This has been such a crazy summer and I'm afraid I've been neglecting my blog a bit as a result! I want to catch up on some whale sightings posts, starting way back on the memorable day of July 29th. I've had these photos ready to go for a while but forgot I hadn't posted them!
Months in advance, we had scheduled an evening whale watch charter with good friends for July 29th. Shortly before it was time to the leave for the trip, J-Pod was heading north towards Lime Kiln, so I sprinted out them to catch them from shore before heading to the boat. Good decision! It was one of those special close passes. A few photos are below, but I also shared
a short video of the pass here.
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J16 Slick and J50 Scarlet give some kayakers the memory of a lifetime |
It turned out to be the picture perfect night we had hoped for: flat calm waters, beautiful lighting, and J-Pod heading north near Stuart Island.
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J38 Cookie off the Turn Point Lighthouse |
Most of J-Pod was hanging out in one of several tight, social groups, and we spent most of our time with the rambunctious boys J38 Cookie, J47 Notch, and J49 T'ilem I'nges.
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From left to right J49 T'ilem I'nges, J47 Notch, and J38 Cookie |
Cookie has been in a very social/sexual mood lately, as evidenced by the following:
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J38 Cookie |
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He's been doing a LOT of this lately >.< |
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"Sword fighting" |
We also saw lots of surface activity from J47 Notch:
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J47 Notch tail slap |
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Breach from J47 Notch |
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Another breach from J47 Notch |
The only whale who was off on his own was J27 Blackberry, who seemed to be foraging off on the other side of us away from all the social action:
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J27 Blackberry |
And a beautiful ride home to top it off!
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