The weather has continued to be extremely cooperative this holiday weekend creating a pleasant backdrop for searching for wildlife again today. This morning we spotted 9 Minke whales, 5 Fin whales and a Humpback whale. Our Minke whales were appearing all throughout the day, popping up here and there, including each time we were watching something else nearby.
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One
of the many Minke whales seen today. This one has such a uniquely-shaped
dorsal fin we know this whale is a whale we have seen in past seasons,
and now again this year! |
In addition to all the Minke whales around, we had at one point 3 Fin whales in a generalized area even though they were all on the move separately.
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Morning Fin whale |
One of this morning's Fin whales was #9709, a regular sighting recently. Stay as long as you would like large Fin whale. We always enjoy seeing such massive mammals in our small part of the Gulf of Maine!
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Fin whale #9709 |
On top of the multiple Fin whales and Minke whales this morning we were also fortunate enough to come across a Humpback whale. One look at the underside tail pattern of this whale and we knew it was a familiar fluke. Humpback whale #0050 is back. We last saw this whale June 8, almost a full month ago. Who knows where this whale has traveled to but it was certainly a nice surprise to see it here again!
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Humpback whale #0050 |
This afternoon we were once again treated to multiple whales: Humpback whale #0050, a Fin whale and 4 Minke whales.
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Humpback whale tail |
Our afternoon Fin whale has been identified as #0282, a whale first sighted in the Jeffreys Ledge area in 2002!
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Afternoon Fin whale |
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Fin whale #0282 uniquely-shaped dorsal fin and scar on its tailstock |
While in route back to Rye Harbor this evening we had one more sighting left for our passengers; a Basking shark. So many great looks at so many of our marine creatures today!
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Basking shark fin |
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