This morning we ventured south to look for a few whales
reported off of Hampton, but after a bit of searching, we didn’t find anything.
So we went back to where we had been the past few days and found a plethora of
whales!
Four humpback whales, including our
trio of the past couple weeks: Spoon, her calf, and Jabiru!
The trio was sleepy and was likely feeding
overnight and taking the morning off to recuperate!
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| Spoon and calf |
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| Spoon's flipper, her calf nearby |
Patches was nearby,
too!
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| Patches! |
While we were watching humpback
whales, a fin whale named Blunt popped up right next to us! Fins to the left,
humpbacks to the right!
Minke whales
were spotted here and there and Atlantic white sided dolphins were found the
area!
Next a pair of fin whales came
through. This was Blunt again, with a new friend!
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| Fin whale |
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| Fin whale |
Wonderful morning!
This afternoon started off with quite the show!
As soon as we found Spoon, her calf and
Jabiru, all three began breaching! It was more than spectacular! At one point,
both Spoon and her calf jumped at the same time! I don’t think I’ve ever seen
such a perfect double breach before!
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| Spoon and calf- a little blurry but still cool! |
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| Spoon's calf |
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| Spoon! |
The
calf continued to breach a dozen times or so!
Then the trio began to rest as they are known
to do.
A 4
th humpback whale passed through the area.
I haven’t identified it yet but will update
this post when/if I do!
Minke whales
were seemingly everywhere during the entire trip today. A few even came up
close to us!
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| Minke whale |
We moved on to find a pair of humpback whales, Fan and
Victim (horrible name, I know…). As we waited for them, a harbor seal pup snuck
a few looks at us before darting off.
Fan and Victim were pretty sleepy. We waited and waited for them to dive
so we could see their flukes.
Right
after we started to move on, they breached behind us!
Fan did a couple tail-lobs and then all was
quiet again.
Fin whales (2-3) were seen as well. They were a bit stealthy this afternoon, showing
up out of nowhere and just as quickly disappearing.
Harbor porpoises were seen on the way home to round out the
afternoon.
This is why we love whale watching! Every trip is a
surprise! Best job ever!
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