Boat tour
Sitka Whale and Wildlife Photography Tours
Outside protected areasby A Whale's Song Expeditions
Sitka-based photography boat tours on the 43-foot catamaran Cat Daddy, from full-day and golden-hour trips to 2-, 3-, 7- and 9-day photo expeditions led by a naturalist and photographer. Targets bubble-net feeding humpbacks, orcas, sea otters, puffins and coastal bears.
Details
- No feeding
- No baiting
- No captive animals
- Led by
- Neil McDermott
- Route
- Starts and ends in Sitka, Alaska
- Visits
- Sitka Sound
- Language
- English
Species
Months
- January, closed
- February, closed
- March, closed
- April, closed
- May, open
- June, open
- July, open
- August, open
- September, open
- October, closed
- November, closed
- December, closed
May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
Light and conditions
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Light through the year
Golden hour is when the sun is low, between the horizon and 6° above it: soft, warm light. Times are for the 15th of each month, in Sitka time (with summer time where it applies). In-season months are marked.
| Month | Golden hour | Daylight | Sun at noon | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning golden hour | Evening golden hour | |||
| Jan | 08:39– | 14:36– | 7h 21m7 h 21 min | 12° |
| Feb | 07:37– | 16:05– | 9h 32m9 h 32 min | 20° |
| Mar | 07:23– | 18:14– | 11h 49m11 h 49 min | 31° |
| Apr | 05:58– | 19:20– | 14h 21m14 h 21 min | 43° |
| MayIn season | 04:48– | 20:17– | 16h 37m16 h 37 min | 52° |
| JunIn season | 04:13– | 20:53– | 17h 58m17 h 58 min | 56° |
| JulIn season | 04:36– | 20:43– | 17h 20m17 h 20 min | 54° |
| AugIn season | 05:35– | 19:48– | 15h 15m15 h 15 min | 46° |
| SepIn season | 06:39– | 18:29– | 12h 47m12 h 47 min | 35° |
| Oct | 07:43– | 17:03– | 10h 21m10 h 21 min | 24° |
| Nov | 07:54– | 14:38– | 8h8 h | 14° |
| Dec | 08:46– | 13:48– | 6h 39m6 h 39 min | 9° |