A Whale's Song Expeditions

12/18/2023

Captivating landscapes, mesmerizing wildlife, and unforgettable moments await! Introducing our newest adventure - the Ultimate Alaska Photography Tour. Join us for 13 days of immersive photography experiences amidst the breathtaking beauty of Alaska's untamed landscapes. Learn more and book your spot now! https://awhalessongexpeditions.com/tour/ultimate-alaska-photography-tour-13-days/ Photos credit - Guests Bret Charman, Peter Ormond, Sarah Morrow, Robert Martin, Martina McGovern and Jane Garnham. 📸✨

12/02/2023

📷🌟 Get Ready to Journey Through Alaska's Hidden Treasures! 🛶🏞️
Last summer, Jane embarked on a transformative 12-day expedition through Alaska's charming villages and breathtaking landscapes, capturing moments that defined pure magic! 🚢✨ Stay tuned as we prepare to unveil the incredible itinerary of our upcoming August 8th sailing, inviting YOU to join us on this exceptional adventure! 🌅🏔️ Don't miss the chance to explore the unseen wonders and create memories that last a lifetime! 📸✨

★★★★★ "We joined Neil for a 11 day wildlife photography tour in conjunction with Wildlife Worldwide Travel (UK). It was an amazing experience, 100+ Humpback Whale bubble net events, Orca, Sea Otters, Grizzly and Black bears, Sea Lions, Harbour Seals etc. Throughout the trip Neil was excell...

11/20/2023

I think this is a Tufted Puffin one on the many beautiful sea birds we have on our tours

03/30/2023

0vet 100 bubble-nets today. This is after they netted and getting coordinated for the next event. Epic Day

03/07/2023

Amazing news for the ocean: after more than a decade of talks, the United Nations has agreed the world’s first treaty to protect the high seas! 🎉 🐳

The high seas are areas beyond national jurisdiction, meaning they're not owned by any nation. Although they account for two-thirds of the ocean, only 1% of the high seas are currently protected, leaving the ecosystems in these waters open to exploitation from overfishing and other damaging activities.

The treaty includes an agreement to protect 30% of these international waters by 2030, although the level of protection is so far not resolved.

Agreeing this treaty is a huge achievement but is just the first step – next, we need to see countries working together to implement and properly enforce the new measures. We hope that the result will be a network of connected Marine Protected Areas across the ocean, so that migratory whales can be fully protected.

01/06/2023

Friend: “I love your outfit!”
Me: Thanks! It has pockets!

Did you know sea otters have flaps of loose skin under each forearm that they use like a pocket? What are these pockets full of? (Well, it's not sunshine.)

When swimming, the pockets are used to carry as much food as possible back to the surface. Think buffet f***y pack. It’s not pocket science. Or is it?

Hot pocket! Otters also use their pockets to stash rocks to crack open clams, crabs and other shellfish with on their tummies. (Tummies is the scientific term. Wanna fight about it?) They may also use rocks to hammer abalone shells, as quickly as 45 times in 15 seconds (hammer time!), until the abalone loosen their tight grip on the seafloor. The ones left behind are left, well, abalonely. ☹️

Have rock, will travel. Many otters have a favorite rock that they keep in their pocket. My buddy and me! Kid sister? Some even name their rocks. Popular names include: Otter Destruction, Gneiss Knowing You⁣, King Clammer⁣, Rockslayer, and Fred. Research is still pending. Rock on.

Image: An otter afloat in the water at Kenai Fjords National Park. NPS/Pfeiffenberger

01/04/2023

11/29/2022

Great Day on the Mosquito Cove trail.

09/30/2022

Fun with orcas. Alaska

09/11/2022

Wanna Wrasell? Photo credit; Tyler Eddy. m

09/11/2022

Caviar shower. m

09/07/2022

It’s bear time. Mom and 3 cubs yesterday and 2 other Big males on same tour.

06/03/2022

Two of over 100 Tufted Puffins on the water by St. Lazaria. Photo credit: Nico Heyning. Alaska

04/23/2022

Big Boy!

04/21/2022

Flick Feeding. We watched this humpback whale use this technique over 100 times during a photography Tour last week on an absolutely beautiful day.

04/01/2022

Getting the gang together. # whalephoto
Alaska

04/01/2022

Watched bubble-net 75 times in 2.5 hours. With another group of photographers. # whalephoto
Alaska

03/29/2022

How many whales in this bubble-net group our guests photographed netting about 30 times in a couple of hours during our humpback whale bubble-net photography tours?

03/28/2022

Our guests photographed bubble-net feeding @ 60x’s today. Sorry I had a wireless microphone I forgot to mute. # whalephoto
Alaska

03/25/2022

Lotsa Bubblenet action today. 22+ times in 2.5 hrs. Here’s the group. # whalephoto
Alaska # 📷

02/22/2022

02/20/2022

Happy world Whale Day.

12/28/2021

Great idea plant based cap recycled box recyclable Cudos to AK AIRLINES for doing this! This company plants 2 trees for this post!!!

12/10/2021

My office today snow and 35mph gusts be. Love it!

12/02/2021

Only 3 spots left for the entire 2022 bubble-net season.

Photographing Humpback Whales Bubble-Net Feeding March 26, 2021 by Blog Poster Whales Bubble-Net Feeding © Dan Evans By Neil McDermott, Dan Evans, and Lione Clare We all know there are few, if any, guarantees in wildlife photography. We wonder if the wildlife will reveal themselves while we are the...

12/02/2021

An award winning photography was taken at same time I was videoing. # whalephoto # whalephoto
Alaska

11/11/2021

There are about 15 scattered around the sound and I’m sure more on the way.

In the fall, many humpbacks make their way to Sitka Sound - their last stop before heading south to breed in the warm waters of Hawaii

10/14/2021

This video was done on our vessel during our bubble-net feeding season. It’s a part of a promo. Awesome job Starling Birch!