Mirror glass seas with lots of warm-blooded beasts.
- Bob Perry
- Jun 13
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2025 06–13 SB Channel
Captain Eddy and the crew ran southwest across The Channel towards the west end of beautiful Santa Cruz Island. There was a light marine layer and the ocean surface was a mirror glass flat. Sightings for the day included: 1000 common dolphins, 20 California sea lions and 4 humpback whales. (No balloons were seen or retrieved today).
That same pod of 500+ common dolphins was still feeding on the bait balls just a mile off of Ledbetter. There were a dozen or more sea lions in the mix and 2 birdnados developed before we moved back on course.
Northeast of The Buoy we picked up an adult whale and then, a few minutes later, a second one came into the area. We had quick looks at each due to the fact that they traveled in random directions when submerged making them hard to follow. The second whale made a nice close approach a third birdnado developed. 500 additional dolphins were also feeding. We continued southwest.
South of The Lanes, and not too far off The Island, we encountered a very cooperative mother humpback with her calf. The 2 appeared to be logging/sleeping on the surface. The calf woke up and came over to the boat and spy hopped. It rolled on top of mom, causing her to wake up. The pair dove together for a double tail fluke event. (See today’s photo for an example).
You never know what Mother Nature has in store.
Bob Perry
