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| Mogul |
What a gorgeous day on the water! The seas were calm, and it was a beautiful sunny Memorial Day.
We started out our trip with some great looks at Mogul, a 27-year old male humpback. At first, Mogul took long dives, but then stayed under only a few minutes at a time. He time he surfaced, we seemed to get better looks! We could see his flippers under the glassy surface of the ocean, and hear him exhale and inhale. It was a great way to start the trip!
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| Mogul |
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| Mogul |
Next, we saw another humpback. This one didn't spend much time at the surface, but after looking at my photos I believe this is an old favorite - another male humpback named Hornbill, who was first spotted by researchers in 1977. After a couple looks at this busy whale, we moved on to an energetic pod of Atlantic white-sided dolphins!
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| Hornbill |
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| Hornbill |
The pod was widespread, but we estimate there were about 50 dolphins total. We got great looks at them off the bow, and saw one lobtailing (slapping its tail on the water surface) many times near the boat.
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| Atlantic White-sided Dolphins |
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| Lobtailing Dolphin |
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| Atlantic White-sided Dolphins |
It was a great way to end a fantastic day on the water. Thanks to all who joined us, and congratulations to drawing winner Judy Haley - enjoy your adoption of Satula!
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