Saturday's trips were full of marine life. The calm seas aided in providing great conditions for seeing all sorts of creatures. On Saturday morning, we spent time watching four humpback whales, two fin whales, a minke whale, and a basking shark.
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Fin whale
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| Minke whale in the distance |
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| Basking shark |
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| Humpback whale |
Our humpback whales included Satula, Ravine, Milkyway, and Valley. One of our fin whales was Pacman.
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| Ravine birefly rolled on it's side, showcasing its flipper! |
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| Milkyway created some whitewater during this surfacing with Valley nearby |
On Saturday afternoon, the weather and marine life continued. We started with Pacman, the fin whale, checked out two ocean sunfish, two basking sharks, and finished the trip with six different humpback whales.
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Pacman the fin whale
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Ocean sunfish
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Basking shark dorsal fin
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| Humpback whale tail |
All of our humpback whales were napping at some point, and included Pinball, Tripod, Chromosome, Ravine, Valley, and Milkway. It was a "lazy" whale kind of afternoon!
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Pinball
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Pair of humpback whales
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| Humpback whale |
We only had a morning trip on Sunday due to increased wind and rain in the forecast for the afternoon. While the mammals that live on land (us humans!) may be affected by wind, waves, and rain, the whales are unfazed. When you live in water, more coming from the sky means nothing when you're busy searching for and eating food! Our sightings included five humpback whales and a fin whale.
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| Humpback whale |
We started with Milkyway and Valley before coming into an area where Ravine, Satula, and Pinball were all circling. As we spent time watching these whales, a fin whale popped up right in the middle of the mix. So fun!
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| Pinball diving |
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| Satula doing what this whale does best - pooping! Can you find the brown cloud of whale poop? |
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