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Jun 1, 20162 min read
Krill
2016 06-01 SB Channel It’s been years since we’ve had a nice build-up of krill along “The Ledge” (north face of SCI, SRI and SMI), and...
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Sep 18, 20152 min read
Blue Whales, Fin Whales and Dolphins
2015 09-18 SB Channel Our first cetaceans consisted of about 100 long-beaked common dolphins that we watched in that crystal clear Santa...
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Sep 17, 20151 min read
A humpback, a fin and 2 blue whales
2015 09-17 SB Channel It was a sunny day with moderate winds and seas offshore, and nicer conditions closer to the beach. Captain Dave...
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Sep 16, 20152 min read
Nice Variety of Cetaceans
2015 09-16 SB Channel We barely had our bow out of Santa Barbara Harbor when Captain Dave spun the Condor Express around and we followed...
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Aug 12, 20151 min read
Blue Whales and Humpbacks (and Dolphins)
2015 08-12 SB Channel We spent the morning cruising across the Santa Barbara Channel where we found 200 or so long-beaked common dolphins...
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Jul 2, 20152 min read
At least 12 humpbacks and 2 blue whales.
2015 07-02 SB Channel The tropical clouds which were creating partly cloudy skies as we left the dock at 10 am quickly dissipated and the...
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Jul 1, 20152 min read
Humpbacks, Blues and a Fin.
2015 07-01 SB Channel It was cloudy, warm and a bit humid today as the remnants of a tropical storm ran north into the Santa Barbara...
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May 28, 20152 min read
Lunge-feeding humpback upstaged by a trio of the big blue whales
A CLOUDY MORNING EVENTUALLY GAVE WAY TO SUNNY BLUE SKIES WITH BLUE WHALES. C’MON DOWN AND CHECK ‘EM OUT ! 2015 05-28 SB Channel Blue...
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Nov 29, 20141 min read
5 Blue Whales; 12++ Humpback Whales – Epic conditions
Kelping behavior by a humpback whale. Photo taken on yesterday’s expedition. Captain Dave ran southwest for quite a while to a location...
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Nov 28, 20142 min read
First gray whales (2), blue whales (2+), humpback whales (16+), bald eagle (1)
Tah-dah! Announcing the official opening of Gray Whale season on the Condor Express today! Our first gray whales of the 2015 season !...
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Nov 15, 20142 min read
Pelagic Expedition a Huge Success !
An infrequently observed behavior – an adult Risso’s dolphin surfed the bow of the Condor Express for several minutes. Wow! Pelagic...
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Nov 5, 20142 min read
It’s November 5. BLUE WHALE & more today.
A giant blue whale was watched today out close to Santa Cruz Island on our way to visit the Painted Cave. It was a big, beautiful beast...
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Oct 23, 20142 min read
Everyone on board had the Blues
One of six blue whales seen today in one hot spot area. you are looking at the anterior 1/3rd (approx) of this giant. Everyone on board...
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Jul 29, 20141 min read
Condor Express gets a nod in new scientific paper on US West Coast blue whale distribution !!
You may enjoy this new scientific paper on blue whale distribution and note (shameless bragging) that the Condor Express is mentioned in...
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Jun 26, 20142 min read
It all began the night before………
Full body view of a very friendly humpback whale today. Bob Perry www.CondorExpressPhotos.com It all began the night before……… ‘Twas the...
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Jun 4, 20141 min read
Species Smorgasbord
Species Smorgasbord It was a massive species smorgasbord out on the feeding grounds today. Seas were a bit calmer than yesterday – nary...
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May 24, 20142 min read
Our lucky Mola mola.
A surface lunge feeding humpback whale today. Bob Perry CondorExpressPhotos.com Our lucky Mola mola. Conditions were outstanding in the...
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May 23, 20141 min read
It’s a feast on the feeding grounds and everyone’s invited!
It’s a feast on the feeding grounds and everyone’s invited! Nice, flat and calm conditions on the Santa Barbara Channel today lead to...
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May 14, 20141 min read
HOT weather and very HOT sightings today
HOT weather and very HOT sightings today We are in the midst of an intense heat wave and record-breaking whale sightings at the same...
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May 13, 20141 min read
Another outstanding day in the Santa Barbara Channel
Another outstanding day in the Santa Barbara Channel A total of 9 humpback whales and 2 blue whales were watched today which included a...
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