{"id":5137,"date":"2020-02-12T21:59:39","date_gmt":"2020-02-12T13:59:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naturalistecharters.com.au\/?p=5137"},"modified":"2020-02-13T13:11:01","modified_gmt":"2020-02-13T05:11:01","slug":"closest-pass-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naturalistecharters.dilatevps1.cloudsites.net.au\/old\/blogs\/closest-pass-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"CLOSEST PASS YET!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We hadn\u2019t seen our boy El Notcho for nearly a week and he was the first pod we encountered today! It\u2019s always a treat for customers that witness him first as his HUGE dorsal fin is a VERY impressive first glance at a male orca! It\u2019s become almost a routine over the past week that the orca are distracted and diving deep though the morning. We definitely can\u2019t complain because we\u2019ve been sighting orca before 10 am EVERY day! Hunting in the morning also suggests we\u2019ll be more likely to have close and interactive encounters by the afternoon.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A LONG way in the past six years, developing patterns, determining behaviour and even picking where the orca will rise to the surface for the PERFECT shot! Once you\u2019ve encountered the Bremer Bay orca for a week or two you start to discern characteristics and routines of pods and each individual within them. The crew all have their own favourites! AND they have their own little reasons why;<\/p>\n<p>Brodee, Machi &amp; Jamie = Split-tip<\/p>\n<p>Billy &amp; Jamie (yes Jamie couldn\u2019t decide on just one!) = Nibbles<\/p>\n<p>Karina = Razor &amp; Blade sa&gt;<\/p>\n<p>However, we all now LOVE little Neo! We had little Neo\u2019s pod, Nibbles pod AND El Notchos pods with us throughout the day. We were naturally drawn to little Neo\u2019s pod as the customers and crew just couldn\u2019t get enough of the cuteness! Little Neo was launching his entire body out of the water for EVERY breath, it was equal parts adorable and hilarious! One of the theories behind this is that the calves haven\u2019t quite figured out where their blowhole is situated just yet so they have to do it in order to not take in the water!!<\/p>\n<p>We had another afternoon of oil slicks galore! STILL not knowing what they were feeding on as they were doing it at depth! No remains, no blood, JUST oil! By 2 pm and once we were the only vessel left in the canyon things started to get interesting! The pods were full and were ready to play! The afternoon was complete with close passes, rolls upside-down, glowing underbellies and epic underwater footage! To sum it up, it was another <a href=\"https:\/\/naturalistecharters.dilatevps1.cloudsites.net.au\/old\/bremercanyonkillerwhales\/\">GREAT DAY in Bremer Bay<\/a>!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5138\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalistecharters.dilatevps1.cloudsites.net.au\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/5DM41469-300x227.jpg\" alt=\"Sea Lion\" width=\"300\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalistecharters.dilatevps1.cloudsites.net.au\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/5DM41469-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/naturalistecharters.dilatevps1.cloudsites.net.au\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/5DM41469-1024x776.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/naturalistecharters.dilatevps1.cloudsites.net.au\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/5DM41469-768x582.jpg 768w, https:\/\/naturalistecharters.dilatevps1.cloudsites.net.au\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/5DM41469-1536x1163.jpg 1536w, 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src=\"https:\/\/naturalistecharters.dilatevps1.cloudsites.net.au\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/5DM41505-300x192.jpg\" alt=\"Orca Whale\" width=\"300\" height=\"192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalistecharters.dilatevps1.cloudsites.net.au\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/5DM41505-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/naturalistecharters.dilatevps1.cloudsites.net.au\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/5DM41505-1024x655.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/naturalistecharters.dilatevps1.cloudsites.net.au\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/5DM41505-768x491.jpg 768w, https:\/\/naturalistecharters.dilatevps1.cloudsites.net.au\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/5DM41505-1536x983.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/naturalistecharters.dilatevps1.cloudsites.net.au\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/5DM41505-2048x1310.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/naturalistecharters.dilatevps1.cloudsites.net.au\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/5DM41505-1080x691.jpg 1080w, 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\/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5154\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalistecharters.dilatevps1.cloudsites.net.au\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/th_DSC_5634-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Orcas protecting the calf\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5155\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalistecharters.dilatevps1.cloudsites.net.au\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/th_DSC_5754-300x147.jpg\" alt=\"Tourists in Bremer Bay Canyon Killer Whale Watching\" width=\"300\" height=\"147\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5156\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalistecharters.dilatevps1.cloudsites.net.au\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/th_DSC_5884-300x211.jpg\" alt=\"Killer Whale Watching\" width=\"300\" height=\"211\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5157\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalistecharters.dilatevps1.cloudsites.net.au\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/th_DSC_6018-300x125.jpg\" alt=\"Killer Whale Tour\" width=\"300\" height=\"125\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5158\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalistecharters.dilatevps1.cloudsites.net.au\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/th_DSC_6095-300x146.jpg\" alt=\"Orca Whale Watching\" width=\"300\" height=\"146\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5159\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalistecharters.dilatevps1.cloudsites.net.au\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/th_DSC_6137-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"Orca Watching\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5160\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalistecharters.dilatevps1.cloudsites.net.au\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/th_DSC_6168-300x178.jpg\" alt=\"Orca whale watching tour\" width=\"300\" height=\"178\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5161\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalistecharters.dilatevps1.cloudsites.net.au\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/th_DSC_6177-300x145.jpg\" alt=\"Orca whale watching tour\" width=\"300\" height=\"145\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5162\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalistecharters.dilatevps1.cloudsites.net.au\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/th_DSC_6212-300x180.jpg\" alt=\"Killer whale watching\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5163\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalistecharters.dilatevps1.cloudsites.net.au\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/th_DSC_6225-300x99.jpg\" alt=\"Killer whale watching tour\" width=\"300\" height=\"99\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5164\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalistecharters.dilatevps1.cloudsites.net.au\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/th_DSC_6334-300x129.jpg\" alt=\"Killer Whale Watching Adventure\" width=\"300\" height=\"129\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5165\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalistecharters.dilatevps1.cloudsites.net.au\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/th_DSC_6596-300x185.jpg\" alt=\"Orca Expedition\" width=\"300\" height=\"185\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5166\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalistecharters.dilatevps1.cloudsites.net.au\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/th_DSC_6711-300x213.jpg\" alt=\"Whale Expedition\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5167\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalistecharters.dilatevps1.cloudsites.net.au\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/th_DSC_6785-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"Killer Whale in Bremer Canyon\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5168\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalistecharters.dilatevps1.cloudsites.net.au\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/th_DSC_6906-300x134.jpg\" alt=\"Killer Whale in Bremer Bay\" width=\"300\" height=\"134\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5169\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalistecharters.dilatevps1.cloudsites.net.au\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/th_DSC_6939-300x165.jpg\" alt=\"Orca in Bremer Bay\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5170\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalistecharters.dilatevps1.cloudsites.net.au\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/th_DSC_7034-300x148.jpg\" alt=\"Orca in Bremer Canyon\" width=\"300\" height=\"148\" \/>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We hadn\u2019t seen our boy El Notcho for nearly a week and he was the first pod we encountered today! It\u2019s always a treat for customers that witness him first as his HUGE dorsal fin is a VERY impressive first glance at a male orca! 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