Spy Hopping - Maui, Hawaii
Humpback whales are sometimes rather curious creatures. As I mentioned in my last whale post, two adult humpbacks shadowed our ship for an hour and a half. At times, I could almost reach over the side and touch them. :) In this shot, the humpback is "spy hopping." In this instance, the whale rises out of the water at a ninety degree angle to get a better look at what is happening on the surface or in a boat. I took this shot when the whale was about half way up and just a few feet from the boat. If you look closely at its belly, you can see the barnacles that sometimes grow on a whale's belly, fins, and tail. When the males fight in a competition pod, they deliberately rub these barnacles against the bodies of their rivals to inflict pain and bloody cuts. The photo was taken in March 2017, with my trusty Olympus digital camera. Enjoy.
P.S. I am still very busy in the garden.
Spy Hopping - Maui, Hawaii
Humpback whales are sometimes rather curious creatures. As I mentioned in my last whale post, two adult humpbacks shadowed our ship for an hour and a half. At times, I could almost reach over the side and touch them. :) In this shot, the humpback is "spy hopping." In this instance, the whale rises out of the water at a ninety degree angle to get a better look at what is happening on the surface or in a boat. I took this shot when the whale was about half way up and just a few feet from the boat. If you look closely at its belly, you can see the barnacles that sometimes grow on a whale's belly, fins, and tail. When the males fight in a competition pod, they deliberately rub these barnacles against the bodies of their rivals to inflict pain and bloody cuts. The photo was taken in March 2017, with my trusty Olympus digital camera. Enjoy.
P.S. I am still very busy in the garden.