Naturaliste Charters Whale Blogs

TURN UP THE TURBULENCE

Published on February 22, 2020 By Alison Cross

Tackling the Turbulence of the Southern Ocean With strong winds blowing in from the east and a south-westerly swell rolling through, we knew today’s conditions would bring some serious turbulence to the Bremer Canyon. Luckily, our 24-metre purpose-built vessel, designed for the wild Southern Ocean, is made to handle days like this. The beauty of […]

NAUGHTY NEONATE

Published on February 20, 2020 By Alison Cross

Neonate Orca Steals the Show in Bremer Canyon While the adult orca focused intently on hunting, scanning the depths for prey — likely tuning in to the faint clicks and sounds of elusive Beaked Whales below — one tiny neonate calf had very different plans. Multiple pods were working the hotspot today, creating an electric […]

AFTERNOON DELIGHT

Published on February 19, 2020 By Alison Cross

The orca showed how tumultuous and wild they can really be today. They are predictably unpredictable and we are constantly leaving the canyon at the end of the day with more questions than answers!A friendly pod at the edge of the shelf marked the beginning of today. They came in close on several occasions but […]

Baby Sitting Duties

Published on February 18, 2020 By Alison Cross

SURGING off the bat! Out first glimpse of the orca was of three mature animals surfing down the swell towards us at speed! Once the pod rode the wave down the trough they quickly surged to break through the next! Down our port side, under the vessel and RIGHT out in front of the bow!The […]

ORCA DOPPELGANGERS!

Published on February 17, 2020 By Alison Cross

The morning of searching quickly came to a halt once we crept over the boarders of far far away and into Shrek’s paddock. DORSALS! The pods were spread over a mile, even more! The longer we cruised with the orca, the more we’d sight. There were FOUR large bulls in the area!To start we could […]