Humpbacks, common dolphins and bottlenose dolphins
- curtis35188
- Jun 4, 2020
- 1 min read
2020 06-04 SB Channel
Two trips left the SEA Landing today, one at 9am and the other at noon. Skies were grey from an all-day high stratus layer. Seas were fairly calm and light winds prevailed. Total sightings for the day included 2 humpback whales, 1500 long-beaked common dolphins and 20 offshore bottlenose dolphins.
The morning excursion features a large group of common dolphins located just a few miles out from Santa Barbara Harbor. After some nice interactions we moved further south and encountered a single large humpback whale moving east.
In the afternoon we steered more of a southwesterly course and about 3 miles out a long line of common dolphins located the Condor Express. Great looks and interactions were had. After a drive out to The Lanes for survey purposes we had another humpback encounter. This time the beast was moving west. On the way home a medium sized pod of offshore bottlenose dolphins ran along with us and demonstrated their signature aerial behaviors. This sighting capped off a wonderful day in the Channel.
You never know what Mother Nature has in store. Bob Perry Condor Express, and CondorExpressPhotos.com
