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The whales have treated us kindly aboard the Granite State. This is going to be a long update because the last several days on the Ledge have been spectacular. I promised some favorite photos from Monday’s trips so here they are. In the morning we had Humpbacks including Cygnus, Tornado, Milkyway, and Quote. We were also treated to a nice trio of Fin whales.

We saw lots of whales in the afternoon as well, but had different individuals, including
I-vee, Trident, and Mudskipper. Mudskipper breached in the distance, which gave our passengers quite a surprise.

On Tuesday we had more whales than we could actually visit with, but were able to spend time with quite a few friends. In the morning we were able to identify lots of Humpback whales and Fin whales in the area. Humpbacks included Cygnus, Tornado, Tripod, Chromosome, Diablo, Quote, and Compass. Compass is a female that was seen on the Ledge for the first time this season. Our fin whales included Fjord, one of our adopt-a whale’s, and Dingle.

In the afternoon, the whales were more spread out, and we saw different individuals than the morning. Our Humpbacks included Diablo, Skua, Filament, and Satula. Satula is also one of our adopt-a-whales and hasn’t been seen that often this season. It was a nice surprise and a great way to finish the day. We saw a few fin whales that afternoon as well, including a nice pair that stayed with us for quite some time.

Wednesday was a great day to be aboard the Granite State, due to the humidity on land.
Our Humpback friends in the morning included Sword, Scylla, Tigris, Glostick, Valley, I-vee, Diablo, Chromosome, and Tripod. We were not able to ID any of our Fin whales from the morning, but are hoping to soon. The food supply on Jeffrey’s is still plentiful.

We saw several of the same whales from the morning, but the unique finding was that the associations were different. Sword and Scylla were together in the morning, but Scylla fed by herself in the afternoon, where Sword and Glostick helped each other feed in the afternoon. Valley and Diablo were also in the area, quite tired from their morning of feeding. Seen below, are all the fish trying to escape from the large appetite of the Humpback whales. We are supposed to have nice weather over the next several days and with more whales returning to the Ledge, I hope you will join us.





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