A HUNGRY HUMPBACK
This morning on our 9:45 tour, along with two minke whale sightings, a humpback was seen busy feeding at the surface. This humpback was quite the sight for our crew and passengers, rolling at the surface and revealing it's throat grooves and baleen plates!
The bay is a feeding ground for the humpbacks, and though many of them will be migrating south to tropical waters for the winter time, they have still been spotted almost daily this month. It is an exciting experience to be able to see the usually less-visible parts of the humpback, such as its hundreds of baleen plates along its upper jaw. These baleen plates are in place of teeth, and serve to filter the humpback's small food out of a large mouthful of water.
We will continue to sail our 9:45 GG1 tour the rest of the month. Find out more, and book your place here: http://www.gentlegiants.is/tours-and-bookings/gg1-whale-watching/
-Charla
Researcher/Guide
The humpback whale feeding at the surface. Photo: Charla Basran.