Date: 4/06/2023 09:56:41
From: fsm
ID: 2039716
Subject: Whales ahoy!

The annual whale migration is in full swing here just north of Sydney. They call it the ‘Humpback Highway’.

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Date: 4/06/2023 10:09:39
From: Peak Warming Man
ID: 2039720
Subject: re: Whales ahoy!

A sight to make Ishmael excited.

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Date: 4/06/2023 10:16:47
From: roughbarked
ID: 2039722
Subject: re: Whales ahoy!

fsm said:


The annual whale migration is in full swing here just north of Sydney. They call it the ‘Humpback Highway’.


Nice.
But those buoys? Are they for shark nets?

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Date: 4/06/2023 10:18:45
From: fsm
ID: 2039723
Subject: re: Whales ahoy!

roughbarked said:


fsm said:

The annual whale migration is in full swing here just north of Sydney. They call it the ‘Humpback Highway’.


Nice.
But those buoys? Are they for shark nets?

The orange buoys mark lobster pots. They collect them late in the afternoon.

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Date: 4/06/2023 10:19:49
From: roughbarked
ID: 2039724
Subject: re: Whales ahoy!

fsm said:


roughbarked said:

fsm said:

The annual whale migration is in full swing here just north of Sydney. They call it the ‘Humpback Highway’.


Nice.
But those buoys? Are they for shark nets?

The orange buoys mark lobster pots. They collect them late in the afternoon.

Ah.

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Date: 4/06/2023 10:27:13
From: Michael V
ID: 2039725
Subject: re: Whales ahoy!

Nice!

They are really big animals. I suppose they’ll be coming by here soon. I’ll have to keep my eyes peeled.

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Date: 4/06/2023 11:03:57
From: Kingy
ID: 2039729
Subject: re: Whales ahoy!

Peak Warming Man said:


A sight to make Ishmael excited.

And strike fear into the heart of the Captain of the Bark Kathleen.

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Date: 4/06/2023 11:29:47
From: mollwollfumble
ID: 2039732
Subject: re: Whales ahoy!

Hey man, great photos.

Humpbacks have made a great comeback.

Have you seen or heard of dolphins in the harbours around Sydney yet?
I’ve seen them recently in the harbours of Perth, south of Perth, north and south coast NSW, and have been told that there is a resident population of dolphins in Port Phillip Bay.

What about the harbours of Lake Illawarra, Botany Bay, Sydney Harbour, … up to Newcastle?
Any sign of dolphins returning to these once polluted waterways?

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Date: 4/06/2023 12:05:44
From: Michael V
ID: 2039738
Subject: re: Whales ahoy!

mollwollfumble said:


Hey man, great photos.

Humpbacks have made a great comeback.

Have you seen or heard of dolphins in the harbours around Sydney yet?
I’ve seen them recently in the harbours of Perth, south of Perth, north and south coast NSW, and have been told that there is a resident population of dolphins in Port Phillip Bay.

What about the harbours of Lake Illawarra, Botany Bay, Sydney Harbour, … up to Newcastle?
Any sign of dolphins returning to these once polluted waterways?

I have seen a small pod of dolphins in Botany Bay, about 1994.

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Date: 4/06/2023 16:02:13
From: fsm
ID: 2039804
Subject: re: Whales ahoy!

mollwollfumble said:


Hey man, great photos.

Humpbacks have made a great comeback.

Have you seen or heard of dolphins in the harbours around Sydney yet?
I’ve seen them recently in the harbours of Perth, south of Perth, north and south coast NSW, and have been told that there is a resident population of dolphins in Port Phillip Bay.

What about the harbours of Lake Illawarra, Botany Bay, Sydney Harbour, … up to Newcastle?
Any sign of dolphins returning to these once polluted waterways?

I don’t know about the harbours, but we certainly see plenty of dolphins in the ocean and playing in the surf.

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Date: 5/06/2023 18:45:05
From: Ogmog
ID: 2040147
Subject: re: Whales ahoy!

Song of the Whale – From Dawn

Song of the Whale – To Dusk

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Date: 5/06/2023 18:52:09
From: The Rev Dodgson
ID: 2040148
Subject: re: Whales ahoy!

Ogmog said:


Song of the Whale – From Dawn

Song of the Whale – To Dusk

Haven’t heard any Tangerine Dream for ages.

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