humpback = :) 15th June 2016 Our favourite shot to capture while we are in Augusta is two of the most magical things Augusta is renowned for, her magnificent Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse and of course the beautiful giants she shares her bay with. Today we had the perfect opportunity as a pod of rowdy m... Rainbow on Tuesday 14th June 2016 During our Augusta season we see some beautiful rainbows, last season we even cruised through the end of a rainbow out on Flinders Bay but unfortunately no pot of gold was found! Logging Away the Day 13th June 2016 "Yawwwn"...better go hit the log! Logging is one of many fascinating whale surface behaviours we can witness as whale watchers. Just like us, sleeping is vitally important to the health and well being of our whales,without enough sleep it would be impossible for them to a... Cosy Sunday 12th June 2016 Rain was all around today and so were our Humpbacks who never let a bit of rain get in the way of their social lives! Our first two pods of the afternoon were moving through Flinders Bay quickly and were very focused on continuing their migration north to warmer waters... The Boys Are Back In Town 11th June 2016 40+ Humpbacks in the Bay! 10th June 2016 Wow Weeee! After a few days of wild weather it was fantastic to be back out with our Humpback whales and my goodness...we lost count! On our morning tour we had a fantastic time watching a pod of four compete against one another, trying to impress the lovely female Hum... Happy WA Day! 6th June 2016 WA Day takes place on the very first Monday of June each year and is a wonderful time to celebrate our magnificent state and what a special place it is in this very big world Blessing of the Fleet - 2016 5th June 2016 The sun was shining for the 2016 Blessing of the Fleet at the Augusta Boat Harbour and thank you to all who came down to join in on the fun☀️ Our Humpbacks were enjoying the lovely weather and on our morning tour we sighted our very first Dolphin/Humpback interaction f... Moody Day 4th June 2016 Today finally felt like winter time! Moody skies created many beautiful photo opportunities as Flinders Bay and her rugged coastline put on their winter charm⛅️❄️ A quite afternoon out on the bay except for one pod who were racing around like crazy whales! Plenty of en... Winter Warmer with Amalfi 3rd June 2016 The South West region is a very special place to spend some time during our magnificent winter and with so many different attractions and experiences to explore a comfortable place to call home during your stay is most important! The award winning Amalfi Resort is loc... Sunshine Day 2nd June 2016 Another magnificent day to be Whale Watching in Augusta... winter at its finest! Our lovely Humpbacks were out and about having a very relaxed time cruising through the bay with three juveniles sighted and a few very large male Humpbacks showing off their numerous batt... First Day of Winter 1st June 2016 The very first day of winter started off chilly but full of sunshine and very quickly the sun chased the morning mist away to reveal a beautiful day for whale watching☀️ Our very first encounter was with a lovely young Humpback who was happily cruising east while stayi... Welcome Season 2016!!! 31st May 2016 Today was a very special day... it was the start of our 2016 Whale Watching Season! Our beautiful whales welcomed us with open "pectoral fins" and what a pleasure it was to be in their company once again Pelagic Seabird & Cetacean Eco Tour 25th May 2016 UPDATE Pelagic Seabird & Cetacean Eco Tour South West NEW TIME: SUNDAY 29th May 2016 BOARDING: 0630 hrs Port Geographe Marina. BOOK NOW! Step aboard the luxurious $2.5M 25mtr catamaran Steep Point for a day of excitement in search of nature at it's finest. The leadi...