Two trips to the same general area with great results!
- Bob Perry
- 10 hours ago
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2025 04-21 SB Channel
Conditions in our neck of the Channel were ideal…it was mirror glass all day long. It was perfect for spotting and watching Cetaceans which we found in abundance! Captain Eddy ran two trips, 9 AM and 12 noon. Total sightings for the day included 14 humpback whales and 2 Minke whales.
The morning trip was a student trip…what a great way for them to get in touch with their own backyard! Just 2 miles outside The Harbor we found a relatively cooperative Minke whale. It surfaced four or five times, and on the glassy water, we had great looks before moving south.
North east of Habitat we found that area with at least 4 humpback whales. We had time to follow 2 of them closely. It was a pair that consisted of a large female who, according to our friend Holly, was recorded 25 years ago in our area, and a smaller male that was first seen 4 years ago. We had a couple of breaches and a few close passes sort of at random.
The noon trip followed pretty much the same pattern where we saw the Minke whale in just about the same location before moving offshore to the humpback hotspot. They had moved east of Habitat and now there were at least 10 in the area Most of them appeared to be feeding sub-surface. Among all these whales, one of them breached and began to slap its tail (See today’s photograph for an example). Close by we found a trio of whales and one of them was our pals Scarlet who’s been in the area for about a week. They made a couple of close, quick passes for a quick hello.
You never know what Mother Nature has in store.
Bob Perry