Dana Point Whale Watching http://www.danapointwhalewatching.com Dolphin and Whale Watching Photoblog by Capt. Dave's Dolphin and Whale Watching Safari Sat, 09 Mar 2013 01:23:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 About Dana Point Whale Watching http://www.danapointwhalewatching.com/about-dana-point-whale-watching/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=about-dana-point-whale-watching http://www.danapointwhalewatching.com/about-dana-point-whale-watching/#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2013 01:06:42 +0000 Dolphin Safari http://www.danapointwhalewatching.com/?p=1423 Dana Point Whale Watching is a photo blog produced by Captain Dave’s Dolphin and Whale Watching Safari in Dana Point, California. Southern California has the greatest density of dolphins per square miles of anywhere on earth per NOAA. And according to Cascadia Research we have the largest concentration of blue whales on the planet. 19,000 [...]

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]]> http://www.danapointwhalewatching.com/about-dana-point-whale-watching/feed/ 0 Dana Point Whale Festival http://www.danapointwhalewatching.com/dana-point-whale-festival/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dana-point-whale-festival http://www.danapointwhalewatching.com/dana-point-whale-festival/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2013 21:20:08 +0000 Dolphin Safari http://www.danapointwhalewatching.com/?p=1485 Join Capt. Dave’s Dolphin & Whale Watching Safari to celebrate migrating Gray Whales that use Dana Point’s headlands as a landmark on their long journey with a two-weekend Dana Point whale festival. Gray whales, which make one of the longest migrations of any mammal, can be seen off Dana Point from December through April.  The whales [...]

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]]> http://www.danapointwhalewatching.com/dana-point-whale-festival/feed/ 0 Dana Point Dolphin Stampede http://www.danapointwhalewatching.com/dana-point-dolphin-stampede/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dana-point-dolphin-stampede http://www.danapointwhalewatching.com/dana-point-dolphin-stampede/#comments Tue, 08 Jan 2013 22:32:02 +0000 Dolphin Safari http://www.danapointwhalewatching.com/?p=1372 Rare video and photos of huge dolphin stampede off Dana Point, California, captured by Orange County whale watching boat.

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]]> http://www.danapointwhalewatching.com/dana-point-dolphin-stampede/feed/ 0 A Gray Day Made Fun By Pair Of Gray Whales http://www.danapointwhalewatching.com/a-gray-day-made-fun-by-pair-of-gray-whales/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-gray-day-made-fun-by-pair-of-gray-whales http://www.danapointwhalewatching.com/a-gray-day-made-fun-by-pair-of-gray-whales/#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2012 23:21:56 +0000 Dolphin Safari http://www.danapointwhalewatching.com/?p=1360 What could have been a cold, wet, Dolphin & Whale Watching Safari was made an unforgettable trip by a pair of gray whales on their southbound journey to the lagoons of Baja.

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]]> http://www.danapointwhalewatching.com/a-gray-day-made-fun-by-pair-of-gray-whales/feed/ 0 Dana Point’s First Gray Whale Could Be Killer Whale Attack Survivor http://www.danapointwhalewatching.com/dana-points-first-gray-whale-could-be-killer-whale-attack-survivor/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dana-points-first-gray-whale-could-be-killer-whale-attack-survivor http://www.danapointwhalewatching.com/dana-points-first-gray-whale-could-be-killer-whale-attack-survivor/#comments Sun, 16 Dec 2012 00:05:04 +0000 Dolphin Safari http://www.danapointwhalewatching.com/?p=1366 Excited whale watchers see return of gray whales off Dana Point, California aboard aboard Captain Dave’s Dolphin and Whale Watching Safari.

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]]> http://www.danapointwhalewatching.com/dana-points-first-gray-whale-could-be-killer-whale-attack-survivor/feed/ 1 Fin Whale Pair Check-in Off Ritz Carlton http://www.danapointwhalewatching.com/fin-whale-pair-check-in-off-ritz-carlton/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fin-whale-pair-check-in-off-ritz-carlton http://www.danapointwhalewatching.com/fin-whale-pair-check-in-off-ritz-carlton/#comments Sun, 02 Dec 2012 00:41:21 +0000 Dolphin Safari http://www.danapointwhalewatching.com/?p=1304 Two fin whales wow Dana Point whale watching passengers in front of The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel.

