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2007 Whale Photos - 3/08/07
Photos from the Hula Kai Whale Watch - Thursday
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03/08/07 (Friday)
Aloha and welcome aboard,
Today's trip can be summed up with 3 words, “victory at sea”. Oh we saw lots of whales, but the ocean was really turbulent. Upon leaving Keauhou Bay we headed straight for the 'Lek', once there the whales began to show themselves almost immediately. In every direction there was sustained surface activity such as breaching for example, we counted more than 20! That's right, I know that seems like an unusually high number, but there are still a lot of whales (Megaptera Novaeangliae) here and on the 'Lek'. There were a total of 25 whales seen, not to mention the 10 tail-lobs, and the 6 spy-hops, we also saw 5 pec-slaps and 10 lunges. As I've mentioned in previous entries, that at this time of the season the 'Lek' serves not only as a breeding ground, but as a nursery as well. With that in mind, we saw 3 different mother/calf combos, and the calves were extremely active...jumping, breaching, and playing near the surface. At this time we deployed the hydrophone and heard lots of males still here, singing trying to find a partner. Even at this late date, they know that time is running out for this season and soon the emphasis will shift from mating to hunger and the great migration will begin back to Alaska for food. Well that pretty much sums up today's trip, be sure to book your trip soon, ‘till then, Aloha! Jonathan
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