Once on the Ledge we found two adult female Humpback whales. We know both these whales are females because we have seen both with calves in previous years. 
Once born it is the female whale who travels with the calf up from the breeding and calving grounds in the Caribbean waters to the cold waters of the Gulf of Maine to forage for food. A calf will spend approximately 6-7 months with their moms learning different behaviors before the the calf splits off from it's mom to live it's own solitary life. Anyway, turns out we saw Valley and Quote. Quote has yet to be seen on the Ledge this year so it was exciting to know she continues to be alive and well.
Once born it is the female whale who travels with the calf up from the breeding and calving grounds in the Caribbean waters to the cold waters of the Gulf of Maine to forage for food. A calf will spend approximately 6-7 months with their moms learning different behaviors before the the calf splits off from it's mom to live it's own solitary life. Anyway, turns out we saw Valley and Quote. Quote has yet to be seen on the Ledge this year so it was exciting to know she continues to be alive and well.This afternoon held some more great whale sighting when we headed back to the southern end of Jeffrey's
and were treated to completely different whales once we got there. We found Flask and Hornbill, both Humpback whales and presumed male due to the fact these whales have never been seen with calves. Flask was first seen in 1982 and Hornbill was first spotted in 1977 clearly making these whales adults no matter what year they were actually born. We also came across 3 different Minke whales in our travels in and around Jeffrey's. Finally we were treated to 4 different fin whales. Two of these whales were moving around together and really got to see such a great comparison in size between 40-50ft Humpback whales and 60-70ft Fin whales. 
A beautiful day and some awesome whales is a great way to begin another weekend out in the Gulf of Maine.
and were treated to completely different whales once we got there. We found Flask and Hornbill, both Humpback whales and presumed male due to the fact these whales have never been seen with calves. Flask was first seen in 1982 and Hornbill was first spotted in 1977 clearly making these whales adults no matter what year they were actually born. We also came across 3 different Minke whales in our travels in and around Jeffrey's. Finally we were treated to 4 different fin whales. Two of these whales were moving around together and really got to see such a great comparison in size between 40-50ft Humpback whales and 60-70ft Fin whales. 
A beautiful day and some awesome whales is a great way to begin another weekend out in the Gulf of Maine.
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