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