Thar she blows! Whale watching in Sydney
Its whale watching time again and there are plenty out there at the moment.
Many hump back whales were spotted whilst walking to Eagle Rock on the weekend.
Slightly more were seen on Saturday (around 30) than Sunday (15-20) but whose counting!
Our international spotter and guest, Lyndon, did not miss a beat and was able to locate whales at will.
It is exciting to see whales close to your location and even more interesting if you come across a pod of whales.
We were lucky to succeed on both counts.
Hearing the spooky sounds made by a whale in the pod was an unexpected treat.
It is estimated that more than 40 000 hump back whales annually migrate from Antartica to the warmer waters of Queensland for the purposes of mating and calving.
The whales will begin migrating back south from September to November.
A long way to get some action!
with the flip of a tail
When the whale exhales through its blowhole the warm air condenses with the colder outside air. This reaction creates what looks like a spray.
line up whales
pod on the move northward