@hysazu.bsky.social
Whale lover. Wanderer. Photographer. Captain and naturalist on the Salish Sea. Co-host of After the Breach Podcast. (@afterthebreach.bsky.social)
This is about all of us. Never forget that.
04.05.2025 10:02 β π 27799 π 7631 π¬ 250 π 192Our latest episode is up featuring @trevorabranch.bsky.social telling us about blue whales and his latest papers! We so enjoyed this conversation and both of us learned a ton! We hope you enjoy it too.
Also, this is our first episode featuring our new theme music!
A night sky from this last January in Australia. I miss those night time walks.
17.04.2025 05:41 β π 7 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Booker: "I confess that I have been imperfect. I confess that I've been inadequate to the moment. I've confess that the Democratic Party has made terrible mistakes that gave a lane to this demagogue. I confess we all must look in the mirror and say 'we will do better.'"
01.04.2025 19:41 β π 75332 π 15670 π¬ 1392 π 1818I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.
02.04.2025 01:09 β π 136507 π 20280 π¬ 10648 π 1613
A playful humpback whale calf pirouettes next to her mom in clear blue water.
The recap of our first podcast trip to the Silver Bank is up as Episode 39! We chat with two of our crew membersβAlex and Mikaylaβwho came along for the ride about their experience as first timers to swimming with the amazing North Atlantic humpback whales!
19.03.2025 06:13 β π 14 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0
Two killer whales surface in dark, glassy waters with a forested island in the background.
There was a moment this evening when the whole world was just calm water, two whales surfacing in unison, and nothing greater or less than that.
πΈ of siblings T030A and T030C tonight in Wasp Pass.
A trip to the PNW piqued my curiosity about orca whales & orcasβ curiosity. @hysazu.bsky.social & Jeff Friedman, @sjiwhalewatch.bsky.social orca fans, whale watch captains & co-hosts of After the Breach Podcast to the rescue!
lynnborton.com/2025/03/13/o...
#curiosity #orcas #animalbehavior #PNW
Sending love β€οΈ
12.03.2025 00:42 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The 17 Dems who voted yes for Trump's labor secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer:
Bennet (CO)
Cortez Maso (NV)
Gallego (AZ)
Hassan (NH)
Hickenlooper (CO)
Kaine (VA)
Kelly (AZ)
Klobuchar (MN)
Ossoff (GA)
Peters (MI)
Rosen (NV)
Schiff (CA)
Shaheen (DH)
Slotkin (MI)
Warner (VA)
Warnock (GA)
Whitehouse (RI)
A female killer whale spyhops next to the towering dorsal fin of an adult male. Itβs gray and overcast and in the distance the outline of a heavily forested island covers the horizon.
It was a cold, wet afternoon but itβs easy to forget about both of those things in the moment when youβre watching wild killer whales. T019 spyhops beside her son, T019B in Boundary Pass yesterday.
10.03.2025 22:50 β π 26 π 1 π¬ 2 π 0
Give you one guess
06.03.2025 07:08 β π 17939 π 3471 π¬ 277 π 102
New paper from my PhD π¬π§¬
Admixture is increasing genetic diversity and adaptive potential in low latitude killer whales promoting an genetic rescue effect.
See more here onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
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A beautiful first weekend back out on the water at home. There are a lot of horrific things happening in the world right nowβbe sure to take a moment for the bright spots where you can.
04.03.2025 20:32 β π 21 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Not that Iβm aware of!
02.03.2025 17:25 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@orcawatcher.bsky.social and I had an interesting encounter with Biggβs killer whale, T046D, Thursday and it included him vocalizing through the hull of the boat. This video is about the audio. We did not have a hydrophone down. At times he would be 200+ yards away and we could still hear him.
02.03.2025 03:36 β π 34 π 3 π¬ 3 π 0I know how much *I* need this right now. If you feel the same way, I hope you'll join us.
28.02.2025 18:16 β π 14 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0
While out on the Silver Bank I didnβt do as much painting as I might have liked to but I did paint one little thing in my sketchbook. #watercolorpainting
27.02.2025 02:28 β π 27 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
There is a lot going on in the world right now. Come "take a breath" with OBI: 12 weeks, 12 whale-themed creative prompts to give yourself a break from the chaos and anxiety.
Open to all ages, suggested $25 donation, or join for free.
Learn more and join us here:
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Stunning!
25.02.2025 19:45 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
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24.02.2025 01:07 β π 224 π 64 π¬ 9 π 4Thank you!
24.02.2025 19:32 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0My week in thirty one seconds. This curious female calf of known mom, βTWβ, was really intrigued by the aliens in her world. What a privilege.
22.02.2025 23:42 β π 307 π 26 π¬ 9 π 2
Heading offline for the rest of the week to spend time in the company of these lovely beings. βοΈ
16.02.2025 12:52 β π 45 π 1 π¬ 4 π 0
We got out with J Pod for our 6th encounter of the year! We were able to confirm that J62 is female and document all 26 members! We were also able to confirm that J35 is no longer carrying the carcass of J61. Check out the encounter and more photos at the link below.
15.02.2025 18:40 β π 95 π 23 π¬ 6 π 8No, a humpback whale cannot swallow a human.
This cannot happen and did not happen.
Oh man, Iβm sorry! Iβm glad youβre feeling better.
13.02.2025 19:37 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0New paper! Humpback song evolution in the waters of Okinawa. Great to see this out, another #MSc_MMS_St_A Marine Mammal Science MSc thesis published π₯³ congratulations to Ella and Nozomi. ππ¦π§ͺ
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Weβll see you soon!!
12.02.2025 04:19 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0And if theyβre just using that phrase to guilt someone into helping them or doing something for them then thatβs highly problematic as well.
11.02.2025 21:27 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
