A very young humpback whale calf attempts a tail throw. photo: CondorExpressPhotos.com Humpback Throngs Move Closer to Home ! We ran two...

Glassy Seas and Tons of Cetaceans There was a lot of bait in the water a few miles out of Santa Barbara Harbor.  Sea conditions were...

Plenty of humpback action and a Blue whale too Off the west end of Santa Cruz Island we located a single #bluewhale today….feeding on...

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

Long Beaked Common Dolphin Juvenile as seen underwater. Photo: Bob Perry Condor Express Photos Summer-like Day Yields Abundant Cetaceans...

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

A friendly humpback whale. photo: Bob Perry CondorExpressPhotos.com Friendly Humpbacks put on a Show We ran three trips today under ideal...

Grays and Humpbacks and Great Conditions The Condor Express ran all three trips today.  On the 9am excursion, 4 gray whales were watched...

11 Gray Whales & 300 Dolphins The marine layer kept ocean conditions smooth all day.  Numerous bait balls full of northern anchovies were...

The March North Proceeds at Full Speed ! Captain Dave reports that all three whale watch trips today ran with sunny skies, little to no...

3 gray whales side by side on a magnificent day in the Santa Barbara Channel Epic conditions & Epic sightings After 17 days of waiting...

Two Gray Whales and Tons of Life Great, warm, sunny weather with clear skies and clear water prevailed in the Santa Barbara Channel...

Out of the Mist There were very very calm and glassy sea condition today on the 9am and 12 noon trips.  I had to leave to catch the Joe...

Lunge Feeding Humpback We ran two trips today, 12 noon and 3 pm.  Sea conditions were fantastic:  clear blue water, no chop, no wind, and...

A surface lunge feeding humpback whale today. First coastal trip of the season is off the charts. As is our custom during this season of...

Gray whale at Santa Cruz Island with heart shaped spout for Valentine’s Day. Gray whales, bottlenose and Risso’s dolphins, Dall’s...

Multiple species interact off the west end There were two groups of two gray whales (total = 4) out off the west end of Santa Cruz Island...

One of many large rafts of California Sea Lions. photo: Bob Perry CondorExpressPhotos.com Sea Lion Masses steal the Show The weather was...

The anchovy populations took advantage of the glassy, sunny zero wind day to come up and bask in the sun. Perhaps they wanted to snack...

Ideal conditions again on the Santa Barbara Channel feeding grounds. Today we watched as 8 humpback whales and 6 Minke whales gorged...