Naturaliste Charters Whale Blogs

Socialising, SHARKS and snoozing!!!

Published on January 25, 2020 By Alison Cross

Today we were greeted by three matriarchal females for our Bremer Canyon Killer Whale Watching! The pod cruised in a perfect line, all surfacing in unison! Of course the QUEEN of the canyon, Split-tip lead the trio, with Noosa and Cookie closely beside her! Flapper and her calf from last season (baby machi) bolted in […]

The ULTIMATE social session!

Published on January 24, 2020 By Alison Cross

Today was beyond a textbook and for lack of a better word… EPIC! We had orca the moment we hit the hotspot! The level of social behaviour today, both within and across pods stands FAR beyond ANY other we have EVER encountered! From 10am RIGHT through until 2 pm we had orca within an arm’s […]

Persistance is KEY in the canyon!

Published on January 20, 2020 By Alison Cross

The morning started with another NEAR miss! Oil slicks were scattered across the hotspot. The now docile orca were popping up intermittently and only for a quick glance. Noosa and her clan made one fowl swoop toward the vessel, only to dive deep and disappear on us! The animals sure were playing hard to get […]

The HUNT- start to finish!

Published on January 19, 2020 By Alison Cross

Moments before reaching the hotpot El Notcho and Cookies pod surfaced in a perfect formation, cruising right toward us! The speed and mentality of the pod suggested they were just headed over to greet us. As the pod edged closer (still quite slowly), we noticed a smaller, lighter outline immersed between the black and white […]