At location were about 2 Sei whales, 10 minke whales, and 3 fin whales - Sei whales identified by the team naturalist (I was not expecting to see them this north).
At location were about 2 Sei whales, 10 minke whales, and 3 fin whales - Sei whales identified by the team naturalist (I was not expecting to see them this north).
Looked like it had a dual spout at the start which kind of merged into one cloud of spray. The arch while diving was so rounded way more than a usual humpback. This was seen ~150m from shore very close. Let me know if you have any suggestions!
ID by Scott Brooks of The Petrel Station
Kind of hard to see but in the distance in the center of the pic a whale is breaching the water
April 8, 2014
Mirissa, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
April 8, 2014
Mirissa, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka