Monday, February 4, 2008

Hawaii Whales


Hawaii's humpback whale season, from December through April, is exciting to visitors and locals alike. Whale watchers eagerly await the telltale spouting indicating the location of whales. Giant splashes, most easily seen, are the remains of a likely breach missed by the viewer, who will then wait several minutes in hopes of actually seeing the whale breach.

The pair of whales are a mother with her calf sticking its nose up, another is checking out the boat, another is simply swimming along and the last is tail-slapping.

2 comments:

Kekiinani said...

WHOA!!! How lucky you got to see the whales... These are very cool shots... I want to see whales.. Can't wait to get home and just see the ocean again!!! Great Post

Terra Photography said...

Yep - I'm jealous!!!! Lucky duck.