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.
Sunday, 4 December 2022
Newborn baby whales and dolphins
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
Labels:
Atlantic spotted dolphin,
baleen whale,
Blue whale,
Bottlenose dolphin,
Common dolphin,
False killer whale,
Risso's dolphin,
São Miguel
Location:
São Miguel Island, Portugal
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
Labels:
Azores,
baleen whale,
Blue whale,
Bottlenose dolphin,
Common dolphin,
Cory's shearwater,
Fin whale,
Portuguese man-o-war,
São Miguel,
Seabird
Location:
São Miguel Island, Portugal
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
A day in Amsterdam
Location:
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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.
Location:
Brielle, Netherlands
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