What a weekend...

Jeffrey's Ledge is continuing to surprise me everyday. The last couple of days were no exception. We headed to southern Jeffrey's on Friday afternoon in hopes of finding whales that were reported to us earlier in the day. Our passengers seemed a little doubtful of seeing whales at first, but when we arrived to the reported area, about 24 miles from Rye, their patience payed off. We found 3 Humpback whales, a Fin whale, and a Minke whale all feeding within a short distance of each other. It was also by far, the most bird activity we have seen in quite some time. We spent the majority of our time with two feeding Humpback whales, Owl and Sedge. When Sedge was full from one area, he took off about a mile south, and left Owl to finish her afternoon meal. These photos are of her coming up through a bubble cloud and lunging on her side to feed.

We returned to the dock excited and anticipated what would follow the next day. Saturday, the weather on land was sunny and warm, but offshore on Jeffrey's, we met lots of fog and our visibility was down to just about a boat length. We were able to find a very nice Minke whale and had some great birds as well, including a Fulmar that seemed very curious about who we were. Our trips on Sunday were cancelled due to rough seas and we hope to be back out later today. From one extreme to another, New England weather always keeps us on our toes. I'm anxious to get back to Jeffrey's to see who may be out there. Hope you will join us.