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One of the best things about New England is the proximity of so many varied habitats. This summer has been one for cloudy skies interspersed with torrential rains... At least that is how it seemed. As August turned to September the skies have cleared and fantastic warm dry weather has prevailed. Time to get out and enjoy it!
One of the summer adventures Shelley and I had been hoping to take part in came to pass this Friday, a trip to Stellwagen Bank. My sister Diane and nephew Sean arrived from Virginia to visit and joined by my other sister Ruth and husband Wayne we all embarked on a noon Whale Watch out of Long Warf in Boston. 
The speedy catamaran ferried the 300 passengers to the edge of the Bank in less than an hour where a fleet of small fishing boats were observed. Among the small vesseles there were several Humpbacked Whales basking near the surface and lazily rolling in the quiet waters. Of course I was also interested in any pelagic birds I could glean from vast waters and was not dissapointed as Greater Sheatwaters, Northern Gannet, Wilson Storm Petrals and several terns past by the boat as we searched for more Whales. We observed more than a half dozen different Humpbacked Whales and the much smaller Minke Whales also made appearences.
This was a great way to spend a family outing, enjoying the views of Boston and her harbor Islands, seeing a great show of the spectacular marine mammals and an assortment of birds, and catching up with family matters in the warm sunshine... But not the least of all was a post trip stop at Legal Seafoods for some great local cousine. The Bluefish and Grilled Scallops was wonderful supplemented with a nice Sam Adams Octoberfest. I want it on record that I actually left the comfort of Central Massachusetts to look at something other than insects... And enjoyed it immensly. Maybe next time I might even venture west of the Connecticut River...
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