2010 08-24 Far West SB Channel
Extreme close up view of two feeding Humpback Whales. The upper whale is lunging sideways and its mouth is wide open with the baleen showing. The lower whale is still just under the water but quickly rising toward the surface. Krill can be seen jumping out of the water to the left side of the lower whale.
Very very close up look at a feeding Humpback Whale. We are viewing the top of the head/rostrum The mouth is closed with some water being ejected (especially on the right side). Under the water we can see the expanded gullar pouch full of water and krill. The top of the animal appears mottled as water streams off the back.
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A lunge feeding Humpback Whale with Red Necked Phalaropes (Phalaropus lobatus) flying all around. These tiny birds also feed on krill.
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