It’s rather ironic that my last post from 2024 was about Tear because guess who today’s post will be about? If you guessed Tear, you guessed right!
I think I’m just gonna go ahead and just slap the “he’s my favorite whale” label on him. This whale never disappoints! He’s been ONE of my favorites for years as I have so many incredible memories of him. As whale watchers, we all have different experiences with different whales. In my personal experience, I’ve always known Tear to be very charismatic and full of energy. He tends to be on the more active side and more times than not I’ve seen some type of surface activity out of him.
Today was different though. In all the years and times I’ve seen him, I don’t recall ever seeing him feeding at the surface. At least not like was today! Every whale has its own unique feeding style and it’s fun to see. Tear’s style consists of blowing bubbles, surfacing through them with his mouth open, and then rolling to the side.
A few times we could see him flick his tail with some force beneath the surface as he was starting his next feeding sequence. It was truly remarkable to watch! There were several other individuals in the area, but my attention was primarily on Tear as he was so much fun to watch!
Huge thank you to Cape Ann Whale Watch for going the extra mile(s) for us whale heads! You guys are amazing and your effort is greatly appreciated!
PS… if the colors or lighting looks off on these it’s because I’m working on a new monitor which just got delivered today. You wouldn’t think it’s a big difference, but yeah… it is!
-Mandy
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