Searcher Natural History Tours

10/16/2024

We had a pleasant surprise this morning while traveling through Baja! Several orcas swam by to say hello! ❤️ 🐳

06/03/2024

Gray whales are turned back north to summer feeding grounds, and we reset our sights to future seasons with them in !

04/09/2024

A momentous end to a terrific trip!
Photos thanks to Kate Sutherland and Tabata Olavarrieta

View Larger Image 2024 Baja Whalewatching Tour (Mar 29-Apr 9) Isla San Jose April 8 Hello whalewatchers, Today we enjoyed the beautiful colors on the sandstone cliffs at Isla San Jose, Punta Colorado. Then a big highlight was watching the eclipse from the deck of Searcher! It was a great way to end....

04/09/2024

04/08/2024

A few of the hundreds of Guadalupe fur seals at Las Animas in Sea of Cortez, a very special sighting!
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04/08/2024

Sea of Cortez excursions Kate Sutherland

View Larger Image 2024 Baja Whalewatching Tour (Mar 29-Apr 9) Bahia Tambobiche and Las Animas April 7 Hello whalewatchers, Today we went ashore at a wonderful beach at a peninsula location. The birding was excellent and we generated a good list for the day. During our travels, we spotted several mar...

04/06/2024

Lots of underwater time today, with whale sharks, reel fishes and sea lions! Kate Sutherland

View Larger Image 2024 Baja Whalewatching Tour (Mar 29-Apr 9) Bahia La Paz and Islas Los Islotes April 5 Hello whalewatchers, We had an exciting stop in La Paz Bay this morning, as many passengers swam with the whale sharks here! After getting underway again, we headed to Los Islotes for a skiff rid...

04/06/2024

Thanks to our friends , we now "know" the whale who belongs to these flukes! Our passengers and crew spotted "Gnarly" offshore Cabo San Lucas, but he is also well-known off Washington and British Columbia! (thank you, Erin!)
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04/05/2024

Offshore Cabo San Lucas finds us among the humpback whales! Kate Sutherland

View Larger Image 2024 Baja Whalewatching Tour (Mar 29-Apr 9) Offshore Bahia Magdalena April 4 Hello whalewatchers: We enjoyed a fantastic encounter with humpback whales today! There were two large groups of whales, including mother and calf pairs, showing lots of aerial behaviors and activity. Late...

04/04/2024

When it's "blue whales all day," fluke shots are the goal!
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Offshore Bahia Magdalena in Baja California, MX aboard Searcher.

04/03/2024

Second day at Laguna San Ignacio spent with gray whale mothers and calves, and sea and shore birds in the mangroves. Kate Sutherland and Tabata Olavarrieta provide our photos.

View Larger Image 2024 Baja Whalewatching Tour (Mar 29-Apr 9) Laguna San Ignacio April 2 Hello whalewatchers: Our second day in Laguna San Ignacio brought us more gray whale interactions and some wonderful birding in the mangrove ecosystem present on the lagoon shorelines. The morning whalewatch exc...

04/03/2024

Gray whale calf and whalewatchers share an important meeting of the minds...

04/02/2024

Life changing day with whales! With Kate Sutherland

View Larger Image 2024 Baja Whalewatching Tour (Mar 29-Apr 9) Laguna San Ignacio April 1 Hello whalewatchers: We arrived to Laguna San Ignacio this morning in anticipation of meeting up with the gray whales in the lagoon where mothers are still caring for their calves. On our first trip out, we were...