Many enthusiasts have had the chance to see their first whales of the season in recent days. For some folks, it was even more magical, as these observations were their first whale sightings ever! In Les Escoumins, I also had the opportunity to see my first belugas of the year. Dozens of individuals scattered across the calm, blue waters of the St. Lawrence, surfacing to breathe one after the other, their backs shimmering in the sun. This time of the year, there\u2019s less and less doubt: The patch of white on the water surface is more likely to be a beluga\u2019s back than a chunk of drifting ice!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Many enthusiasts have had the chance to see their first whales of the season in recent days. For some folks, it was even more magical, as these observations were their first whale sightings ever! In Les Escoumins, I also had the opportunity to see my first belugas of the year. Dozens of individuals scattered across […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12842,"featured_media":75529,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-75558","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-observation-of-the-week"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n