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