Monday, August 31, 2009
HUMPBACKS EVERYWHERE! It has been a great couple of weeks for whale watching as many humpbacks are feeding and frolicking off of Brier Island. The sightings include mother and calf pairs and other species seen have been minke and fin whales, dolphins and even a school of tuna. The birds have been actively feeding as well and some days the water has been dancing with feed. Hurricane Bill fortunately did not impact the islands with damaging winds, although coupled with a surge and high tides, the seas were rough. The ocean rolled and crashed onto the shores and waves drew onlookers and made for awesome photographs and salty faces. Whale watching was of course cancelled for a couple of days. The weather now feels rather fall like but the whales don't mind, as evidenced by their continuing activity in the bay.
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Although July is one of the months of summer, its weather this year was decidedly not summerlike. Foggy, cool and wet days for most of the month didn't keep the whales away, however, and humpback, minke, and fin whales were present in the bay and a large variety of seabirds, including dovekies and a skua. An ocean sunfish was seen on one of the tours in mid July and more recently we had a porbeagle shark sighted on a tour. August has been sunny and warm so far, with the odd fog day, and the waters around Brier Island are now busy with a number of humpback whales sticking around the area. A sunset cruise earlier in the week was the best trip of the season so far and one of the whales, a humpback named Bungee, was especially friendly and active. Passengers got a great trip that evening and surely some fantastic photos, as well as the "delightful" spray of whale breath, will provide them with memories for years to come.
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