So many whales continue to spend time offshore! This morning we saw 11 humpback whales, a minke whale, multiple seals and a pod of 150 Atlantic white-sided dolphins. No matter what was at the surface we got spectacular looks at so much wildlife.
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Milkyway and Owl |
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Humpback whale diving |
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Shhh, this seal is sleeping |
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This harbor seal woke up eventually! |
The dolphins were milling around, the humpback whales were in small groups, it was so fantastic.
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Atlantic white-sided dolphin |
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Pair of Atlantic white-sided dolphins |
Identified whales included Owl, Clamp, Milkyway, Jabiru, Spoon, Spoon's calf, Geometry, Sigma, Solo and Highlighter.
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Spoon diving |
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Spoon and her calf poking their heads slightly out of the water |
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Owl and Clamp |
This afternoon the phenomenal sightings continued. We started with an ocean sunfish before seeing 11 humpback whales, more seals and a large pod of Atlantic white-sided dolphins we passed during our travels home.
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Ocean sunfish |
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Trio of humpback whales |
Some of the whales identified this afternoon included Patches, Spoon, her calf, Jabiru and Solo.
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Spoon and her calf |
The whales have been pretty incredible recently so we can only hope sightings continue even if in a fraction of the numerous sightings we have experienced!
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Jaeger flying past the boat this afternoon |
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Humpback whale |
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Dolphins |
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