Saturday’s whale watch trips were really swell! Perhaps I should reword that. The swell on the ocean was really swell. Our interns learned that the surface of the
ocean can be glass-calm, while the swell can be six feet high! Despite the motion
of the ocean, the marine life was fantastic.
The morning trip found two humpback whales, at least four fin whales, some
minke whales and basking sharks! The
pelagic birds were also out in force including a northern fulmar, northern
gannets, Wilson’s storm petrels, sooty shearwaters and great shearwaters! Jeffreys Ledge is really coming alive!
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| Basking Shark |
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| Humpback Whale "Pinball" |
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| Fin Whale |
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| Fin Whale Spout |
The afternoon trip had similar sightings
although we spotted different fin whales than we saw in the morning, and just
one humpback whale instead of two. However this humpback decided to show us what she can do when she breached right behind the boat! As we always say, whales move around a whole
lot and we never know what to expect from our wildlife!
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