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Half of the whales fluke is showing as he dives.
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Half of the whales fluke is showing as he dives.

  • Here we get a good look at the humpback's fluke, we can clearly see the points at the end, the jagged edges running along the tail and the Median Notch located in the center.
  • Humpbacks exhale and the water sitting in their blow hole will fly skyward at 200 miles per hour. This will cover all humans nearby. Whale breathe can be good or bad, depending on their last meal.
  • If we get close to photograph, the whales often smack the water getting us wet.
  • Humpback whale flipper.
  • This older humpback is filled with the scars of life.
  • There is something soothing about watching the humpback dive and the water falling off the tail. Sometimes you get water rushing and others, like this image, the whale being more delicate. Take note of the barnacles on the tips of the fluke.
  • Two humpback swimming side by side just under the surface. We do not see their bodies, but we can see the white of their giant flippers.
  • In the morning fog, the humpback whales can be heard but difficult to see. Suddenly, part of the sky opens up, just in time to take this great shot of a diving whale. Note, the tail is just coming up.
  • While swimming along the coast at sunset, this whale exhales, sending a mist high in the air.
  • How many humpback whales cooperative feeding? Answer, four.
  • Two humpbacks working together to feed. The whale on the left is in front and as he swims along he uses his flippers to push Capelin into the mouth of the second whale. The second whale always swims a little behind the first. At the end of the run, they reverse positions and head back towards the fish.
  • Two humpback whales cooperative feeding.
  • The humpback rises out of the water with a mouth filled with fish. We can see him pushing the water out through the baleen plates. Note the extension of the lower jaw, which contains the Capelin.
  • The hungry humpback reaches the surface with a mouthful of Capelin. His jaw is full, he has a heavy load.
  • The humpback will find a large school of Capelin and dive down beneath and swim to the surface with it's mouth open. This whale has a mouthful of lunch.
  • A humpback whale coming up with a mouth full of fish, upside down.
  • A humpback rises with a mouthful of Capelin. Notice the extended jaw filled with fish. The throat grooves can be seen which allow for easy expansion.
  • Two humbacks feeding near shore.
  • This humpback is diving for a small fish, called Caplin. They are found close to shore.
  • Half of the whales fluke is showing as he dives.
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