Eight whales, five porpoises
Eight whales, five porpoises. A bit rocky out at the West End of Santa Cruz Island again today, so Captain Dave and the crew took a turn...
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- Jan 4, 2014
- 2 min
Many Mammal Species and a pair of Bald Eagles on Santa Cruz Island
A pair of bald eagles perched on the seacliffs of Santa Cruz Island. Photo: Bob Perry CondorExpressPhotos.com Mirror Glass, Many Mammal...
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- Jan 2, 2014
- 1 min
Calm seas result in gray whale mating.
Three gray whales. Photo credit: Bob Perry CondorExpressPhotos.com Calm seas result in gray whales mating. The trip across the Santa...
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- Nov 30, 2013
- 1 min
Perfect sea conditions and lots of surface whale feeding
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...
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- Nov 12, 2013
- 1 min
Hour upon hour of humpback whale surface feeding.
Photo by Capt Eric showing surface lunge feeding humpback whales Hour upon hour of humpback surface feeding. The sea conditions were...
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- Oct 19, 2013
- 1 min
The Fall Feeding Frenzy Continues in the Santa Barbara Channel
After some brief morning fog, the conditions became sunny with calm seas again today. A total of 8 humpback whales were watched closely,...
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- Jul 13, 2013
- 2 min
Mako Shark and 5 other species.
A short fin mako shark was seen on our trip today. It was a special 8-hour whale watch trip today with the American Cetacean Society, Los...
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- Jun 10, 2013
- 1 min
Sun shines on humpback whales (and dolphins)
Captain Dave was at it again, and so were the mighty humpback whales of the Santa Barbara Channel. If this isn’t the best whale watching...
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- May 18, 2013
- 1 min
Eleven Humpback Whales
El Capitan Dave reports bright sun and a moderate bump on the water in the Channel today, but the ol’ Condor encountered 11 humpback...
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- Apr 6, 2013
- 1 min
Gray whale migration still on the move plus common dolphins run amok!
The latest on the gray whale migration. Three gray whales were observed in the gray whale migration back to their feeding grounds in...
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- Apr 5, 2013
- 1 min
Another classic day for gray whales and dolphins.
The mighty Condor took its 100-tons of steel out for three trips along the coast today and 8 gray whales were observed and 100 common...
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- Apr 5, 2013
- 1 min
Repairs on Condor Express are moving foreward !
The above photos show (1) the new wheelhouse aluminum shell and reinforcement beams, and (2) a crane removing the antenna mast from the...
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- Apr 4, 2013
- 1 min
A wonderfuly friendly gray whale !
We ran two gray whale watching trips today under the direction of Captain Dave. The early morning featured some light rain which...
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- Apr 3, 2013
- 1 min
Another great day with a Gray Whale breach
Captain Dave reports from the Condor that two trips ran today and a total of 7 gray whales including a Gray Whale breach. They were...
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- Apr 1, 2013
- 1 min
More breaching Gray Whales today
Captain Dave reports from the Condor, which ran two trips today, that a total of 7 gray whales were closely observed. On the 12noon trip...
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- Mar 13, 2013
- 1 min
Repair work is now under way on the Condor Express
Repair work and replacement of instruments in the burned wheelhouse of the Condor Express is now under way. The captains and crew are on...
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- Nov 28, 2012
- 1 min
Don’t Miss the Santa Barbara Parade of Lights Cruise Sunday, Dec 9
The Parade of Lights is Sunday, December 9th and the Condor Express departs from Sea Landing at 5:00 p.m. This Parade of Lights cruise is...
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- Nov 19, 2012
- 1 min
Condor Express sails again Fri 11/23 – Come See The Gray Whales
Gray Whales begin their southern migration A few “early bird” gray whales have been seen off the coast and reports tell of humpbacks...
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- Oct 28, 2012
- 1 min
Last whale watching cruise until Nov 21
Last whale watching cruise until Nov 21 Today was our last whale watching cruise until Wed. Nov. 21, as we will be hauling out and in the...
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- Oct 24, 2012
- 1 min
Top 10 things to do in Santa Barbara
Top 10 things to do in Santa Barbara One of the top 10 things to do in Santa Barbara is definitely California whale watching. Today was a...
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