Back on the water.

Rough night last night, amazing morning this morning, but I'm beat.  So rather than posting a long post now with tons of photos, I tossed everything into a video for quick viewing.You only came to look at the pictures anyway, right?

A Killer Birthday for Cay

Cay photographing salp at the Monterey Bay Whale Watch CenterLast Saturday I sat in front of the computer and watched hours of video footage on a predation event in Monterey Bay:  A group of orca (the CA-51A group) were hunting a Gray whale calf. The next day, Sunday, was Cay's birthday, and we had plans to …

Coming Soon:

Here's a little preview of a future post about today's whale watch.  Right now I'm just too tired to write it, but will share this one photo:

Writing Memories

I recently saw, somewhere, possibly fb, a quote that said something to the effect that people who are living life to the fullest don't have time to write about it. The more I think about it, the less I want that to be true, but also the more I find it to be so.It's been …

Monterey Bay Whale Watch (today!)

I have about 100 4K burst video to go through at this point, so I won't be posting tonight.  Sadly, I learned two things today:  1) I get really excited and drop my camera when something cool is happening, and 2) I really don't know how to use my new camera properly yet.   Never-the-less, I …

Today’s Whale Watch.

Today Cay and I drove down to Monterey Bay and boarded The Blackfin for a 4 hour whale watch.  Despite having a cheap point and shoot, I was able to get a few decent photos... a little under 100 of them.  It was a good day:  about 20 Humpback whales, 2 Blue whales, a Minke, …

Harbor Breeze Whale Watch: Part 2: The Whale Watch

Once upon a time I went on my very first whale watch ever. It was oh, a dozen years ago, which seems like a lifetime.  It was with Harbor Breeze, and I saw TWO BLUE WHALES swimming side by side... and I was hooked.Today I knew I wasn't going to recreate that.  I hoped for a …

Goodbye, Cabrillo Whale Watch

I've loved my time as a Cabrillo Whale Watch Naturalist.  I cried a bit Tuesday night when I left the meeting (early, because I knew I was going to cry) and again yesterday afternoon when I got off the Tradition, my last boat as a naturalist.Unfortunately, moving to Petaluma this spring is going to be …

Photos from the Christmas Eve Day Whale Watch

from the Matt Walsh...The harbor seals were back...smoke from the Thompson fire (now the largest fire in CA history)feeding frenzy! several species of birds, common dolphins, and sea lions were feasting on small fish near the surface. common dolphin in the distancethe Santa Monica Pier from the boat

it’s not just about whales

Today I was once again out on a whale watching boat out of Marina del Rey.  We're at the very beginning of gray whale season, which means there are very few grays heading down along the coast yet.  It's also the time of year when the larger whales have been feeding to the north, and …