Orca (Killer Whale) - Orcinus orca
Rausu, Hokkaidō, Japan.
I had hoped to photograph sea eagles on ice floes, but at the time of my visit the sea ice had, unusually, not yet reached Rausu. The wonderful sight of a pod of Killer Whales more than compensated and was a completely unexpected bonus.
Just one week after my visit however, it would appear the floes caught these same whales by surprise and they made the news after reportedly becoming trapped in the ice, escaping a few days later:-
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68226423
Orca (Killer Whale) - Orcinus orca
Rausu, Hokkaidō, Japan.
I had hoped to photograph sea eagles on ice floes, but at the time of my visit the sea ice had, unusually, not yet reached Rausu. The wonderful sight of a pod of Killer Whales more than compensated and was a completely unexpected bonus.
Just one week after my visit however, it would appear the floes caught these same whales by surprise and they made the news after reportedly becoming trapped in the ice, escaping a few days later:-
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68226423