Waving Humpback Whales

Waving Humpback Whales
Originally uploaded by maujb.

Don may not agree with me that this shot was impressive but it was hard to get a good whale shot. The thing about humpback whales is that they are very camera shy. And although they jump, breach, wave and flick their tales they prefer not to be photographed.

The humpbacks swim up from Antarctica every year to calf their young in the warm waters at the equator. They party, dance and "hump" the nights away and the females often return to Antarctica pregnant. What are you gonna do?