Fantastic Day but where is Shorty? Captain Dave and his crew ran into the eastern Santa Barbara Channel under sunny skies, calm seas with...

The very tip of a California sea lion’s nose is seen poking out of the water as its big eye looks directly at the camera. Sea lions are...

Outstanding weather & wildlife Down to the east Santa Barbara Channel the sun was shining bright and the ocean was calm.   The ocean was...

A massive school of northern anchovies had developed into a tight ball on the surface and was attacked from above and below. Here we see...

A larger female humpback whale kicks up her tail flukes as her calf swims alongside. Spectacular Blue, Calm and Full of Life It was...

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...

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

A fearless California sea lion is seen pestering a humpback whale. Whale City Features a Breacher It was “Whale City” out on the eastern...

Five Humpbacks including our Pal “Rope” Captain Dave and the crew of the Condor Express ran to the eastern Santa Barbara Channel.  There...

2 humpback whales and the little one gets friendly Drop dead gorgeous conditions in the Santa Barbara Channel made it fun and easy to...

Two very friendly humpback whales are seen in crystal clear blue water close to the Condor Express. One has its pectoral fluke in the air...

Top Notch the humpback with a notch in its dorsal fin gave a top notch performance out on the grounds today. Our Humpback Whale Friend...

More Interesting Minke Whale Behavior + More Our week of interesting interactions with Minke whales continued again today.  Two of the...

Wounds on the tail stock of “Lucky” the disentangle humpback whale seem to be healing after almost 2 months. Captain Dave was part of the...

Friendly Minke Whale Goes Surfing & More ! Rumors of a single so-called “friendly” Minke whale in the Santa Barbara Channel have been...

Countless dolphins and More Another flat, calm day on the Santa Barbara Channel and we watched dolphins everywhere, from the coast to the...

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”...

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

A gorgeous sunny day and humpback whales are everywhere including close to Santa Barbara. photo: Bob Perry Humpback Whales:  They are...

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...