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Minke whale (male)
Courtesy of Richard Slattery
note the white scar (probably from entanglement) at the base of the tail stock
Fulcrum
note the propeller scars
lob-tailing
inverted lob-tailing
kick feeding
New calf
Highly scarred new calf (of Stonehendge)
Bubble cloud
and surface lunge feeding
bubble cloud
Clouds of buubles are used to corral prey
surface lunge
After blowing bubble clouds or circles, the whale would emerge in the midst of the bubble area.
surface lunge
surface lunge
mouth closing
lunge feedding
Note the distended throat, filled with water and food.
cooperative feeding
August 2002 at the Great South Channel
Photographs and Sighting Summary
The thumbnails below are from photographs taken on August 12,
2002. Subsequently, the photos were sent to Mason Weinrich at
The Whale Center of New England for identification.
Wizard, 1990 calf of Petrel, female
Tornado, 1988 calf of Fringe, female
Parens, 1987 calf of Sod, male
Alphorn, 1983 calf of Molson, male
Rattan, first seen in 2000, sex unknown
Tornado, 1988 calf of Fringe, female
Canopy, 1998 calf of Valley, sex unknown
Fragment, 1995 calf of Compass, sex unknown
Reflection, first seen 1992, female
match still in progress
Cetaceans
Birds
Humpback Whales: 150+
Fin whales: ~ 15
Minke whales: ~7
~100 Atlantic White sided dolphins
~100 Atlantic White beaked dolphins
~ 50 Common dolphins
This young humpback is spy hopping just next to our vessel.
This is the same young individual we have seen since late
July, a 24-25 foot, 8-9 month old calf.
August 11, 2000
Here is another view of humpbacks that have been feeding in this area
for the past two weeks. You can see some breaches and inverted tail
slaps by the smallest of the three animals.
This young humpback is spy hopping just next to our vessel.
This is the same young individual we have seen since late
July, a 24-25 foot, 8-9 month old calf.
