Lately our friend “Top Notch” the humpback has been visiting us on an almost daily basis. The red arrow shows the location of its “notch”...

A Complete Tour of the Channel on a Gorgeous Day Captain Dave ran the Condor Express way to the west to look for wildlife off the Gaviota...

An East Channel Day A medium sized humpback that we have been seeing this week on and off, characterized by its size and a huge patch of...

Cetacean Society Scores Many Marine Mammal Species An American Cetacean Society all day whale watch charter today covered many many miles...

2 Cooperative Minke Whales and 1 Nice Humpback Captain Dave ran a coastal path and went west today.  There were common dolphins...

A giant blue whale is seen in the bright summer sun. Condor Express Photos Augie gets a Blue Whale Augie, a deck hand on the Condor...

A great humpback whale show. Gorgeous. Sunny skies and warm sun all day. Medium breeze. Clear, blue water. A trip to the western...

Masses of sooty shearwaters surround a humpback whale out on the grounds today. photo: CondorExpressPhotos.com A Zillion Dolphins and...

Another north Channel day of fun We headed east and found a wonderful humpback whale not too far from Santa Barbara Harbor.  It was a...

A trumpet blow vocalization followed by a tail slap from an adult humpback whale today. photo: CondorExpressPhotos.com Another...

Baleen Whale “Hat Trick” The Condor Express pulled off a “Hat Trick” today by located and observing one humpback whale, one Minke whale,...

Our tracks today for the tour of the H’s trip credit: Marine Traffic..com 4th of July Tour of the “H’s” Captain Eric ran east to get the...

First sighting of whale that was rescued on June 6, right side view. Bob Perry – www.CondorExpressPhotos.com First sighting of a humpback...

Part of a Risso’s dolphin nursery pod with 2 mothers, each with a young calf. Bob Perry www.CondorExpressPhotos.com Risso’s Dolphin...

Humpback whale entangled in rope. photo: Captain Eric, Condor Express Entangled Humpback Whale Set Free First, it should be understood...

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...

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...