Although whales were scarce in the Bonaventure Island sector last July, this year they have been plentiful. \u201cWe’re spoiled,\u201d says one naturalist. The humpbacks are generous with their aerial acrobatics.\u201d Early in the morning of July 1, she observes a humpback mother breaching near her calf. The next day, a humpback slaps its pectoral fins repeatedly and nonchalantly, so much that the naturalist describes them as \u201cchopsticks in the air\u201d. That afternoon, another individual pulls out all the stops: \u201cIt breaches repeatedly, lies on its back, belly in the air and seems to applaud with its two pectoral fins. It kept rolling over itself, again and again! All this with a breathtaking, scenic backdrop: high cliffs, Perc\u00e9 Rock, Bonaventure Island and its gannets, Forillon, \u00cele Plate and sailboats.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Although whales were scarce in the Bonaventure Island sector last July, this year they have been plentiful. \u201cWe’re spoiled,\u201d says one naturalist. The humpbacks are generous with their aerial acrobatics.\u201d Early in the morning of July 1, she observes a humpback mother breaching near her calf. The next day, a humpback slaps its pectoral fins […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":42982,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-observation-of-the-week"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n