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]]> http://www.danapointwhalewatching.com/fin-whale-pair-check-in-off-ritz-carlton/feed/ 1 Alien or Fish http://www.danapointwhalewatching.com/alien-or-fish/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=alien-or-fish http://www.danapointwhalewatching.com/alien-or-fish/#comments Sun, 25 Nov 2012 22:32:12 +0000 Dolphin Safari http://www.danapointwhalewatching.com/?p=1317 Large alien-looking ocean sunfish shows off for whale watching passengers aboard Capt Dave's Dolphin and Whale Watching Safari.

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]]> http://www.danapointwhalewatching.com/alien-or-fish/feed/ 0 Rare Sea Turtle http://www.danapointwhalewatching.com/rare-sea-turtle/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rare-sea-turtle http://www.danapointwhalewatching.com/rare-sea-turtle/#comments Tue, 20 Nov 2012 20:48:33 +0000 Dolphin Safari http://www.danapointwhalewatching.com/?p=1328 Rare loggerhead sea turtle makes an offshore appearance during our dolphin and whale watching safari.

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]]> http://www.danapointwhalewatching.com/patches/feed/ 4 Day 37 of Blue Whales http://www.danapointwhalewatching.com/day-37-of-blue-whales/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=day-37-of-blue-whales http://www.danapointwhalewatching.com/day-37-of-blue-whales/#comments Thu, 23 Aug 2012 02:36:37 +0000 Dolphin Safari http://www.danapointwhalewatching.com/?p=1279 Blue whales are the largest known animal to have ever lived, and they have invaded Dana Point to the delight of whale watchers worldwide.

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]]> http://www.danapointwhalewatching.com/day-37-of-blue-whales/feed/ 0 Unbelievable Up-Close Blue Whale Encounters http://www.danapointwhalewatching.com/unbelievable-up-close-blue-whale-encounters/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=unbelievable-up-close-blue-whale-encounters http://www.danapointwhalewatching.com/unbelievable-up-close-blue-whale-encounters/#comments Wed, 22 Aug 2012 02:01:15 +0000 Dolphin Safari http://www.danapointwhalewatching.com/?p=1263 We got mugged! By blue whales, that is.

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]]> http://www.danapointwhalewatching.com/unbelievable-up-close-blue-whale-encounters/feed/ 0 Juvenile Blue Whale Resembles “Jaws” http://www.danapointwhalewatching.com/blue-whale-resembles-jaws/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=blue-whale-resembles-jaws http://www.danapointwhalewatching.com/blue-whale-resembles-jaws/#comments Tue, 21 Aug 2012 03:02:32 +0000 Dolphin Safari http://www.danapointwhalewatching.com/?p=1293 A young blue whale circles our boat like a friendly shark.

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]]> http://www.danapointwhalewatching.com/blue-whale-resembles-jaws/feed/ 0 2012 Festival of Whales http://www.danapointwhalewatching.com/2012-festival-of-whales/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2012-festival-of-whales http://www.danapointwhalewatching.com/2012-festival-of-whales/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 05:33:34 +0000 Dolphin Safari http://www.danapointwhalewatching.com/?p=1178 Celebrate the annual Gray Whale migration with the Dana Point Festival of Whales

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]]> http://www.danapointwhalewatching.com/2012-festival-of-whales/feed/ 0 Gray Whale Lily http://www.danapointwhalewatching.com/gray-whale-lilly/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gray-whale-lilly http://www.danapointwhalewatching.com/gray-whale-lilly/#comments Tue, 01 Mar 2011 17:00:15 +0000 Dolphin Safari http://danapointwhalewatching.com/?p=978 Updated 3/1! Gray Whale "Lily" who was lost in Dana Point Harbor

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]]> http://www.danapointwhalewatching.com/gray-whale-lilly/feed/ 0 Personal Note From Mrs. Capt. Dave http://www.danapointwhalewatching.com/personal-note-from-mrs-capt-dave/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=personal-note-from-mrs-capt-dave http://www.danapointwhalewatching.com/personal-note-from-mrs-capt-dave/#comments Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:40:32 +0000 Dolphin Safari http://danapointwhalewatching.com/?p=584 When we first started whale watching in 1995, the fishing companies took folks out only during the Gray Whale Migration, typically between December and April, on their fishing boats. We offered our trips on our sailboat, and equipped it with an underwater hydrophone and soon, an underwater camera. In 1998 Capt. Dave and I both [...]

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