12 pm trip - Tammy
Today was a beautiful day for whale watching! Our first sighting though, was of the fish variety - an ocean sunfish or Mola mola. Ocean sunfish are the largest bony fish in the world and can reach lengths of 8 feet. This fish wasn't that large, but we had nice views of this fish as it basked at the surface.
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| ocean sunfish |
We spent the rest of our trip with a group of four humpback whales, including whales named Perseid and Komodo.
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| Perseid's tail |
This group of four humpbacks was sub-surface feeding. The whales would come up for 2-3 breaths before diving again. They surfaced all around the boat, including right off the bow and the stern.
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| humpback whale off the bow |
Sometimes the whales would surface together as a group and other times they would split into two pairs. Between feeding bouts the whales displayed some social behavior, including trumpeting and some rolling.
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| two humpbacks |
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| all four whales together |
Great afternoon on the water!
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