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  • This North Pacific humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae kuzira) was part of a group of whales that engaged in cooperative bubble-net feeding for several days. One morning, this whale breached multiple times, prompting the other whales in the group to breach and pectoral slap for an extended period of time, as they ended their social foraging behavior and the whales went their separate ways.
    humpback-whale-breaching-alaska-2018...tif
  • This North Pacific humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae kuzira) was part of a group of whales that engaged in cooperative bubble-net feeding for several days. One morning, this whale breached multiple times, prompting the other whales in the group to breach and pectoral slap for an extended period of time, as they ended their social foraging behavior and the whales went their separate ways.
    humpback-whale-breaching-alaska-2018...tif
  • This North Pacific humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae kuzira) was part of a group of whales that engaged in cooperative bubble-net feeding for several days. One morning, this whale breached multiple times, prompting the other whales in the group to breach and pectoral slap for an extended period of time, as they ended their social foraging behavior and the whales went their separate ways. The weather was unusually clear, providing a view of the Fairweather Range of mountains in the background.
    humpback-whale-breaching-fairweather...tif
  • This is a North Pacific humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae kuzira) breaching at 9:30PM in Alaska. Warm light from the final minutes of sunlight for the day illuminated the whale and ocean spray in a rainbow of color, reflected in the calm evening water.
    humpback-whale-breaching-at-night-al...tif
  • A humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae kuzira) that had an unusual dorsal fin, one that was split into three sections. It was not possible to determine whether this split dorsal was present from birth, or whether it was the result of an accident such as a propellor strike. I photographed this same whale in 2016 at Point Adolphus. (see unusual-dorsal-fin-humpback-whale-alaska-201607-2096.tif). In 2018, this whale was in a bubble-feeding group active in the Icy Strait, around Pleasant Island and Gustavus. This was one of two whales in the 2018 group that I recognized from 2016.
    unusual-dorsal-fin-humpback-whale-al...tif
  • North Pacific humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae kuzira) engaged in cooperative bubble-net feeding to capture herring, with sea gulls taking advantage of the whales’ hard work. The whale with its mouth facing toward the camera is the lead individual.
    humpback-whales-bubble-net-feeding-a...tif
  • This is a humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae kuzira) holding its pectoral fin straight-up and high while executing a series of pectoral slaps, with snow-capped mountains visible in the background.
    humpback-whale-pectoral-fin-alaska-2...tif
  • Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae kuzira) engaged in bubble-net feeding, highlighted by the warm light of a late summer evening
    humpback-whales-bubble-net-feeding-a...tif
  • This is a North Pacific humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae kuzira) breaching at 9:30PM in Alaska. Warm light from the final minutes of sunlight for the day illuminated the whale and ocean spray in a rainbow of color, reflected in the calm evening water.
    humpback-whale-breaching-at-night-al...tif
  • Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae kuzira) bubble net feeding in the warm light of late evening during summer in Alaska. The baleen in the mouth of the lead whale is clearly visible from this angle.
    humpback-whales-bubble-net-feeding-a...tif
  • A North Pacific hemisphere humpback whale calf (Megaptera novaeangliae kuzira) breaching on a sunny day in the calm waters of Chatham Strait in Alaska.
    humpback-whale-calf-breaching-alaska...tif
  • Golden light from the setting summer sun in Alaska producing a warm rainbow of color in the breath of a humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae kuzira)
    humpback-whale-rainbow-breath-alaska...tif
  • Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae kuzira) bubble-net feeding in Chatham Strait, Alaska, in front of a dinghy with tourists enjoying the show.
    humpback-whales-bubble-net-feeding-a...tif
  • North Pacific humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae kuzira) fluke in the warm light of a late summer evening in Alaska
    humpback-whale-fluke-late-evening-al...tif
  • Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) engaged in bubble net feeding during the summer in Alaska.
    humpback-whales-bubble-net-feeding-a...tif
  • Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching during a break from bubble net feeding. This whale was one of six that were engaged in social foraging.
    humpback-whale-breaching-alaska-2016...tif
  • Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) emerging from the water in perfect formation while engaged in social foraging, often referred to as bubble net feeding.
