top of page
curtis35188

Mother humpback whale breaches


Our track today.


Mother humpback whale breaches.

The same mother and calf pair of humpback whale that have inhabited our coastal waters for the past couple of weeks was watched closely again today. Captain Dave reports semi-foggy conditions and calm seas. The Condor Express witnessed a similar, yet novel, behavior again from the mother humpback. You may recall reading about this last week. She “logs” on the surface almost motionless, as though she was doing what humpbacks do if they sleep. Then she acts startled, slams her head into the water and then dives with a small tidal wave of spray and foam sent everywhere. Seconds later the mother breaches completely out of the water to the amazement of all the spectators. This repertoire is fairly unique to this whale and is quite an amazing thing to see.

Four Minke whales and about 400 common dolphins were also observed.

best regards Bob Perry Condor Express

5 views0 comments

Recent Posts

See All

A trip up to Gaviota reaps rewards

2018 10-26 SB Channel Dense fog was down to the deck in most of the Santa Barbara Channel, but Captain Dave and the crew of the Condor...

Another sunny day with whales and dolphins.

2018 10-07 SB Channel Today brought us close looks at 3 humpback whales and 200 long-beaked common dolphins.  It was a sunny day with a...

Comments

Rated 0 out of 5 stars.
No ratings yet

Add a rating
bottom of page