What a beautiful day, with glassy calm seas and blue skies. We started out with a fin whale who was taking long dives, and we didn't get great looks at it. But things definitely improved from there! We moved on to find a pod of about 75 Atlantic white-sided dolphins, and they were very active, with several breaches and lots of tail-lobs and splashing! Dolphins are one of my favorite sightings on calm days, because you can follow them underwater so well and see their beautiful coloration.
We also saw an ocean sunfish, or Mola mola, and then finished up with a dramatic look at a familiar fin whale, #0354, a whale we've seen every year since 2003! This whale has a distinctive dorsal fin with three notches, so it's fairly easy to distinguish it from other whales that visit the Jeffreys Ledge area.
Fin whale #0354 in our local catalog
I look forward to getting out again. Fall is usually a great time to be out on the water!
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