I saw & felt this male Humpback Whale jumping out of the water from our very small fishing boat. It was a spectacular exp for me… Something I will never forget. Humpbacks are known as the acrobats of the ocean, often seen breaching (jumping out of the water), and flipper and tail slapping. For what purpose are these actions? These activities performed by surface active groups are usually involved in breeding behaviors. Researchers think the males are competing for the chance to mate with available females. Some of the behaviors shown were breaching, flipper/pec (pectoral fin) slapping and tail slapping. Breaches and slaps, in addition to being aggressive displays during courtship, may also be a play behavior in juvenile and adult whales Breaches and slaps may also be used to remove pesky barnacles or old skin (a form of grooming). The average length of a humpback whale? / Calves can be about 15 feet in length. Adults are about 45-50 feet.~ Nikon D60/55-200 / N.W. Mexico / Jan-2009
Okay, so there I was in my little kayak slowly cruising near the Pali (cliffs) of Maui, when out out the shallow water came the biggest fish I have ever seen! I must have pee’d in my pants. My camera was in my hands already, but the auto-focus was jumping all over the place. It was sort of a slow-motion nightmare, except that it was really cool after I realized that this hummer wasn’t actually going to land in my teeny little boat. I managed to get one photo. Whew.
We were lucky to get some good shots of breaching Humpbacks on our whale watching trip to Baja California. / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
San Ignacio Lagoon is one of the best places in the world to see Gray whales and their calves up close. During the calving season you can go out into the lagoon in a small boat (called a panga), and after a short wait, the whale mum and calf will come up to you. They (mainly the calf) love to rub themselves against the boats and also to be scratched! You really get a close up look into their eyes! Then, just when you start to feel at one with each them, they blow salt water in your face and all over your camera! But it’s worth it!!! / / You may also get to see some great breaching too. / / (San Ignacio Lagoon – Baja California) / / / >< / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
WILD & FREE This Californian Sea Lion was having a nice nap on the rocks. / / Baja California – Mexico / / /
Humpback Whale breach at Twofold Bay – Eden NSW, Australia
Also posted at: messa.deviantart.com These guys are the same ones from “Love Letter” and “Yum Letter”. They are two main characters from a story I am writing. This picture sort of sums up their opposing forces.
Humpback whale, Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia.
Poking holes into but still obscuring Heaven.
We were lucky to get some shots of breaching Humpbacks on our whale watching trip to Baja California. / / /
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A humpback whale in Alaska shows the world how to have a good time
Humpback Tail Lobbing / / (Baja California and The Sea of Cortez) / / >< / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Almost sunrise today and the weather man got it right too!
Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae. Photo taken at Hervey Bay, Queensland. / . / African wildlife / Desert Elephants of Namibia / Humpback Whale cards / Australian mammals / Black and whites / Landscapes / Reptiles / Other stuff / Australian birds / – Waterbirds / – Birds of prey / – Small passerines / – Cockatoos and parrots / – Kookaburras and kingfishers / – Honeyeaters and miners / – Miscellaneous species
On a Kenai Fjords charter the wildlife abounds. We were rewarded with many species including this enthusiastic Humpback Whale. From a day on the Kenai Alaska June’08 Nikon D40X
Breaching whale Ault Bay Alaska / Taken with a Nikon D70 S, Nikon lens 55-200
Every year hundreds of Humpback Whales migrate in the protected waters of Exmouth Gulf/Western Australia to raise their young ones. / This little one practises his jumping technique. Framing suggestion: / © aabz-imaging / ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
WILD & FREE Californian Sea Lion mum and pup – hanging out on the rocks. / / Baja California – Mexico / / /
It was a cold moment in deep space and something decided to mess up with the physics. It crashed against a portal and created a magical neon singularity… The eye of the probe caught the moment of the crash. Poetical way of saying I have been playing a bit with Photoshop after being busy with study. Another one into my series of ‘surreal space lights’.
This is my 1st digital produced neon light sculpture depicting a whale and two dolphin breaching out of the sea in a playful dance together under the full yellow moon. / / /
Humpback whale with tail fluke breaching the water and another whale in the background, products are created using a razor sharp image and large file size.
A Humpback whale and her calf breach in unison in the pristine waters of the Montebello Islands in Western Australia’s remote north-west.
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