The mighty tail flukes of a deep diving humpback whale today. photo: CondorExpressPhotos.com Nice humpbacks; tons of dolphins A very...

Summer Krill Brings Many Humpback Whales The news from the feeding grounds was good again today.  Weather and sea conditions were nice; a...

Species Smorgasbord It was a massive species smorgasbord out on the feeding grounds today.  Seas were a bit calmer than yesterday – nary...

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

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

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...

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

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

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

A surface lunge feeding humpback whale today. Bob Perry CondorExpressPhotos.com Our lucky Mola mola. Conditions were outstanding in the...

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

Another outstanding day in the Santa Barbara Channel A total of 9 humpback whales and 2 blue whales were watched today which included a...

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

11 gray whales + 150 common dolphins Our grand finale coastal gray whale excursions were epic.  On the 9am trip there was a gentle breeze...