It's been a bit of "rinse and repeat" for our trips recently, in the best way possible! There have been plenty of whales to look at. On Monday morning, we spent time with four humpback whales, including all three Blue Ocean Society adoptable whales!
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| Humpback whales (above and below) |
Additionally, we briefly saw a couple of fin whales and minke whales. Individual humpback whales included Owl, Sigma, Pinball, and Satula.
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Satula in such calm seas!
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| Fin whale |
On Monday afternoon, we saw seven humpback whales and two fin whales. The humpback whales were moving in every direction. One moment here, one moment there, and each time we tried to move away from Satula, lo and behold, it would surface nearby!
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| Satula |
Other whales included Valley, Pinball, Spoon, Chromosome, and Sedge. Our fin whale pair was sneaky. They appeared nearby and disappeared just as quickly, but we got great looks as they swam past the boat. With such calm winds all day, it was a beautiful day watching whales.
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| Diving humpback whale |
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Fin whale
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| Pair of humpback whales |
On Tuesday morning, we saw three minke whales, a pair of fin whales, three humpback whales, and an ocean sunfish. There was no shortage of marine life to look at!
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Minke whale
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Diving humpback whale
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| Incoming ocean sunfish |
The calm winds added an extra level of stunning scenery. Not a bad way to start the day. Known humpback whales included Sedge and Satula.
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| Fin whale surfacing |
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| Humpback whale |
We started the trip on Tuesday afternoon with a nursery pod of approximately 40 Atlantic white-sided dolphins.
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| Atlantic white-sided dolphins (above and below) |
With multiple calves in this pod, this group was so much fun to watch! We then attempted to watch a few different fin whales, but these whales were doing a REALLY good job holding their breaths. Further offshore we spent time with a minke whale and four humpback whales - Clamp, Sigma, Chromosome, and Spoon. Another splendid couple of days in the Jeffreys Ledge region of the Gulf of Maine!
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Minke whale
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Humpback whale
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| Humpback whale pair |
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