{"id":1361,"date":"2023-02-07T16:32:06","date_gmt":"2023-02-07T16:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/virginiaoutdooradventures.com\/?p=1361"},"modified":"2024-04-23T11:53:04","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T11:53:04","slug":"whale-watching-virginia-beach-mike-mizell-aquarium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/virginiaoutdooradventures.com\/home\/whale-watching-virginia-beach-mike-mizell-aquarium\/","title":{"rendered":"40. Whale Watching in Virginia Beach with Mike Mizell, Virginia Aquarium"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<iframe style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/5SuIw0ijj5CvfMWaoTWdeL?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<em>\u201cWhen the whales come up for a breath, they&#8217;re not out at the surface very long, and you&#8217;re intently searching for it. Then suddenly, there it is! I don&#8217;t think it is possible to not get excited, especially the first time when you see a whale surface.\u201d <\/em><strong>\u2013 Mike Mizell, Virginia Aquarium<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Imagine the largest mammals on earth just mere miles from the most populated city in Virginia. Acrobatic humpback whales, enormous fin whales, endangered right whales, and playful bottlenose dolphins all spend the winter just offshore from Virginia Beach. Mike Mizell, Boat Programs Specialist at the Virginia Aquarium, shares some fascinating facts about these marine giants and how you can experience them in their natural habitat. Let\u2019s Go!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Follow VAOA Podcast:<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VAOAPodcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/a><strong> I <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/virginia_outdoor_adventures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Instagram<\/strong><\/a><strong> I <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VAOAPodcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Twitter<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Support the show: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buymeacoffee.com\/JessicaBowser\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Buy Me A Coffee<\/strong><\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>VAOA Podcast is Sponsored by:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-rte-list=\"default\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dwr.virginia.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources<\/a> I <a href=\"https:\/\/license.gooutdoorsvirginia.com\/Shop\/Inventory?utm_source=dwr_homepage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shop DWR<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/visitmeckva.com\/#\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit Mecklenburg<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breakspark.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Breaks Interstate Park<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.virginiaparks.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Virginia Association for Parks<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dcr.virginia.gov\/state-parks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Virginia State Parks<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\"><strong>Advertisers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-rte-list=\"default\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/visitesva.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit the Eastern Shore of Virginia<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blueridgeoutdoors.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\"><strong>Mentioned in this Episode:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Virginia Aquarium: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.virginiaaquarium.com\/\">Website<\/a> I <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/vaaquarium\/\">Instagram<\/a> I <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VirginiaAquarium\">Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.virginiaaquarium.com\/things-to-do\/boat-tours\">Go on a Whale Watching Tour<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Email Mike Mizell <a href=\"mailto:mwmizell@virginiaaquarium.com\">mwmizell@virginiaaquarium.com<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\u201cWhen the whales come up for a breath, they&#8217;re not out at the surface very long, and you&#8217;re intently searching&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1748,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1361","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-season-3"},"aioseo_notices":[],"menu_order":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/virginiaoutdooradventures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1361"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/virginiaoutdooradventures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/virginiaoutdooradventures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/virginiaoutdooradventures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/virginiaoutdooradventures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1361"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/virginiaoutdooradventures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1361\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1365,"href":"https:\/\/virginiaoutdooradventures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1361\/revisions\/1365"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/virginiaoutdooradventures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1748"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/virginiaoutdooradventures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1361"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/virginiaoutdooradventures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1361"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/virginiaoutdooradventures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}