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I took my boat on a little offshore adventure today and we had a "Whale-ly" good time!!! More pics to follow, stay tuned!
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What a thrill it was to watch humpback whales bubble net feeding!!! The whales would deep dive and swim in a circle blowing bubbles. The ring of bubbles corral small baitfish and the whales would swim up through the center of the ring filling their enormous mouths with a large volume of water and baitfish. This mouthful of water is then filtered through the whale's baleen plates (see the hair-like structure in the whale's mouth), trapping the baitfish which are then swallowed.
It was an awesome experience!
Atlantic Ocean, 30 miles south of Shinnecock Inlet
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Group Meal | Photograph by Vadim Balakin (@vadimbalakin)
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"Bubble net feeding is a unique technique employed by humpback whales, in which a group of whales swim in a shrinking circle blowing bubbles below a school of fish," says #YourShotPhotographer Vadim Balakin, who got this aerial shot off the coast of Antarctica. "This shrinking column of bubbles surrounds the school of fish forcing them upward."
That one time when the whales got real close
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I think we might’ve discovered that sea monsters are real today... @a_whales_song_expeditions
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Probably should’ve switched lenses! But now you can investigate the inside of a whale mouth if you want... See my story for a video of this close up encounter #whale #Alaska #bubblenetfeeding #baleen #humpbackwhale #marinewildlife #nature #natgeo #photography #sitkaalaska #visitsitka #southeastalaska #alaskanwildlife #nanpapix #ourplanetdaily #lastfrontierwildlife #naturelovers #earthfocus #yourshotphotographer #discoverwildlife #photooftheday #herring #travelalaska #thealaskalife #withmytamron 150-600mm @a_whales_song_expeditions