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2 Trips and a Nice Variety of Cetaceans
2 Trips and a Nice Variety of Cetaceans After sighting a sea turtle yesterday, the focus was on cetaceans today. Two trips left the docks...
Jul 25, 20141 min read


A Quintet of Humpback Whales and More !
California Sea Lion photo: Bob Perry A Quintet of Humpback Whales and More ! The sun was bright and our friend Mark told us he could see...
Jul 21, 20142 min read


Beware of the Hungry Humpbacks !
Captain Eric took this iPhone pic of our pal Rope surface lunge feeding on an anchovy school near the coast. I think that’s “Indiana...
Jul 20, 20141 min read


Humpback Whales: They are Everywhere !!
A gorgeous sunny day and humpback whales are everywhere including close to Santa Barbara. photo: Bob Perry Humpback Whales: They are...
Jul 19, 20142 min read


An excellent day in the Santa Barbara Channel
A very friendly humpback whale, Rope’s buddy, came over and showed us a tail flukes waterfall. photo: Bob Perry An excellent day in the...
Jul 18, 20142 min read
Six Humpback Whales including our Friend “Rope”
Six Humpback Whales including our Friend “Rope” Today we ran an afternoon trip from 100 pm to 530 pm with the venerable Captain Dave at...
Jul 17, 20141 min read


Cetacean Bonanza (and Bob had a dental appointment) :-(
One of many dozen breaches by a wild humpback whale today. photo: Captain Dave’s iPhone Cetacean Bonanza (and Bob had a dental...
Jul 16, 20142 min read


A trip up to Gaviota !
Our track to the far west today. Image: Marine Traffic AIS A trip up to Gaviota ! We ran west, and I do mean west today…all the way to...
Jul 6, 20141 min read


Things got a little bit BLUE today !
A giant blue whale shows its mighty tail flukes. Photo: www.CondorExpressPhotos.com Things got a little bit BLUE today ! Our one and only...
Jul 1, 20141 min read


Risso’s Dolphin Nursery Pod and More !
Part of a Risso’s dolphin nursery pod with 2 mothers, each with a young calf. Bob Perry www.CondorExpressPhotos.com Risso’s Dolphin...
Jun 30, 20143 min read


Dolphins Put on a Show – Humpbacks Also Seen
Clear blue water and a trio of long beaked common dolphins. June 29, 2014 Condor Express Dolphins Put on a Show – Humpbacks Also Seen An...
Jun 29, 20141 min read
Humpback whale bodysurfs big swells
Humpback whale bodysurfs big swells The water has been very clear outside this week. The keen eyes of Captain Eric located the first of...
Jun 28, 20141 min read


You might say it was a breeze to find whales today.
Wind vector map for this afternoon. source: iWindsurf.com You might say it was a breeze to find whales today. It was a bright sunny day...
Jun 27, 20141 min read
Today 200+ Offshore Bottlenose Dolphins Join the Party
Today 200+ Offshore Bottlenose Dolphins Join the Party The day started off with a very nice visit with a mother humpback whale and her...
Jun 25, 20141 min read


East to West our Humpbacks are Best
Tail fluke from an adult humpback whale. photo: Bob Perry www.CondorExpressPhotos.om East to West our Humpbacks are Best We ran east then...
Jun 24, 20142 min read
A nice visit to both sides of the Channel.
A nice visit to both sides of the Channel. The trip started with #humpbackwhales being sighted only 5 miles offshore. This sighting...
Jun 23, 20141 min read
The hottest of hot spots lights up sightings today !
The hottest of hot spots lights up sightings today ! About 6 miles south of Santa Barbara is where the many individual hot spots were on...
Jun 22, 20141 min read


Lots of Humpbacks including our friend Rope.
Humpbacks galore a few miles off UCSB, then a great visit to Santa Cruz Island. (today’s ship track) Lots of Humpbacks including our...
Jun 21, 20141 min read


First Look at a “Dalmatian” Humpback Calf !
Land of the Humpbacks. (2 weeks ago they were far to the East) First Look at a “Dalmatian” Humpback Calf ! The fog had us pretty well...
Jun 20, 20141 min read


Too Many Humpback Whales to Count ?
A young humpback whale breached about 20 times today. Here is one of those times. Bob Perry CondorExpressPhotos.com Too Many Humpback...
Jun 19, 20142 min read
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