Whale Watching Byron Bay

It’s been a great week of whale watching with amazing displays from Australia’s East Coast Humpback whales.  We have encountered plenty of whales many of which have been engaged in mating behavior as would be expected at this time of the year.

Here are some pictures of today’s tour where some males were excited by the prospect of suiting a potential female.

We were also lucky enough to see a southern right whale just off Byron Bay’s Main Beach. These great whales are usually only found on Australia’s southern coast.  There is, however, a small population of southern right whales that migrate up Australia’s east coast.  This population is believed to be genetically different from those in the south.