Happy New Year!
Pacific white-sided dolphins porpoising Credit: Aquarium of the Pacific
James S.
Thursday, January 04, 2018
It’s been a lot of fun on the water, even with the cooler temperatures. We had the amazing opportunity to spot 2 holiday blue whales, a few gray whales, oddly enough we had a blue whale sighting last year at about the same point in the month. We’ve seen lots of fin whales, humpback whales, dolphins, and the pacific white-sided dolphins have come south for their seasonal migration pattern. The pacific white-sided are one of my favorites, I love the stark contrast of their counter shading. Well for this blog I figured I would not only give you a few photos from the past couple weeks but some of the photos I thought were the best of the year. Kind of ending the year on a tour of memory lane from the blog. A lot of these photos have been in the blog, but since I can’t put everything up some photos may be new to our consistent readers.
We’ll have new interns coming in this month, and like normal we’ll highlight each of them during their internship with the Aquarium. We were definitely busy during the week between Christmas and New Year’s but even if you made it down for a whale watch why not go on another? Head over to our website to get your combo ticket for Harbor Breeze Cruises and the Aquarium of the Pacific. Book your visit for the 12:00 p.m. or 3:00 p.m. gray whale watch (gray whale season has officially begun!) and a visit to the Aquarium to see over 12,000 animals on display.
See you on the water!
Fin whale lunge feeding with baleen above the water surface Credit: Aquarium of the Pacific
Fin whale lunge feeding Credit: Aquarium of the Pacific
Gray whale fluke Credit: Aquarium of the Pacific
Orca with offshore rigs in the distance Credit: Aquarium of the Pacific
Fin whale rostrum at the surface Credit: Aquarium of the Pacific
Orca breaching and playing Credit: Aquarium of the Pacific
Single orca breaching Credit: Aquarium of the Pacific
Gray whale dorsal ridge Credit: Aquarium of the Pacific
Gray whale fluke Credit: Aquarium of the Pacific
Top side of gray whale fluke Credit: Aquarium of the Pacific
Common dolphin leaping through the air Credit: Aquarium of the Pacific
Gray whale breaching Credit: Aquarium of the Pacific
Fin whale fluke, rare sighting Credit: Aquarium of the Pacific
Gray whale dorsal ridge Credit: Aquarium of the Pacific
Fin whale dorsal fin Credit: Aquarium of the Pacific
Humpback whale pectoral flipper waving in the air Credit: Aquarium of the Pacific
Common dolphin porpoising Credit: Aquarium of the Pacific
Three bottlenose dolphins leaping in the air Credit: Aquarium of the Pacific
Fin whales at the surface Credit: Aquarium of the Pacific
Common dolphin skimming the surface Credit: Aquarium of the Pacific
Gray whale cow/calf pair Credit: Aquarium of the Pacific
Humpback whale playing in kelp Credit: Aquarium of the Pacific
Blue whale dorsal at surface Credit: Aquarium of the Pacific
Blue whale fluke with distinct scrapes and marks Credit: Aquarium of the Pacific
Risso's dolphins Credit: Aquarium of the Pacific
Humpback dorsal fin during dive sequence Credit: Aquarium of the Pacific
Bottlenose dolphin leaping in the air Credit: Aquarium of the Pacific
Great white shark Credit: Aquarium of the Pacific
Orca tail slapping Credit: Aquarium of the Pacific
CA51 orca pod close to water surface Credit: Aquarium of the Pacific
CA51 orca pod Credit: Aquarium of the Pacific
Humpback rostrum and chin above the water Credit: Aquarium of the Pacific
Blue whale lunge feeding Credit: Aquarium of the Pacific
Blue whale with rainbow blow Credit: Aquarium of the Pacific
Loggerhead sea turtle Credit: Aquarium of the Pacific
Blue whale dorsal at surface Credit: Aquarium of the Pacific
Humpback whale fluke Credit: Aquarium of the Pacific
Humpback whale fluke with ring shaped scar from barnacle Credit: Aquarium of the Pacific
Risso's dolphin spyhopping Credit: Aquarium of the Pacific
Scalloped hammerhead shark at surface Credit: Alexis Brunz, Aquarium of the Pacific
Humpback whale, "Chief" breaching Credit: Aquarium of the Pacific
Minke whale at the surface Credit: Aquarium of the Pacific
Humpback whale fluke Credit: Shelby Flowers, Aquarium of the Pacific
Patches the leucistic bottlenose dolphin Credit: Aquarium of the Pacific
Bottlenose dolphin leaping in the air Credit: Aquarium of the Pacific
Common dolphin leaping through the air Credit: Aquarium of the Pacific
Humpback whale breaching Credit: Aquarium of the Pacific
Fatfin the orca at sunset Credit: Aquarium of the Pacific
Bonaparte's gull Credit: Aquarium of the Pacific
Humpback whale fluke Credit: Aquarium of the Pacific
Swordfish breaching through the air Credit: Aquarium of the Pacific