Calm seas continued again today making spotting, and watching, whales that much more enjoyable! This morning we started with a fin whale only a few miles from home. With a little patience we got some great looks at one of the second largest animals on Earth!
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Fin whale surfacing |
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Large fin whale body |
The rest of the trip produced 3 minke whale sightings and 4 humpback whales. Wigwam the humpback whale was busy creating plenty of bubble clouds while her 2018 calf was wiggling around at the surface; rolling and such.
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Bubble cloud |
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Wigwam and calf (above and below) |
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Wigwam's calf swimming in towards us |
We also spent time with Pinball while another humpback whale passed through the area.
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Two humpback whales passing by one another |
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Pinball |
This afternoon we again started the trip with a fin whale and were even able to identify this whale. Fin whale #0402 has returned to our small spot in the Gulf of Maine (at least for the moment) for another feeding season!
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Fin whale #0402 |
We also saw a few harbor seals throughout our travels and spent time with 2 humpback whales.
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What a sleeping seal looks like |
Humpback whale Gondolier was creating bubble clouds one after another this afternoon. We also checked out another humpback whale but unfortunately this whale never fluked so no solid ID yet.
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Gondolier |
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