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2007 Whale Photos - 2/15/07
Photos from the Hula Kai Whale Watch - Thursday
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02/15/07 (Thursday)
Aloha and welcome aboard,
We had an awesome time today. Starting out from Keauhou Bay we headed up to the 'Lek' where we found the whales (Megaptera Novaeangliae) waiting for us. In total we saw 20 whales, but they were spread out over a 5 mile radius. Out on the horizon we saw 5 thunderous breaches, 6 tail-lobs from a female being pursued by 5 males. At one point we had a cow/calf combo, swimming around the boat, and the calf breached 4 times. By then it was time to deploy the hydrophone, and once again we heard a chorus of whales. This is my favorite part of the trip, because I like the vocalizations, and while listening to the whales I get to interact with everyone and interpret the meaning of the songs. Remember all whales vocalize, but it is the only the males who sing and they only sing during the winter months when they're on the breeding grounds. While we were dead in the water, quite close to the boat we had a whale roll over on it's side and slap it's pectoral flipper. Someone asked how big was the flipper? The pectoral flipper is distinct on the Humpback, they look like no other whale in that regard. It is 1/3 of the whale's body length...15ft. and weighs 2 tons! They also have all the bones that we have in our arm as well. While en route back to the bay we saw a huge pod of Spinner Dolphins (Stenella Longirostris), and being in a playful mood they swam right up to the boat and along side in our bow wake and the stern wake. There were lots of camera flashes going off. Well that's all for now, come join us for an awesome adventure of whale watching aboard the Hula Kai we'll be looking for ya! ‘Till then, Aloha, Jonathan| email Jonathan |
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