Photos from the Field

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