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