More whale videos for your enjoyment. #bayofmaine #granitestatewhalewatch #jeffreysledge #humpbackwhales #atlanticwhitesideddolphin https://www.instagram.com/p/CiWZFuaLTlC/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
This humpback is the 2016 calf of Scylla. Seen off Montauk in 2018 uninjured (1st photo). We saw this whale again in 2021 with horrendous propeller scars and its dorsal fin cut off. This 6 year old calf returned to Montauk on 8/24/23 (last 2 photos). #protectwildlife #protectwhales #humpbackwhales #scylla2016calf #seeaspoutwatchout #montaukwhalewatch #cresliwhalewatch #vikingfleetwhalewatch #vikingstarship https://www.instagram.com/p/ChwwfpHOHo8/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
Unfortunately, whales can't fly. But, they can jump out of the water, also known as breaching! Though humpback whales are relatively slow swimmers, able to swim at about 15 miles per hour but averaging only two to nine miles per hour, they’re amazing acrobats.
For this #ThrowbackThursday feast your eyes on this epic shot of a humpback whale performing a mighty breach at Monterey Bay, California by conservation #wildographer @douglascroftimages * * Instafollow him for more awesomeness & enquire about prints. Note that at least 75% of print sale proceeds will go to the Sheldrick Trust @sheldricktrust & The Yosemite Conservancy @yosemiteconservancy https://www.douglascroftimages.com/ * #Wildography #funnywildlife #wildlifephotography #douglascroft #humpbackwhale #whale #marinelife (at Monterey Bay) https://www.instagram.com/p/CocpfjJs4fw/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
Local artist Lon Sharp has created a striking copper-clad image of a humpback whale breaching on the waterfront at Daajing Giids (Queen Charlotte City), Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands), British Columbia, Canada.
Okay, here is my last Antarctica post (most likely). For the afternoon of day 3, after I hiked up the hill on Cuverville Island and saw the clearest and most majestic view of Antarctica, we cruised around on zodiacs to see wildlife. We saw a weddell seal plopped on the shore and another chilling on the ice. We cruised through the gorgeous iceberg landscapes. Someone mentioned that no one is going to want to see a bunch of pictures of ice, but I think every angle and view was beautiful.
Later on I was supposed to kayak again, but winds were too high so we went out on zodiacs again for our last interaction with Antarctica. It was windy and snowy and icy but right as we got out there, we saw a few humpback whales circling around. Then we saw two Adelie penguins sitting on an iceberg in the middle of the bay. Along the shore we saw a chinstrap penguin bouncing around. We sat and we took in the splendor of it all.
Due to an incoming storm we had to head back to South America a day early to avoid problems on the Drake Passage. This meant sitting on the boat passing time for 3 days, but another ship ended up having a serious mishap in that same storm, so it was for the best. There was lots of dancing and trivia. The afternoon that we left Antarctica, I sat in the hottub in the back of the ship as it continued to snow and we pulled away from the blurry dream of it all.
The group I went with was organized by a travel writer I have followed for 9 years, @youngadventuress. It was a great trip!!