Hello everyone, Danielle back again with another update from Jolinne!
“July 21, 2017
This morning’s departure, we spend a bit of time searching for whales inshore. Stopped at Whitehorse Island, as in the past week we have gone from having 2 chicks, to none, adults sitting on nests, then they all left and it seems like some have returned. There’s also lots of Bonaparte gulls and black guillemots still on the island. We then headed offshore, as we got a call from Fundy Tide Runners that there were a few fin whales in the area. On our way out we spotted greater shearwaters, razorbills (adults with their chick) storm petrels and phalaropes. We spent time with 3 fin whales, 2 of which were traveling/feeding side by side. There was also lots of seals feeding in the area. These whales were quite easy to watch, short dive times, not traveling large distances and if anything they seemed to get closer and closer to the boat every time. We even had one swim alongside the catamaran just beneath the surface for some time before surfacing.
The afternoons departure sounded to be similar to the mornings except they had 4 fin whales
The evenings departure was charted out to a large group and with their time restriction they stayed inshore and watched a minke whale.”
Fin whale
Fin whale
harbour seals in front and greys in the back. Note the head shape difference!
Bonaparte’s gulls
pair of fin whales
Fin whale
Black guillemot
Black-legged kittiwakes. Note their mouths are open to help cool them down
Finback whale
Razorbill father and chick. When the razorbills leave the nest they leave with their fathers!
Thank You to everyone who joined us today!
Cheers,
Danielle
