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09.02.2022<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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<\/span>Silky and silly day!\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Southern Ocean was like blue velvet. Not even a single ripple. A small fish skimming the surface could be easily spotted. A \u2018mill-pond\u2019 day!\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Our first glance at cetaceans this morning <\/span>were<\/span> Long Finned Pilot Whales. A small tight pod that was charging along. Although we were enjoying their <\/span>company<\/span> they took us straight to the Orca.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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There was a hive of activity! A much larger pod of pilots <\/span>were<\/span> being chaperoned by a brown cloud of shearwaters. The orca <\/span>were<\/span> high tailing it from the scene while the smaller pilot pod seemingly \u201cchased\u201d them away.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The surged stopped and the orca settled. No surprised as the Pilot\u2019s chased ceased. We ventured with them for another three and a half hours.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The large pod split into two and we followed Digby and five others for the majority of the day. Their relaxed composure combined with the flat as a tack sea made for an incredible viewing experience.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Looking through glass onto orca who are slowly passing by our vessel, simultaneously looking back up at us, has to be one of the most breath-taking experiences.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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We were able to take plenty of identification photos and watch the behaviour of most of the calves present. One calf in particular, <\/span>lil<\/span> Dundette<\/span>, who is now just over a year old was acting how we can only describe as silly!!\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The little calf appeared to be drinking milk from its mum as it spent a lot of time underneath her. Then its mum rolled over and pushed its belly out of the water! This could be a sign of \u201cyou\u2019ve had enough.\u201d There was a big cloudy poo from one of them and then the action started. The calf was behaving \u2018milk-drunk\u2019 rolling onto its back, pectoral flippers out of the water, zooming past the other whales and then throwing its tail up in the air!\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Another calf soon joined in and the two of them rolled and swam together around our vessel. The play must have turned rough as <\/span>lil<\/span> Dundette<\/span> surfaced with a fresh scar from orca teeth on her back. The two parted ways soon after this!\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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An overall glorious day out in the canyon!! A fresh break from the rough conditions we have been enduring throughout February so far.\u00a0<\/span> \"\" \"\" \"\" \"\" \"\"<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":18570,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[80],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18560","daily_blogs","type-daily_blogs","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-whale-watching-blog"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nSilky and silly day! - Naturaliste Charters<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Our first glance at cetaceans this morning were Long Finned Pilot Whales. 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