Whalewatching.....
8 December 2000 | ||
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| Can you spot the big one? | ||
Whakatane Harbour
4 December 2002 | ||
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| In the back is humpback island, which has been turned into a wildlife reservation park and is only open to the public between Christmas and New Years. In the front on the rock is a sculpture of the Lady of the Harbour... There was a nice story about it, but I wasn't paying too much attention.... | ||
Whale Bone Arch
14 August 2004 | ||
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| This old whale bone arch sits on top of the 'Law', an extinct volcano in North Berwick. My mother was staying here in 1964 and she had shown me a photo of her and my uncle Gerhard in front of this whale bone arch two weeks earlier... | ||
Whale Backbones
29 August 2004 | ||
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| Two humpbacks in parallel before diving again.... | ||
Fluke
29 August 2004 | ||
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| Much closer than many years ago at Hawaii.... | ||
Most amazing Moment...
29 August 2004 | ||
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| After this photo.... the humpback dove down and did a big breach... Jumped out at least 8m high above us out of the water and crashed to the side and splat water all over us.... One of the best moments of that year... | ||
Fluke
29 August 2004 | ||
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| Just before we headed on... | ||
Grey Whale
4 February 2005 | ||
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| Fluke from far, while moving and cropped.... | ||
Grey Whale
4 February 2005 | ||
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| From far, while moving and cropped.... | ||
Grey Whale
4 February 2005 | ||
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| A bit closer... Grey Whales are just not as photogenic as humpbacks since they don't come out of the water that far.... | ||
Blowing out...
15 January 2007 | ||
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| Yay, we found three grey whales! | ||
Grey Whale Fluke
15 January 2007 | ||
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| Good that I brought my 400mm with me... | ||
Actually two whales...
15 January 2007 | ||
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| One's back, the other's fluke | ||
More grey whale
15 January 2007 | ||
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And then we said goodbye...
15 January 2007 | ||
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| ..to the grey whales... | ||
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