Bumpy seas yield very active humpbacks
- Bob Perry
- Sep 7, 2024
- 1 min read
Image: a surface lunge-feeding humpback whale.
2024 09-07 SB Channel
Sunny skies with moderate surface chop from the west made moving in that direction uncomfortable. Light winds in the morning quickly gave way to a strong breeze. Sightings were very good: 6+ humpback whales and 1000 common dolphins.
Our first wildlife encounter was with a pair of whales about 8 miles from shore. They hand long surface times and were friendly with the boat. Dolphins were spread out in the area. Good looks were had by all. About a mile away, we watched a single whale doing a lot of lunge-feeding. (See today’s photo for an example). Soon the initial pair joined to make a trio.
A lot of breaching led us to another activity pair. Their breaching soon gave way to some mighty lob tailing. A 6th whale was nearby. As we slowly turned to head home, the last whale began to do some major kelping.
You never know what Mother Nature has in store.
Bob Perry
Condor Express, and