    humpback-whales-bubble-net-feeding-a...tif
  • Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) engaged in bubble net feeding in the warm light of a sunny summer evening in Alaska
    hunpback-whales-bubble-net-feeding-a...tif
  • Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) engaged in bubble net feeding.
    humpback-whales-bubble-net-feeding-a...tif
  • Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) engaged in bubble net feeding near a tourist vessel in Alaska.
    humpback-whales-bubble-net-feeding-a...tif
  • A humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) that had an unusual dorsal fin, one that was split into three sections. It was not possible to determine whether this split dorsal was present from birth, or whether it was the result of an accident such as a propellor strike. This whale was one of eight or nine that engaged in bubble net feeding together during an overcast day.
    unusual-dorsal-fin-humpback-whale-al...tif
  • Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) in southeast Alaska ermerging from the water to breathe
    humpback-whale-surfacing-to-breathe-...tif
  • Condensation from the breath of humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), backlit by evening sunlight during the Alaskan summer. This whale was one of a group of six engaged in bubble net feeding.
    humpback-whale-breath-condensation-a...tif
  • Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) engaged in bubble net feeding, two with their mouths wide open. The low light of a summer evening in Alaska provides dramatic backlighting for this scene.
    humpback-whales-bubble-net-feeding-a...tif
  • Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) executing a tail slap during a sunny day in Alaska. This whale was part of a group engaged in bubble net feeding.
    humpback-whale-tail-slap-alaska-2012...tif
  • Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) engaged in bubble net feeding, snow-capped mountains in the background.
    humpback-whales-bubble-net-feeding-a...tif
  • Clear view of baleen in the mouth of a humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) engaged in bubble net feeding in Alaska. Also visible on the lower jaw of another whale are Coronula diadema hard acorn barnacles and Conchoderma auritum gooseneck barnacles.
    humpback-whales-bubble-net-feeding-a...tif
  • A pair of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) diving in between group bubble net feeding, with a charter vessel visible between the flukes. Visible on the corners of the fluke of the whale on the left are Coronula diadema barnacles, which only grow on humpback whales. Hanging off those hard barnacles are Conchoderma auritum, a gooseneck barnacle that only appears on Coronula diadema barnacles.
    humpback-whale-flukes-alaska-201607-...tif
  • Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) bubble net feeding in the warm light of late evening during summer in Alaska. The baleen in the mouth of the lead whale is clearly visible from this angle.
    humpback-whales-bubble-net-feeding-a...tif
  • Humpback whale calf breaching in Alaska. This calf’s mother was part of a large group of whales engaged in bubble net feeding. The calf was left to play while its mother fed. The adult female broke from the group from time to time to spend time with the calf, perhaps to nurse the young whale.
    breaching-humpback-whale-calf-alaska...tif
  • This humpback whale was part of a bubble-net feeding group in Icy Strait, Alaska. This breach was one of a series of breaches and pectoral slaps that occurred in tandem with the end of social foraging, with the whales going separate ways.
    humpback-whale-breaching-alaska-2018...tif
  • Water streaming off of a diving humpback whale’s fluke, with 42ft Nordic Tug Legend visible in the background
    humpback-whale-fluke-alaska-201807-0...tif
  • A humpback whale raising its fluke to dive. This whale was part of a group engaged in bubble-net feeding.
    humpback-whale-fluke-alaska-201807-0...tif
  • This is one of several mature humpback whales engaged in bubble net feeding. The injury marks on its left dorsal surface look like they may be the result of a run-in with the propellor of a boat, perhaps a small vessel. I photographed this same whale in 2016 (see humpback-whale-ship-propellor-injury-alaska-201607-0621.tif) , also participating in a bubble-net feeding group at the time. In 2016, the group with this whale was working the coast between Point Retreat and Funter Bay. In 2018, this whale was with a group feeding in the nearby Icy Strait area, primarily around Pleasant Island and Gustavus.
    humpback-whale-ship-propellor-injury...tif
  • This is one of several mature humpback whales engaged in bubble net feeding. The injury marks on its left dorsal surface look like they may be the result of a run-in with the propellor of a boat, perhaps a small vessel.
    humpback-whale-ship-propellor-injury...tif
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