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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 30, 20141 min read

Blue whales !!

Blue whales !! Sunny skies dominated the scene today and the trip out to the feeding grounds included a ride-along with at least 500...

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May 29, 20141 min read

Lots of humpbacks and dolphins today.

Lots of humpbacks and dolphins today. Today was the #humpback and #dolphin show. Sea conditions in the Santa Barbara Channel were very...

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May 28, 20141 min read

blue whale

Blue whale and humpback whales

Blue whale and humpback whales We had a nice pod of common dolphins on the way out to the southeastern feeding grounds today, and another...

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May 27, 20141 min read

humpback whale watching

Krill banquet continues…and more!

Krill banquet continues…and more! 500 common dolphins greeted the Condor Express about 5 miles outside Santa Barbara Harbor today. After...

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May 26, 20141 min read

Krill Banquet

Krill Banquet We played with 2 coastal bottlenose dolphins a herd of around 500 common dolphins not far out of Santa Barbara Harbor...

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May 25, 20142 min read

Unusual breaching behavior today

Captain Eric’s iPhone captured this humpback whale starting to breach right next to the Condor Express. Wow! Amazing shot, Eric. Unusual...

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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 22, 20142 min read

humpback whale watching

How can Captain Dave pack so much excitement into a single trip?

INQUIRING MINDS WANT TO KNOW: How can Captain Dave pack so much excitement into a single trip? Not too far outside Santa Barbara Harbor...

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May 21, 20141 min read

EXTREMELY friendly humpback whales

Captain Dave got this iPhone pic of a friendly humpback that kept doing a “head stand.” EXTREMELY friendly humpback whales Out to the...

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May 18, 20141 min read

Quality

Capt Eric snapped this pectoral slapping humpback on his cell phone today. Quality Today we had some high quality mammal observations....

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May 17, 20142 min read

sea lion

A different kind of “epic” story today

A full grown humpback whale spouts into the breeze as its 40+ foot body is obscured by the heavy seas. photo: Bob Perry...

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May 16, 20141 min read

9 humpbacks including a cow-calf pair, a blue whale and 2000 common dolphins

9 humpbacks including a cow-calf pair, a blue whale and 2000 common dolphins Not a bad trip. Three of the humpback whales including the...

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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

blue whales

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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First Day of Island Whale Season hits the Jackpot !

May 12, 20141 min read

First Day of Island Whale Season hits the Jackpot !

Capt Eric captured this amazing image of a friendly humpback whale with his cell phone ! Wow! First Day of Island Whale Season hits the...

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May 11, 20141 min read