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Whales, Whales, and Wildlife in Maui

Humpback whales migrate in the winter to warmer waters for birthing and I thought they might be on to something. Opting to travel for a vacation and not birthing I just got back from a vacation to Maui, Hawaii. While there I was able to enjoy dozens of whale encounters.

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View fullsize Recently got back from a trip east to the Hamptons. Had to make sure to see what the #EastCoast #Whales were like. Went out with @liwhaleandsealwatching and found NYC0091 who I have nicknamed K. They were even kind enough to line up for a #NYC backgr
View fullsize Did a doubleheader for my last #whale weekend going on the morning and afternoon trips. We spent time with a #humpbackwhale named Scoop and even dined with a #seaotter having dinner. Read and see more photos on my #blog https://dockter.photo/blog/8s
View fullsize Back on the #salishsea 2 weeks ago with #islandofadventures and met the #humpback Double Stitch on my morning trip along with a few #harborseal. Read more and check out more photos on my blog! https://dockter.photo/blog/1n1qu9apqtitcsmdggadigxre7p8
View fullsize Found myself down in #sanjose for work so spent a Saturday out on #montereybay whale watching. Sadly no whales but I did find a kelp wrapped #seaotter and plenty of #brownpelican Check out my #blog for more photos and details. https://dockter.photo
View fullsize I was lucky enough to get to spend time with some of the endangered J-Pod Southern Resident Orcas on 9/6 with @islandadventurewhales in the Haro Striat. J-26 aka Mike took the oppurtunity to show off for us with a full breach creating quite the splas
View fullsize Starting the #NewYear off with this Majestic #Elk. Went for a morning walk after a fresh snowfall and found the local Elk herd. Counted 29 Elk with multiple yearlings in the herd no bucks spotted. #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #2021
Humpback Morning
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Humpback Morning

Finally back out on the water after a busy summer, I headed out on the morning trip to start the day off. We started off the day with some Harbor Seals on some rocks, and among them was even a cute little pup! We then made a quick break out south of the islands straight towards Canada continuing west toward Race Rocks. We were almost there when we got wind of a Humpback nearby and we veered off to intercept

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