On Wednesday, our first stop on whales was two minke whales circling the area.
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| Minke whale |
One of these minke whales was a VERY familiar minke whale for us. It was Finke! Finke is a minke whale the Granite State has seen since our 2011 whale watch season! This was the first time we have spotted this whale this season; so exciting!
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| Finke the finless minke whale |
Further offshore, surrounded by varying fog levels, we saw three ocean sunfish and spent time with a pod of approximately 65 Atlantic white-sided dolphins.
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| Dolphin |
Once on Jeffreys Ledge, we briefly saw a fin whale before wrapping up the trip with Diablo the humpback whale.
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| Massive fin whale |
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| Humpback whale |
On our afternoon trip, we started with a small pod of Atlantic white-sided dolphins. Even with approximately six dolphins in this pod, we still got great looks at these toothed whales.
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| Dolphin |
Back out on Jeffreys Ledge, we saw two humpback whales (Diablo and Cupid) and checked out a pair of fin whales (with more surrounding us in the distance) for the day.
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Humpback whale
 | Fin whale (above and below)
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Thursday's trips were canceled due to high winds, so stay tuned to read about our upcoming weekend adventures.
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