Megaptera novaeangliae vertical lunge in bird masses 2013 06-18 SB Coast-351
Megaptera novaeangliae vertical lunge in bird masses 2013 06-18 SB Coast-007
Megaptera novaeangliae vertical lunge in bird masses 2013 06-18 SB Coast-002
Megaptera novaeangliae vertical lunge in bird masses 2013 06-18 SB Coast-003
Water is being ejected from the ventral pouch, through the baleen filter, during this final stage of a lunge feed.
Humpback Whale lunge feeding.
Whalers on board the Condor Express get a great look at a vertically lunge feeding Humpback Whale.
A lunge feeding Humpback Whale with Red Necked Phalaropes (Phalaropus lobatus) flying all around.  These tiny birds also feed on krill.
A lunge feeding Humpback Whale.
Megaptera novaeangliae vertical lunge in bird masses 2013 06-18 SB Coast-351
Megaptera novaeangliae vertical lunge in bird masses 2013 06-18 SB Coast-351
Megaptera novaeangliae vertical lunge in bird masses 2013 06-18 SB Coast-351
See photo in original gallery.