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This male humpback put on quite a show, repeatedly diving and breaching, perhaps trying to see how much of his body he could get out of water. It was certainly something to see.
Kenai Fjords National Park
Alaska
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I recently returned from an Alaskan cruise and land tour. We took several excursions and whale watching was one of them.
This day started out raining but when we got to the viewing location thankfully the rain stopped and we were able to walk out onto the front of our boat.
This one was taken in Icy Strait Point. We were fortunate to see a mother and her calf out and about. The calf was the only one breaching the water. Fortunately he jumped several times because this is one of only a few I got in focus.
The setting sun reflects off this segment of the Philadelphia skyline with the tallest skyscraper, The Comcast Technology Center in the foreground. It is the tallest building in the city of Philadelphia and also the tallest building in Pennsylvania rising to 342 meters.
There only 13 building in the USA that are taller and they are either in Manhattan or Chicago.
Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching in blue water offshore from the coast of Port Stephens, NSW, Australia.
The humpback is one of the larger rorqual species of baleen whale with adults rangeing in length from 12–16 metres (39–52 ft) and weighing approximately 36,000 kilograms (79,000 lb).
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Sorry for posting another breaching Humpback but photo-opportunities like this are few and far between. This was a particularly energetic female with a youngster in tow, that was also breaching. This was at Gorda Banks off the southern tip of the Baja peninsula in Mexico.
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Humpback Whale Breach
Monterey Bay, California
The bay is loaded with anchovies right now. It is a great time to get out there. We had lunge feeding, tail slapping, head slapping, whales that swam right up to and pushed the boat, and this whale breached twice. I am useless at getting on a "once off" breach - my reaction time is too slow. But a second chance did it.
Excellent time in the woods today. Dozens of Silver-washed fritillaries and other butterflies on the wing and loads of dragons, bees and spiders etc... :@)
The winter storms took it`s toll on the sea defences at Climping in Sussex, complete wreckage of the old wooden groynes all along this stretch of coast where the flat land meets the sea, a spot i`ll be back to in the winter I think.
Another of my many many shots of the recent sunrise at West WIttering. The clouds were all over the place with this one!
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Whale breaching - Southern Right Whales are about 15m/50ft in length, so only about half of it is visible here.
The patterns of white barnacles and sea-lice are unique to each whale and is thought to aid visual identification amongst the whales.
Its eye is clearly visible - they are able to focus both below and above the surface. The reason for breaching is not entirely clear; it could be part of their mating behaviour, or possibly a way of removing skin infestations - or maybe it's just fun!
Pictured here off the coast of Hermanus in South Africa. The whales can be easily seen from the cliff-tops.
Juvenile humpback feeding along with a massive pod of dolphins. Off the coast of San Diego, CA. A lot going on in this photo. Such an awesome experience to see up close.
Saw this amazing breach while out in Monterey Bay! Notice this is only at 90mm! They are so active right now its incredible!
Whale biologist Hal Whitehead defines a breach as when more than 40% of the animal is above water, whereas a lunge is when less than 40% appears. I remember that this adult Humpback Whale dropped back into the water straight after this shot, and I'd guess about 40% is on show, so this is a borderline breach. You can see water pouring out of its mouth (especially on the far side) and cascading down its back. I think the top of its pectoral fin is just visible if you zoom in, though it looks oddly absent. That misty area just left of its mouth is actually its breath as it quickly dissipates in the next pictures in the sequence. This was taken at Gorda Banks off the southern tip of the Baja peninsula.
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Humpback Whales are visiting Eastern Australian Coast these days. This one may have considered feasting on the bird