More and more friendly humpback whales and dolphins
2015 07-10 SB Channel Another mega-cetacean day for the Condor Express as we closely watched 19 humpback whales and at least 3,000...
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Jul 9, 20152 min read
17 Humpbacks & Lunge-Feeding near Santa Rosa Island
2015 07-09 SB Channel Seventeen humpback whales and at least 2,000 long-beaked common dolphins were closely watched on our excursion....
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Jul 7, 20151 min read
17 humpbacks, including a mother with calf….and lots more!
2015 07-07 SB Channel Not too far out from Santa Barbara Harbor ol’ eagle-eyes Augie spotted a nice ocean sunfish (Mola mola) which we...
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Jul 6, 20152 min read
17++ Humpbacks and A Mother Blue Whale shows us her Calf
2015 07-06 SB Channel First let me give you the total picture of today’s excursion: We closely watched 17 humpback whales (with at least...
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Jul 5, 20151 min read
Rope, Scarlet and throngs of other humpback whale put on a show
2015 07-05 SB Channel Rope, Scarlet and throngs of other humpback whales put on a show. Captain Eric found a mother lode of humpback...
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Jul 3, 20151 min read
Eight Humpback Whales Circle the Area
2015 07-03 SB Channel Along the offshore oil platform line-up, between Charlie and Hillhouse, we found a wide swath of humpback whales...
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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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Jun 30, 20152 min read
Rope and Friend Mug the Condor Express In a Wild Meet-and-Greet Session
2015 06-30 SB Channel We found our first payload of cetaceans just 3 miles south of Santa Barbara Harbor as we glided slowly along with...
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Jun 29, 20152 min read
So Many Humpback Whales, So Little Time
HUMPBACK WHALE TAIL THROW ! 2015 06-29-SB Channel A trip out to see the blue whales was not to be as seas in the western zone of the...
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Jun 28, 20151 min read
Captain Dave drains a ton of Humpback Whales and more
2015 06-28 SB Channel Winds outside precluded the south side of the Santa Barbara Channel, but the north half was quite doable. There...
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Jun 27, 20151 min read
Wild Humpback Whale Behaviors Again !
South of the rig line there were several bait ball hot spots with the usual suspects dining on the anchovy cuisine. The humpback whales...
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Jun 26, 20152 min read
Summertime blue whales = 4, Humpback whales = 10 + Dolphins too
2015 06-26 SB Channel Captain Eric has been on a hot streak. Yesterday he was in charge when we had a 2-hour lunge-feeding humpback...
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Jun 25, 20153 min read
Gluttony on the high seas – massive humpback lunging session
2015 06-25 SB Channel NOTE: “Gluttony” may be a bit anthropomorphic, but it helps me relate to you the spectacular humpback whale feeding...
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Jun 24, 20152 min read
A Great Day in Humpbackland – Rope was there
A LARGE ADULT HUMPBACK WHALE COMES TO THE SURFACE IN THE MIDDLE OF AN OCEAN HOT SPOT SURROUNDED BY VISITORS FROM NEW ZEALAND: SOOTY...
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Jun 23, 20151 min read
A Dozen Humpback Whales and Thousands of Dolphins
2015 06-23 SB Channel Captain Eric ran the show today and headed for the middle of the Santa Barbara Channel in search of wildlife. He...
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Jun 22, 20152 min read
An Exhilarating Day
2015 06-22 SB Channel Exhilarating ! Although it was a bright sunny day with a moderate “bump” on the surface, the real fun came around...
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Jun 21, 20151 min read
The Summer Humpback Whales are Here !
2015 06-21 SB Channel Captain Dave ran into the middle of the Santa Barbara Channel and found a “mother lode” of at least 20 giant...
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Jun 19, 20152 min read
Homeguard humpbacks on a sunny, summer day!
A MONSTRO HUMPBACK BREACHED A BUNCH OF TIMES (SEE OUR PHOTO WEBSITE) AND THEN THREW ITS TAIL AROUND TOO 2015 06-19 SB Channel As you can...
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Jun 18, 20152 min read
TONS of humpback whales, dolphins (and a nice Cave trip)
2015 06-18 SB Channel There was a thick marine stratus layer most of the day and as we departed Santa Barbara there was a light breeze...
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