Sunday, 4 December 2022

Newborn baby whales and dolphins

Whale and dolphin babies (calves) are always a crowd pleaser. Below is just a small selection of the species who's calves I got to meet over the years: blue whale, common dolphin, Risso's dolphin, Atlantic spotted dolphin and false killer whale.


Blue whale mother and calf in calm water

A very darkly coloured newborn common dolphin

Newborn Risso's dolphin with a disproportionately large dorsal fin

Baby Atlantic spotted dolphin leaping high and full of energy


False killer whale mother and calf pair

And another common dolphin calf for good luck

Saturday, 26 November 2022

Spring sea selection part 2

Spring - the time of the year when the ocean comes to life with marine species in the Azores.

Fin whale pushing itself over a large swell

Blue whale rolling over like a puppy

Bottlenose dolphins

Common dolphin in clear calm water

Portuguese man-o-war

A powerful robust bottlenose dolphin

Cory's shearwater - an abundant nester on the Azores Islands

Sunday, 20 November 2022

Spring sea selection part 1

Spring is such a diverse time of the year for seeing marine life. The hardest part is choosing just a few best photos. Below is a small selection of mine from 2017, with some more to come in the next post...

 

Blue whale surfacing

Blue whale tail

Bottlenose dolphin with a water moustache

Bottlenose dolphin blowing a bubble trail

Humpback whale rainblow

Trio of Risso's dolphins surfacing in sync

Bottlenose dolphin

Common dolphin

Fin whale surfacing

Saturday, 24 September 2022

Birds in Holland

Just a small selection of birds encountered while wondering the streets in various places throughout the Netherlands. 

 

Eurasian magpie


Grey heron


Grey partridge


White stork

Tuesday, 20 September 2022

Tuesday, 13 September 2022

Dutch flower blooms

In spring, Dutch landscapes come to life as the fields are transformed by the blooming flowers of all colours of the rainbow. The following photos were all taken in Holland's largest flower garden - Keukenhof.

 









Sunday, 11 September 2022

Brielle, The Netherlands

Feast your eyes on a small town called Brielle - a magical place in Holland I always go back to when I visit.