Who knew we could have a nice weather day! This season has been full of fog so it was a nice change of pace to see a clear horizon and the sun shining through this weekend. On Saturday morning we checked out nine humpback whales. Many of them were crossing paths, moving from one direction to another.
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Diving humpback whale
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Pair of humpback whales
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Individuals included Pinball and her 2023 calf, Clamp, Jawa, Satula, Spoon, Chromosome, and Valley and her 2023 calf.
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Valley and her calf
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On our Saturday afternoon camp trip, we were fortunate to spend time with Valley and her calf.
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Valley and her calf
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Valley |
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Valley's calf poking its head slightly out of the water
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We even came across an ocean sunfish, which are always fun fish to show students!
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Ocean sunfish
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Sunday was a great start to the day. Why? Because we saw an awesome look at a shark! After further investigation into our sighting, it was determined this shark was a Mako shark. Sharks frequent our waters and while most of our sightings are of blue sharks or basking sharks, other species are more rare in their presence.
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Mako shark (above and below)
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Further offshore we saw a pod of Atlantic white-sided dolphins and four humpback whales.
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Atlantic white-sided dolphins
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Spoon the humpback whale logging
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Valley's calf on its side
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On our afternoon trip, we saw six humpback whales. We got the chance to see Jawa, Valley and her 2023 calf, Satula and Pinball and her 2023 calf.
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Humpback whale
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Valley and her calf fluking
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The ocean was beautiful and the marine life stunning this weekend. We are looking forward to what the coming week has is store for us!
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