Happy Independence day all! The ocean was as flat as flat can be today. What a beautiful day to be on the water. This morning we started our day checking out some bluefin tuna crashing at the surface chasing down some bait fish for a mid-morning snack!
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A bluefin tuna leaping at the surface to capture some food |
We also saw 5 minke whales, a quick look at a fin whale and a basking shark.
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Minke whale |
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Basking shark fin |
This afternoon we had some curious critters. One of the 4 minke whales seen today spent time doing donuts directly underneath the boat allowing our passengers to just stare straight down into the flat calm seas watching this whale below us!
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This minke whale remained under our boat for some time this afternoon! |
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Minke whale in such calm seas |
Minutes later we had a harbor seal swim by and look at all of us looking at it! Mammals watching mammals :)
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Harbor seal watching us |
Before heading for home we even came across a small pod of 4-5 Atlantic white-sided dolphins swimming nearby.
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Another afternoon minke whale |
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Atlantic white-sided dolphin at the surface |
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