Day 18.259: Whale watching

Today, I joined several members of our nature group on a whale-watching trip from Kennebunk. We were scheduled to go last week but the sailing was canceled due to waves. Today it was delightfully calm. There are other sightings to mention, but I thought the whales might be a good place to start.

Nick's Chance was our vessel today

We saw two fin whales (also known as finback whales). They are baleen whales (filter feeders) and second in size to only the blue whale. It is an adult and a young whale clearly hunting together. They would come up for four or five breaths then dive to hunt for several minutes before returning to the surface. We stayed close to them for an hour or so and had plenty of opportunities to see them.