Wednesday’s sunrise trip was another one for the books. It was overcast during sunrise which was an added challenge for our photographers – but we were treated to some surface behaviors first thing in the morning by a young Humpback. While out on the bay today we sighted 30 Humpback Whales, 2 Blue Whales, 20 Risso’s…
Our afternoon trip today was filled with nice sightings. We ended up with 20 Humpbacks and 2 Harbor Porpoise while out on the bay. On our way back in to the harbor we sighted a small group of Risso’s Dolphins right in front of the breakwater.
We had a nice variety of wildlife today. We passed up a few Humpbacks on our way to a reported Killer Whale sighting. We spent some time with a well known pod of Bigg’s Killer Whales the CA 51’s. The CA 51’s are a group of 4 Killer Whales – CA 51 is the matriarch,…
We had our first sunrise trip of the year! It was incredible to be out with the whales as the sun was coming up. The colors in the sky at sunrise were absolutely unbeatable. We had small groups of whales all along the beach from Monterey north to Moss Landing. At the head of the…
Interesting interactions today! We came upon Killer Whales just after they had killed a Gray Whale calf this morning. This is the fourth calf taken this season in Monterey Bay by the California Bigg’s Killer Whale population. There were some familiar Killer Whales involved in the hunt today – Emma’s group, the CA 140’s were…