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November 20, Cap de Bon-D\u00e9sir in Les Bergeronnes<\/strong>: our collaborator Renaud Pintiaux settles down to take a few pictures of local marine life. He is happily observing a minke whale when the powerful spout of a blue whale erupts from the surface. How does he know it\u2019s not a fin whale? The bump surrounding its blowholes is more protruding.\u00a0Its dorsal fin is generally smaller and more triangular as well. And, of course, the bluish-grey speckling is distinct from the dark grey colour of the fin whale.<\/p>\n

The blue whale off Cap de Bon-D\u00e9sir heads downstream, vigorously swimming away from the rocks. Renaud leaves the site to try a new spot about ten kilometres away, this time at the wharf in Les Escoumins<\/strong>. The blue whale reappears and continues its journey down the St. Lawrence. \u201cIt\u2019s swimming fast! I don\u2019t think we’ll see him again this year,\u201d he exclaims. He manages to take a few snapshots that might allow St. Lawrence blue whale specialist Richard Sears to identify it. After the departure of the largest animal on the planet, Renaud spots a dozen or so brawny white belugas.<\/p>\n

Off the dunes of Tadoussac<\/strong>, the migratory bird surveyor is recording less avifauna these days, which gives him a little more time to scan the waters offshore. Nearly every day, he is delighted to see the splashing manoeuvres of surface feeding minke whales. On November 19, two column-shaped spouts spurt up like geysers. A larger whale swims in front of a smaller-looking one. Even through the spotting scope, it\u2019s impossible to confirm whether they are fin whales or blue whales.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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