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 presence of all 3 species is a good sign. There is probably a lot of herring inside the fjord. Also, huge commercial herring fishing vessels monitor the area during the day, while their main fishing operation happens during the darkness. We saw familiar fins; most likely, we saw Flappy, the male orca, who had his dorsal fin totally collapsed.
He looked healthy, surrounded by his family.
There were orcas and whales wherever we looked. Currently, the number of cetaceans inside the fjord is relatively high. We are looking forward to many more days like this.
Enjoy!
-Krisztina
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