2009 06-20 SB Channel

Enjoy the spouts and all that BLUEness! Windy, rough and Blue Whales everywhere.

Common dolphin (Delphinus capensis) makes an abrupt course change and heads for the Condor Express.
delphinus capensis leaping course change 2009 channel
A Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) lunges forward with water being ejected out of the mouth. Looks like the final stages of a gulp of food.
balaenoptera musculus lunge water exits mouth 2009 channel 019
Montage image made up in PhotoShop showing the 6 stages of this Blue Whale's spouting cycle. The individual photos in this montage can be seen on page one in this gallery. This is NOT six whales in one natural image.
blue spout seq montage
Pushing a bow wave ahead!
balaenoptera musculus head pushing bow wave 2009 channel
Neon blue glow - Blue Whale underwater - that's why they call them BLUE whales!
balaenoptera musculus blue glow 2009 channel
Looking from tail to head: spouting sequence image 1 of 6.
balaenoptera musculus spout seq 2009 channel
Looking from tail to head: spouting sequence image 2 of 6.
balaenoptera musculus spout seq 2009 channel 100
Looking from tail to head: spouting sequence image 3 of 6.
balaenoptera musculus spout seq 2009 channel 101
Looking from tail to head: spouting sequence image 4 of 6.
balaenoptera musculus spout seq 2009 channel 102
Looking from tail to head: spouting sequence image 5 of 6.
balaenoptera musculus spout seq 2009 channel 103
Looking from tail to head: spouting sequence image 6 of 6.
balaenoptera musculus spout seq 2009 channel 104
More neon BLUEness - spout just starting.
balaenoptera musculus spout blue 2009 channel
Balaenoptera musculus spout CLOSE 2009 06-20 SB Channel b - 168modCROP
balaenoptera musculus spout 2009 channel
Head and spout - pushing ahead in rough seas.
balaenoptera musculus head spout lips 2009 channel
Deep dive with low tail flukes - left lateral aspect.
balaenoptera musculus tail low water 2009 channel
Smiling while spouting.
balaenoptera musculus head spout 2009 channel
Big spout eruption.
balaenoptera musculus spouting head awash 2009 channel
Twice as much BLUEness.
balaenoptera musculus two one spout 2009 channel
Right lateral aspect including tiny dorsal fin and side color mottling. These are some of the main features scientists use to identify individual Blue Whales via photography.
balaenoptera musculus dorsal fin side 2009 channel
Windy spout.
balaenoptera musculus head spout 2009 channel
Upwardly mobile Blue...water ejecting from lips after a gulp.
balaenoptera musculus spout mouth ejects water 2009 channel

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2009 06-20 SB Channel