Naturaliste Charters Whale Blogs

Predator vs Prey

Published on February 25, 2019 By Naturaliste Charters

I would hate to say the orca are predictable but just like clockwork we spotted them as our vessel dropped off the shelf! Foraging behaviour meant they were up and down constantly searching the depths below. They were up for only a...

Better than the best

Published on February 24, 2019 By Naturaliste Charters

The drop off the shelf brought much anticipation as all eyes were on the water, waiting for our black and white friends to drop by. Minutes after arriving in the hotspot Split Tip approached with a calf and another female as if to say Good...

Three from three

Published on February 22, 2019 By Naturaliste Charters

Three from three! Today was our third day in a row this week that we have had encounters of epic proportions! We were greeted at the canyon this morning by a rather boisterous young orca, breaching not once, not twice, but 6 times...

KA-BOOM

Published on February 20, 2019 By Naturaliste Charters

Straight off the bat as our vessel moved over the continental shelf a curious orca darted its way through the swell lines, greeting us with a cheeky close pass, this unidentified orca was giving us a glimpse at what the day would...

BREACH OUT!!

Published on February 19, 2019 By Alison Cross

WHAT A DAY!!!!!! It was only 10 minutes after dropping off the continental shelf of Australia when we spotted our first pod! Nibbles and his pod of 15 other animals, including a young neonate (calf), were cruising just SW of the hotspot...