Fin Whale
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Another Feeding Encounter – 2/11/24
The past few days continue to be busy out at sea. Every day, we saw orcas, humpback whales, and fin whales. We also saw feeding activity; however, sometimes, we observed that after humpback whales lunge into the bait ball (possibly too early?), the orcas abandon the feeding. The birds are also very opportunistic and keep…
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The 1st of November – 1/11/24
Our first official day of whale-watching was truly magnificent. We have seen 3 different species, orcas, humpback whales, and fin whales. We probably arrived at the end of a morning feeding because many birds were around, and the smell of herring was strong. However, the orcas were slowly leaving the area when we arrived. The…
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Whale Watching in the Fog – 6/7/24
Whale watching in the fog is obviously much more challenging than on a clear, sunny day as we can’t really rely on our eye sight to watch for the blows or splashes in the distance. Instead, we use our sense of hearing – and sometimes smell if we catch a whiff of whale breath. With…
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Welcome Back – 1/11/23
Finally, the season has started for us also Welcome back, everybody, to the 2023 / 2024 whale-watching season in Northern Norway. We have been on a trip today, and we are happy to report that we have seen a lot of whales. There were multiple groups of orcas, many humpback whales, and even this early,…
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Expect the Unexpected – 24/1/24
We had an unexpected day and fascinating day today. For around five days the past week, we have had the privilege to see only sperm whales around Skjervøy. There are quite a few individuals in the area. We had days when we counted over 15 sperm whales in the area. However, as we got closer…