Good afternoon everyone, the whale watching continues to be wonderful out of St. Andrews. On Monday, September 15th we found a young humpback whale off South Wolf, the first humpback sighting in our area of the 2014 season! We also saw this whale on Tuesday, September 16th and we were treated to some incredible surface activity including tail breaching and tail lobbing (our Scout Boat found the humpback and this young whale was breaching fully for over an hour before we got there and we were so happy the surface activity continued for over 20 minutes when we got there). The photos are currently at Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies in hopes of matching this young whale to the catalogue.
Here are some photos of the humpback we saw
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| Humpback tail breaching and passenger photographing from the upper deck |
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| Check out those pectoral flippers |
We were not able to locate the humpback on Wednesday, September 17th but we found fin whales and got some incredible views.
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| Fin whale just about to surface |
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| Fin whale calf |
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| Fin whale calf just under the water, you can see the markings right under the water |
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| Fin whale approaching the Quoddy, you can see the asymmetrical colouring of the lower jaw |
We are still seeing lots of porpoise and seals as well.
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| Grey seals |
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| Harbour seals |
Thanks so much for checking in today! There is still time to join us on the Bay before our 2014 season comes to a close, call 1-877-688-2600 for reservations.
Cheers,
Danielle
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