While Saturday's trip had plenty of whales once we found ourselves offshore, many of these whales were spending A LOT of time under the surface. The fun aspect was that most of the whales were in pairs when they eventually decided to show themselves. The day included eight humpback whales and two (brief looks at) ocean sunfish.
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Humpback whale surfacing
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| Ocean sunfish |
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| Pair of humpback whales |
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| Distant lobtail |
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| Diving humpback whale |
The whales we did identify included Satula, Fan, Victim, Solo, and Littlespot. Littlespot quickly became the fan-favorite when this whale breached (sorry, it was so unexpected, I didn't get a photo). For our birder friends, nothing like a Northern Flicker flying by to say hello. 😀
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| Northern Flicker! |
On Sunday's trip, our first stop for wildlife was just past the Isles of Shoals. We spent time with a pod of approximately 55 Atlantic white-sided dolphins.
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| Atlantic white-sided dolphins |
This tight-knit pod was fun to watch moseying back and forth. Further offshore, we spent time with a pair of humpback whales: Littlespot and Pylon.
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| Humpback whale |
We attempted to check out a couple of other spouts we saw out in the distance, but these whales appeared and disappeared just as quickly. We ended up crossing paths with Littlespot and Pylon again, along with an ocean sunfish, during our travels home.
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Humpback whales
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| Ocea sunfish |
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