Emma and Zoe watch whales from the helicopter pad.
Curious emperor penguin investigates our ship
The best time of day for a paddle: sunset.
Preparing for a deep dive
Any guesses as to what this is?
Up close and personal with the rostrum of a North Pacific humpback whale
Tower from the west
Weddell Seal Mom and Pup. My new favorite animal. (Photo credit Nicoletta).
Vista preparing for the field season onboard the R/V Evolution
Surface foraging
Arriving with gear- round one
Deploying hydrophones is hard work. Photo Credit: Leanna Mattews (sadly not pictured… since she took all the pictures).
Just another day at the office
Our backyard.
Evening paddle
on of our daily ‘drive bye’s’
2015 Acoustic Spyglass Field Team.
Session 3’s final night at Five Finger
Humpback whales right next to Five Finger
Frederick Sound
Sunrise surveys
Field work. Dusk Surveys.
Rapunzel’s Tower
Kate and I on the shores of Strawberry Island with one of Glacier Bay’s ‘regular’ humpback whales.
Lighthouse from the east.
Newborn New Zealand fur seal pup.
More than just a dot on a map
Humpback whales so close to the Five Finger Island the flukes overflow the frame
Alaska’s coastal whales
Breach!
Life is good here at the Acoustic Spyglass camp
Taking a deep breath
Luke and yet another of our coastal whales. Life in Glacier Bay is spectacular.
Even the gulls are spectacular (photo credit: T. Plank)
The most beautiful sunsets on earth happen at Five Finger
Whales in Frederick Sound
Humpback whales surround Five Finger
