Megaptera novaeangliae

Humpback Whale at Green Cape, NSW

Megaptera novaeangliae at Green Cape, NSW - 17 Sep 2019
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Megaptera novaeangliae 23 Sep 2019 ArcherCallaway

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2 comments

JackieMiles wrote:
   23 Oct 2019
Took me a while to work out that this was not just a single flipper, but the whole front end of the animal sticking up out of the water, in which case it can only be a Humpback, due to the white leading edge of the flippers. Possibly with a calf just poking its nose out too.
   23 Oct 2019
Haha, thanks Jackie, I can see why you might have thought that initially. This is the only photo I managed to get like that all week, a lucky fluke but still very far off.

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  • 16 - 100 Abundance
  • 17 Sep 2019 06:58 AM Recorded on
  • ArcherCallaway Recorded by

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