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