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splashdown — 6/22/2024
#i find the last shot with the tail poking out of the whitewater really funny idk#this is clamp's calf and he is SUCH a hoot#marine biology#cetaceans#humpback whale#whale watching#wildlife photography#internshipposting#hydrias things
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Eric J. Smith Photography
Watcha looking at?
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Boat View
#artists on tumblr#original photographers#original photography#pacific northwest#washington#pnw#nikon#orofeaiel#Strait of Juan de Fuca#pacific ocean#boat#i'm on a boat#summer#whale watching#vibes#blue sky#white#mountains#landscape#waterscape
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Sequence of play.
Two Humpback whales playing, Platypus Bay, K'gari.
On my travels.
#original photographers#nature photography#wildlife photography#whale watching#humpback whales#K'gari#Fraser Island#on my travels#playing#breaching
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Breach. By me, Pen and Ink drawing of a humpback whale on smooth bristol.
#whale#artists on tumblr#drawing#handmade#illustration#pen#pen and ink#artwork#handcrafted#micron pens#humpback whale#india ink#black and white#whale watching
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Heya ya'll, here's maybe the best photo I am every going to take in my life.
I was out with the Monterey Bay Whale Watch when we got a chance to observe the CA-150 Bigg's Killer Whale pod after a successful sea lion hunt. The pod consists of one adult male named Jimmy, an enormous adult matriarch named Andi, three other female killer whales, and a total of four calves. The pod was totally showboating, celebrating a successful hunt and engaging in a lot of play behavior like spectacular breaching and spy-hopping . At one point a mother/calf pair engaged in some kind of roll/cuddle behavior where the young calf perched on top of his mom and rolled along while their mother pushed them along upside down directly towards the boat. I was in the perfect spot to photograph the sequence and got this once in a lifetime shot.
#killer whale#Bigg's Killer Whale#orca#orca whale#marine science#cetacean#ocean#whale calf#CA-150 Pod#whale watching#whale conservation#whales#monterey#Monterey Marine Protected Area#monterey california#baby whale#baby animals#cute animals#Ya'll I was giggling hysterically and almost crying for like the entire hour we were observing the pod.
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Widzieliście już wieloryba a więc dzisiaj czas na resztę czyli macie w tle budynek, którym można kupić bilet na whale watching, Akureyri z którego odpływamy oraz część statku, którym płyniemy w rejs :) a na koniec JA
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#picture#iceland#icelandic#iceland trip#picture of the day#podróże#travel#wanderlust#photography#trip#photo#blog#akureyri#wycieczka#whale watching#podróż#travelmore#traveler#adventure#islandia#iceland explore#golden circle#polski bloger#polski blog#bloger#explore#wakacje#wakajki
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A mother humpback with her calf just off the coast of Socorro - these pairs are a common sight around here during the spring, as the islands provide protection for the calves when there are hundreds of miles of open ocean all around.
#and seeing those tails before the dive was always the best part hehe#humpback whale#cetaceans#whales#marine biology#marine bio#scuba diving#whale watching#travel#adventure#biology#zoology#marine life#animals#nature
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do you have any tips for determining if a whale watching company/tour is ethical? i live in the puget sound area and i’ve always wanted to go, but i’m wary of picking a service that isn’t operating with best practices for the health of the wildlife in mind
That's amazing! It's been a dream of mine to see the wild orcas in the Pacific Northwest since I was a tiny kid obsessively rereading Killer Whales of the World. Unfortunately, I've never been to that region, nor have I ever lived near the coast for longer than 2 months, so I'm not really an expert on whale watching. But I did reach out to a few marine biologists and naturalists living in the area for their suggestions! Maya's Legacy and Outer Island Excursions were Puget Sound whale watching tours they recommended.
NOAA and Be Whale Wise are good resources for whale watching guidelines, and provide a hotline for reporting violations (don't feel like you're a snitch, it's necessary to protect the animals!). In general, whale watchers should stay 100 yards away from cetaceans (200 yards if they are killer whales), and responsible whale watching vessels will cut their engines to avoid disrupting the animals. Ships should never attempt to run down or cut off whales, bait them with food, and allow passengers to enter the water with them. Overall, I think Salish Sea tours are better about this than say, Florida or Baja California, but still worth keeping in mind.
I'm personally not a fan of whale watching tours that use drones, since I've seen a lot of footage on whale watchers' social media taken from drones that are flown way too close to the animals. I would prefer drones only be used by researchers or professional wildlife videographers with proper permitting.
There are a few certifications for whale watching companies, but I'm not really sure which, if any, hold merit. You could also check the company's website to see if any of their staff are credentialed in marine biology or conservation science.
I hope that was helpful! Happy whale watching!
#not me finally answering this after worrying about it for a month#I've never actually been on a formal whale/dolphin watching tour#whale watching#cetaceans#marine mammals#wildlife#answered asks#mischiefseven
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Mount Desert Island, Maine, USA...
#nature#hiking#summer#travel#naturecore#nature aesthetic#nature photography#naturelovers#atlantic ocean#maine#usa#america#north america#whale watching#bar harbor#acadia national park#new england#sunset#lighthouse
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pilot whales and bottlenose dolphins! two rare visitors to the area at once; what are the odds??
#absolutely phenomenal encounter of absolutely phenomenal animals :')#look close near the waterline on the first image and you can see its eye!#marine biology#cetaceans#wildlife photography#pilot whale#bottlenose dolphin#whale watching#hydrias things#internshipposting
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lots of seals!!!
09.26.2024
whale watching tour out of Victoria
Victoria, BC, CAN
#travel#beautiful#beautiful views#tourism#nature#outdoors#fun#sunshine#seals#i love seals#whale watching#tour#victoria#british columbia#animal encounters#eco guardians#water#wild animals
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A humpback named Two Spot
#artists on tumblr#original photographers#original photography#pacific northwest#nature#washington#pnw#nikon#orofeaiel#humpback#whale#two spot#ocean#Strait of Juan de Fuca#coast#whale watching#puget sound express
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How to identify your whale.
Whale tails, Platypus Bay, K'gari.
On my travels
#original photographers#nature photography#wildlife photography#Whale photography#on my travels#Platypus Bay#K'gari#whale watching#whale tails
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Whale watching in Tromsø, Norway.
You wouldn't rely solely on a Leica camera from the 1950s with a 50mm lens, would you?
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Watch out for humpback whales in Antarctica!
NOMADASAURUS
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