12 pm trip - Tammy
Great sightings on today's trip! We traveled to the east side of Stellwagen Bank and found 7-8 different humpback whales.
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| humpback whale diving |
We had several sightings of different whales traveling alone and in pairs, including whales named Habenero and a mother named Hancock and her 2015 calf. Four humpback whales named Bounce, Pleats, Diablo and her calf gave us fantastic looks.
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| humpback whales traveling |
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| Pleats and Bounce |
We had the opportunity to see some impressive behaviors like flipper slapping from humpback mother Diablo. Her calf even joined in, flippering beside mom. One whale also showed us spyhopping or raising its head above the surface, possibly to get a better look at what's happening above.
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| mom flipper slapping with calf by her side |
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| humpback whale spyhopping |
Eventually this group of four split into two pairs; Pleats and Bounce and Diablo and calf swam off separately as we took our last looks. Great trip today! One last week of whale watching to go before our 2015 season comes to a close!
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