3-March A double blow – Humpback WhalesEarly in the afternoon there was considerable excitement onboard, crew running around the alleyways, grabbing their cameras and charging out onto deck. Very close to the port side of the ship, amongst the pack ice that we were slowly going through, were two magnificent humpback whales - a truly wonderful sight. They seemed to be oblivious to us being there and happily feeding on krill. I tested some positive thinking skills and willed the two whales to blow together for a good photo. Got my camera ready to shoot and waited - and sure enough in no time, they did. I captured this double blow with a sequence shoot.
Humpback whales are easy to distinguish, they have a stout body, distinctively long flippers with bumps and lumps upon which barnacles may grow. They are black to blue-black in colour on topside, weigh between 25-30 tonnes, can live for up to 50 years and measure between 12-14m in length, (females generally being larger than the males).
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