Saturday's whale watch got off to a very early start with a trio of humpback whales resting near the surface, accompanied by a pod of at least 50 Atlantic white-sided dolphins!
Humpback surfacing behind dolphins
Trio of humpback whales
Our trio of humpbacks consisted of Valley, Victim and Solo. Much of our time with these animals was spent watching them rest. That was until we were about to continue along. Our whales were back behind us, then all of the sudden there was a footprint formed right off of our starboard side, and finally all three whales lunged horizontally at the surface right off of our bow!
Aftermath of surface feeding
It all happened so quickly, we barely had any time to process what was happening before it was all said and done. After this, our whales resumed their naps near the surface, with the exception of Victim, who decided to tail breach and tail lob once respectively before resting again.
Juvenile dolphin
Finally, we pressed on to do some more searching, eventually coming across two more humpback whales, Clamp and Streetlight.
Clamp diving
While Streetlight was traveling out in the distance, Clamp was surfacing very close by, evidently doing some feeding beneath the surface, seen through old bubble clouds rising up to the surface shortly after she would. Finally, it was time for us to head home. A truly excellent way to spend our Saturday out on the water!
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