July 31 Prince of Whales

Beautiful fin whales today! We had excellent conditions for watching these huge marine mammals. We found a total of 4 fin whales on the Ledge today and spent most of our time with 2 of them.

This whale surfaced near us and we could see the whale rising from the depths even before it broke the surface to breathe!

Fin whale spout

Fin whales have always been my favorite whale for many reasons but mostly because of their grace and beauty, and the fact that we don't know a whole lot about them.
I mean, really, look at how pretty that swirly chevron pattern is:

And here is another look at that chevron- beautiful!:

One of our fin whales was one that we have seen several times this summer but is a new visitor and will be given a name/ID number this fall
Congrats to our lucky raffle winner today!

Keep in touch!Become a Fan on Facebook || Follow Us On Twitter