A great blue heron was perched right next to the Condor Express before we left the dock this morning. Hot Weather on Land and a Parade of...

Flat Calm Day & Wild Humpbacks Captain Eric and his renowned crew left Santa Barbara Harbor with fantastic, dead calm and sunny...

Captain Eric took this picture with his cell phone. Thanks to Augie for sending it to us! All our Humpback Pals & a Mugging Captain Eric...

Scarlet and Shorty were among the 6 humpbacks This was not a public whale watch, but I’m reporting the sightings anyhow.  It was sunny...

Two humpback whales kick up their tail flukes simultaneously. Great fun. What a nice Day it was ! Sun, blue skies, blue water.  What a...

No Fog!  Wonderful Adventure Today. Captain Dave and his A-Team crew headed to the eastern Santa Barbara Channel under clear skies, warm...

Seven long beaked common dolphins ride a big blue open ocean wave. A Bit of Fog?  Not a Problem! A whole bunch of sea faring folks got...

The juvenile humpback whale with white-on-both-sides pectoral flukes breached so close to the boat that I could not get the whole whale...

Lots of Humpbacks and Dolphins Captain Eric ran east, as has been our custom these past few weeks.  The day started off calm with...

Another Flat, Calm, Sunny Day in Paradise ! Ideal sea and weather conditions again permeated the Santa Barbara Channel, eastern region. ...

Flat Calm, Drop Dead Gorgeous There was a private charter whale watch trip today, and tomorrow we’ll resume our normal public schedule. ...

Large pods of long beaked common dolphins came to play in the clear blue water as we moved out to see the humpback whales today. Dolphins...

The humpback whale calf we call “white pects” came up close to the Condor Express today for a full body, wide angle view in clear blue...

California sea lions have an ample curiosity, boundless energy, and are generally fearless animals. This one was pestering a 50-foot...

The calf with the white-on-both-sides pectoral fins went on a slapping spree again today. It is wild. Minke Whales Everywhere and...

Double breach and tail throws !! Captain Eric ran southeast to an area where a humpback whale had been reported earlier in the day by our...

It was another Top Notch day Not far out of Santa Barbara Harbor we had a chance encounter with the small humpback whale wit a notch in...

2 Whales, 1,500 Dolphins, 1 Hammerhead Captain Dave ran back to that same hot spot we’ve been working the past few days.   Common...

A huge mother humpback whale slaps her massive tail as her calf (on the left) gets ready to join the fun. Spectacular Wildlife! Blue sky,...

A mother humpback whale and her calf aim directly at the Condor Express, then at the last possible second, they dive under the boat. The...