Yep, it is true, we are fascinated by all types of marine life. Ok, now onto the whales...
The weather cooperated quite nicely today as even though we ended up going through the rain, it was on the ride in, and so we were able to spend the morning watching the whales with the overcast sky. Regardless of if we had encountered rain earlier or not, it also always helps that the whales are already swimming in a vast amount of water so even if it does rain, they don't mind!
Our trips started with not one, two, or even three Fin whales, but at least 5 of the second largest animals in the world in one general area!
One of the handful of Fin whales sighted
It was a bit tricky when we first arrived in the area as at first we had to figure out where the animals were, how many of them there were, and which ones we were looking at. We ended up getting some really nice looks at the majority of them in the area as some whales would surface, different ones were diving, and all seemed to be circling around! Thanks to a nice pass by one of our animals we were even able to verify that it was a whale in our catalog. It was #9709, an adult female!
#9709
Amongst the other whales swimming around we also got some nice looks at a pair staying close to each other. Check out one of the whales as it went on a deeper dive. This whale looked like it was ready to "fluke" like a Humpback whale. Look at just how much bulk of whale is still beyond its dorsal fin!
Our next sighting included another Fin whale in the area as we travelled to some other regions around Jeffreys Ledge this morning as well as another species. We found a Humpback whale. This animal was quite relaxed and wasn't surfacing far from where it was diving allowing all our passengers to get some nice looks. This whale is Zio, a whale born in 2007, and so named due to the letters Z-I-O found on its unique tail pattern.
Can you spot the Z, I, and O found on this whale's tail?
Hint: It is on the right side of the tail
On our ride home we also passed by another Humpback whale that wasn't taking long dives at all. We ended up getting a quick identifying shot as this whale went down for a dive just as we were passing through. Looks like the 2010 calf of Shuttle is still around!
Shuttle's 2010 calf
Thanks to all our passengers today who braved the forecast and joined us on board. Really nice whales, lots of fresh sea air, and a little fresh water "rinse" on our way in is not a bad way to start your day!
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