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