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Title: Trust me to sleep in this morning... Whale sighting again
Post by: Kev Murphy on June 15, 2016, 12:18:28 PM: Whale season again.

1 Southern Right Whale 1000 metres offshore from the Water Tower (Whale viewing platform) at Wade Street, Portland
Date sighted: 15th June 2016
Time sighted: 10:20am

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Title: Re: Trust me to sleep in this morning... Whale sighting again
Post by: Kev Murphy on June 17, 2016, 03:19:18 PM: 1 Southern Right Whale 150 metres offshore from Yellow Rock

Date sighted: 17th June 2016
Time sighted: 12:00pm

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Title: Re: Trust me to sleep in this morning... Whale sighting again
Post by: Kev Murphy on June 26, 2016, 09:23:20 PM: Portland - Victoria's Whale Watching Capital
Dear Kev Murphy,
2 Humpback Whales 100 metres offshore from Water Tower viewing platform. Heading north towards Dutton Way
Date sighted: 26th June 2016
Time sighted: 4:20pm
Title: Re: Trust me to sleep in this morning... Whale sighting again
Post by: Kev Murphy on July 07, 2016, 09:01:14 PM: 2 whales (species yet to be identified)1 km off lee breakwater, heading towards harbour area.

Date sighted: 7th July 2016 Time sighted: 4:40 pm
Title: Re: Trust me to sleep in this morning... Whale sighting again
Post by: Kev Murphy on July 09, 2016, 12:31:17 PM: Dear Kev Murphy,
3 Humpback Whales 400 metres offshore from Pivot Beach
Date sighted: 9th July 2016
Time sighted: 11:40am

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Title: Re: Trust me to sleep in this morning... Whale sighting again
Post by: gaz on July 10, 2016, 05:09:55 PM: :Whipped
Title: Re: Trust me to sleep in this morning... Whale sighting again
Post by: Kev Murphy on July 10, 2016, 05:30:57 PM: If it wasn't raining, I would go and get some videos of these visitors... but... with rain, its not possible to see them clearly anyway.
Title: Re: Trust me to sleep in this morning... Whale sighting again
Post by: Kev Murphy on July 12, 2016, 06:30:50 PM: Dear Kev Murphy,
2 Humpback Whales 500/800 metres offshore from the Whale Viewing Platform, Wade Street, Portland

Date sighted: 12th July, 2016
Time sighted: 1:40pm
Title: Re: Trust me to sleep in this morning... Whale sighting again
Post by: Kev Murphy on July 16, 2016, 03:01:41 PM: Dear Kev Murphy,
1 Southern Right Whale 400 metres offshore from the Whale Viewing Platform, Wade Street, Portland
Date sighted: 16 July 2016
Time sighted: 2:25pm
Title: Re: Trust me to sleep in this morning... Whale sighting again
Post by: NTRebel on July 16, 2016, 04:04:00 PM: You having a whale of a time down there Kev. :dred11 :dred11 :dred11

Paul
Title: Re: Trust me to sleep in this morning... Whale sighting again
Post by: Kev Murphy on July 16, 2016, 06:42:48 PM: This is normal for this time of the year :thumbs

They get pretty close to the breakwater, this pic from about 4 years ago

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Title: Re: Trust me to sleep in this morning... Whale sighting again
Post by: Sabie on July 17, 2016, 12:58:52 AM: Just like a bus Kev, there be a Northern Left Whale along in 5 mins
Title: Re: Trust me to sleep in this morning... Whale sighting again
Post by: Kev Murphy on July 17, 2016, 05:46:41 PM: Waiting for the Orcas to arrive... usually later in the season. :thumb
Title: Re: Trust me to sleep in this morning... Whale sighting again
Post by: Kev Murphy on July 18, 2016, 12:06:50 PM: Dear Kev Murphy,
1 Southern Right Whale and a calf 500 metres offshore from the Whale Viewing Platform, Wade Street, Portland
Date sighted: 18th July 2016
Time sighted: 10:00am
Heading in a Northerly direction toward Dutton Way
Title: Re: Trust me to sleep in this morning... Whale sighting again
Post by: NTRebel on July 18, 2016, 12:12:50 PM: Unless you live in Alice springs then its in 2 hours and only between 8am and 6pm.

