Even the fog couldn't deter us from heading to Jeffreys Ledge this afternoon. While visibility made searching for animals a bit more challenging we continued on in hopes of finding some sort of whale activity. Thanks to offshore fishermen we were lucky enough to head to an area where we found not one, not two, but 4 Humpback whales! All the whales seemed to be maneuvering through the area, not traveling too far, and gave us the chance to see and identify all of them. All of our whales were adults and included Gondolier (again! We saw this whale last weekend and was wonderful to see it still feeding on Jeffreys Ledge!), Sedge, Cardhu and Hornbill.
Gondolier
Cardhu
Hornbill coming in towards the boat!Cardhu and Hornbill were both seen last year during our whale watching season on Jeffreys Ledge but Sedge hasn't been since on Jeffreys since 2009! What a nice sight to see this 23 year old back in our area.
SedgeThe day wasn't complete without a passing Fin whale in the fog and 2 Minke whales, including a fantstic look at the "minke mittens" of our first Minke.
Thanks to everyone to braved the weather of the ocean and joined us today. Congratulations to our first-time whale watchers and to those who got the chance to be on the open ocean for their first time in their lives! What a special day.
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