Whale Watching Byron Bay

It seems that the main population of Humpback whales is still traveling south past Byron Bay.  Over the last few days we have encountered between 10 and 25 whales per tour, many of these female Humpbacks with this years calves.

At this time of the year the whales travel very close to the coast often within a few hundred meters of the beach.  One individual was witnessed just behind the breakers only 50 meters from the beach.  Near by, dolphins and sea birds were feeding on bait fish so perhaps this whale was opportunistically feeding as well before the long journey south.

To see this many whales at this time of the year indicates that the whale watching season will continue well into November.

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