Quote from: Sabie on July 17, 2016, 12:58:52 AM
Just like a bus Kev, there be a Northern Left Whale along in 5 mins
Paul
Title: Re: Trust me to sleep in this morning... Whale sighting again
Post by: Kev Murphy on July 19, 2016, 10:31:05 AM: Dear Kev Murphy,
1 Southern Right Whale with calf, 200 metres offshore along Dutton Way
Cow and calf resting.
Date sighted: 19 July 2016
Time sighted: 10:00am

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Title: Re: Trust me to sleep in this morning... Whale sighting again
Post by: Kev Murphy on July 19, 2016, 04:53:15 PM: Dear Kev Murphy,
1 Southern Right Whale 200m off Lee Breakwater
Good viewing from above Nunn's Beach.
Date sighted: 19th July 2016
Time sighted: 3:45pm.

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Title: Re: Trust me to sleep in this morning... Whale sighting again
Post by: Sabie on July 19, 2016, 06:38:25 PM: But were they riding an ST1100 or an ST1300 ... That's the info we're all waiting for ............... :eek :eek
Title: Re: Trust me to sleep in this morning... Whale sighting again
Post by: Kev Murphy on July 23, 2016, 01:21:06 PM: Mother and calf still in Portland bay ... no bikes seen, Sabie :grin

Dear Kev Murphy,
1 Southern Right Whale with calf 400 metres offshore along Dutton Way
Date sighted: 23rd July 2016
Time sighted: 11:00am
Title: Re: Trust me to sleep in this morning... Whale sighting again
Post by: NTRebel on July 23, 2016, 02:38:28 PM: Probably ring a shadow. :dred11 :dred11 :dred11
Paul
Title: Re: Trust me to sleep in this morning... Whale sighting again
Post by: Kev Murphy on July 23, 2016, 05:55:43 PM: Maybe the whales ride a 750 Water bottle?
Title: Re: Trust me to sleep in this morning... Whale sighting again
Post by: curious1 on July 26, 2016, 06:26:32 PM: At Food court in Belconnen Mall Canberra all kinds of Wales are sighted there any time of the day.
Title: Re: Trust me to sleep in this morning... Whale sighting again
Post by: NTRebel on July 26, 2016, 06:44:41 PM: That's not nice but true there's banks of them Oz wide.

:dred11 :dred11 :dred11
Title: Re: Trust me to sleep in this morning... Whale sighting again
Post by: Kev Murphy on July 26, 2016, 07:46:15 PM: Have you two fin - ished yet? :grin
Title: Re: Trust me to sleep in this morning... Whale sighting again
Post by: NTRebel on July 26, 2016, 10:09:55 PM: wot u wailing about. :dred11 :dred11 :dred11
Title: Re: Trust me to sleep in this morning... Whale sighting again
Post by: Kev Murphy on July 27, 2016, 04:51:42 AM: Just blubbering on....

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Title: Re: Trust me to sleep in this morning... Whale sighting again
Post by: Kev Murphy on July 27, 2016, 04:52:52 AM: (http://i1029.photobucket.com/albums/y352/kjm47/kjm47/animal-kingdom-killer_whale-law-attorney-jail-free_willy-33235280_low_zpscore3qwh.jpg)
Title: Re: Trust me to sleep in this morning... Whale sighting again
Post by: Kev Murphy on July 27, 2016, 12:42:57 PM: Seems like we have a time traveler in the whale watching community? The crystal ball principle?

Screen shot of email.. current time is only 12.40 now? .. and today is NOT the 1st of January?

Bad principle, this copy/paste??

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Title: Re: Trust me to sleep in this morning... Whale sighting again
Post by: Kev Murphy on July 31, 2016, 09:24:39 AM: Dear Kev Murphy,
2 Southern Right Whales off Cape Nelson Lighthouse
200 metres offshore
Date sighted: 31st July 2016
Time sighted: 9:00am
Title: Re: Trust me to sleep in this morning... Whale sighting again
Post by: Kev Murphy on July 31, 2016, 04:00:29 PM: Dear Kev Murphy,
1 Southern Right Whale approximately 100 metres from the Corkscrew. Visible from the whale watching platform using the binoculars.
Also visible from the far end of the breakwater.
Date sighted: 31st July 2016
Time sighted: 3.30pm