A large adult Risso’s dolphin was among a dozen or so seen interacting with offshore bottlenose today. 5 Species of Cetaceans in One Trip...

A massive bait ball is discovered by two large and hungry humpback whales in the northeastern Santa Barbara Channel. Bait ball on the...

This crystal clear blue water we’ve been experiencing this Summer is sure wonderful for watching (and photographing) our humpback whales...

Full body view of a very friendly humpback whale today. Bob Perry www.CondorExpressPhotos.com It all began the night before……… ‘Twas the...

A full grown adult humpback whale throws its tail in the wind. Bob Perry – CondorExpressPhotos.com 5 Humpbacks & 1 Runs Amok in the...

Humpbacks and Dolphins in Flat Calm Seas Sea conditions were flat calm and glassy today with low overcast/fog.  We headed off to the west...

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...

Friendly humpbacks and a friendly Minke whale Out on the eastern Santa Barbara Channel feeding grounds we watched at least 6 humpback...

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...

Cow-calf pairs for BOTH gray whales and humpback whales. These are the best of times.  It’s Spring and there is new life all around us in...

A cruise ship anchored off Santa Barbara serves as a backdrop for a humpback whale tail fluke. photo: Bob Perry CondorExpressPhotos.com...

Rope is a large female humpback whale with a circumferential entanglement scar from at least 10 years back. photo: Bob Perry Condor...

13+++++ Humpback Whales We ran a 9am and 12noon trip today before the winds came up and things got dicey.  Both trips ran to the humpback...

Mother & Calf Gray Whale & More ! Captain Eric reports a great day full of cool sightings from our 12 noon trip today.  A lone calf or...

Gray Whale Season Yields 6 Humpback Whales Today It rained last night !!  It will rain again tonight !!  Yet somehow the march of the...

Humpback whales go wild again Two humpback whales “mugged” the Condor Express repeatedly today. Captain Eric ran to the eastern Santa...