These
are some of the Clayoquot Sound humpback whales we saw during the Summer
of 2006.
If
you have photos you would like to contribute to this page, please e-mail them
to Photos@ClayoquotWhales.ca and
we will post them (they do not have to be ID shots). Your photo will be appropriately
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Young
humpback whale lunges out of the water.
(Photo credit: Jim Darling,
July 16, 2006) |
Mother
humpback whale (CS8) with her calf.
The calf was born this past winter - possibly in California or Mexico.
(Photo
credit: Jim Darling, July 16, 2006) |
CS8,
the whale on the cover of our catalog.
This is the first time we've seen her
with a calf, so now we know she's female!
(Photo credit: Jim
Darling, July 16, 2006) |
Calf
of CS8
(Photo credit: Jim Darling, July 16, 2006) |
Humpback
whale breaches! Humpbacks are the most acrobatic of the baleen whales.
(Photo
credit: Jim Darling, July 16, 2006) |
"Flippering"
makes a big splash and a loud noise. The pectoral fins of humpback whales are
about one third as long as the body, so that can be up to 5 metres of flipper
smashing down!
(Photo credit: Jim Darling, July 16, 2006) |
Beautiful
fluke-up dive!
This whale is new to Clayoquot Sound.
(Photo
credit: Jim Darling, July 16, 2006) |
Close
up of the whale to the left. (Some of the white marks on the other photo are reflection
from the sun on the wet flukes.)
(Photo credit: Jim Darling,
July 16, 2006) |
Head
lunge in Clayoquot Sound. Humpbacks like to take a look around above the water,
too!
(Photo credit: Jim Darling, July 16, 2006) |
The
whale's eye is visible above the water line.
(Photo credit:
Jim Darling, July 16, 2006) |
A
new animal to Clayoquot Sound. Notice the scars left when barnacles drop off.
(Photo
credit: Jim Darling, July 16, 2006) |
This
animal has not been photo-identified in Clayoquot Sound before.
(Photo
credit: Jim Darling, July 16, 2006) |
This
humpback whale has barnacles growing on the tips of the flukes.
This animal
is new to the area.
(Photo credit: Jim Darling, July 16, 2006) |
Another
favorite marine mammal in Clayoquot Sound, the sea otter!
(Photo
credit: Jim Darling, July 18, 2006) |
Two
humpback whales swimming close together. Notice the scarring on their dorsal fins.
Researchers use dorsal photos to supplement fluke ID pictures, or to identify
whales that don't tend to "fluke up."
(Photo credit:
Jim Darling, July 16, 2006) |
Close-up
of one of the scarred humpback whale dorsal fins. This whale may have dragged
some fishing line causing the cut.
(Photo credit: Jim Darling,
July 16, 2006) |
Whale
watchers and whale researchers enjoy an encounter with a humpback whale in Clayoquot
Sound.
(Photo credit: Jim Darling, July 16, 2006) |
Pair
of humpback whales heading offshore from Clayoquot Sound.
(Photo
credit: Jim Darling, July 16, 2006) |
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