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