This morning we headed
out to find marine life and were pleasantly surprised with the
variety. We passed by a minke whale
between the harbor and Isle of Shoals, and ended up with 5 minkes throughout
the trip.
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| Minke whale |
Two different fin whales were spotted including our familiar friend
#9709.
A couple of harbor seals and a huge grey seal were spotted. We got a
brief look at a basking shark before heading home. But to our surprise, the
trip wasn’t over yet. We encountered a large pod of Atlantic white sided
dolphins. The views of these “toothed whales” were amazing! We even shut down
the boat and let the dolphins swim around us curiously. By far, this was my
best look at Atlantic white sided dolphins this year!
Oh, and I almost forgot
to mention our stowaway! We had a
butterfly ride along on the entire trip! Between trips, we released it on land
where it should be much happier 😊
This afternoon, we saw fin whale #9709 again, but she was a
little ways away from where she was on the morning trip.
Whales certainly do
move around a whole lot! A few minke
whales were also spotted, and a second fin whale was seen offshore too!
Several
Wilson’s storm petrels, great shearwaters and sooty shearwaters were seen as
well! The variety of marine life continues to abound!
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