Saturday was a fin whale kind of day. We spent both trips watching some of the second-largest animals on Earth! In the morning, we attempted to check out our first fin whale of the day, but this whale was spending most of its time under the water.
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| Fin whale |
We pressed on further offshore and ended up spending time with two other fin whales. One was #0520, a whale we've seen a few times already this season.
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| Fin whale #0520 |
In addition to fin whales, we spotted three basking sharks. Not only did we see the second-largest animals on Earth, but we also saw some of the second-largest sharks in the world! Awesome.
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| Basking shark |
On Sunday, our first sighting of the trip was a mother-calf fin whale pair! We don't often get a chance to see fin whale mother-calf pairs, so we were thrilled.
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Fin whale mom and the tip of the calf's snout at the surface
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| Fin whale calf |
What was even more impressive was the calf. This whale was inquisitive as it swam circles around its mom and us, multiple times! Stunning looks at this "tiny tike."
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Fin whale calf surfacing next to the boat, above and below (our engines were shut off as this whale approached us)
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After leaving this pair, we checked out a couple of minke whales before finding yet another fin whale for the day.
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Mink whale
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| Look how uniquely shaped this fin whale's dorsal fin is! |
While Saturday was full of fin whales, on Sunday we watched humpback whales. On our morning trip, we were fortunate to watch two humpback whales, Clamp followed by Cupid.
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| Humpback whale at the surface |
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| Clamp diving |
Both whales were creating bubble clouds as we watched them move through the waves. On our afternoon trip, we spent time watching Highlighter the humpback whale. This whale was so mellow, it spent most of its time near the surface, allowing for us to get some great looks.
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Humpback whale spout
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