The main thing they all seemed to do was tail slap. They do this to celebrate.When two pods meet they do a lot of this.
The main thing they all seemed to do was tail slap. They do this to celebrate.When two pods meet they do a lot of this.
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Haha, I love this!
thinking of a title is always a moment when I try to be creative.
glad you enjoyed it Maysa!
These tail slap shots are just incredible Wayne – I’ll bet you were just in awe of this display!
there was so much going on all around me that just from the constant neck turning I had to do (like a radar) my neck the next day was sore.
I believe it – you weren’t just watching one, but several and they were all over the place!
they were all around me. I wish I could see from the air and know where they were and when they were coming up!
I just Googled to see how long they could stay underwater without surfacing and if resting, they can stay 12 minutes without taking a breath. The faster they travel, the more breaths they need to take (which makes sense).
http://www.orca-live.net/card/card_22.html
yes but on average they normally sound for 5 minutes or so. In this shoot they were loligagging about and so stayed on the surface.
Amazing tail-slap shots, they are so beautiful! It is wonderful to see wildlife celebrate! ❤
thank you Merit,and the thing about tail slaps is not only the visual spectacle but also the sound!
AMAZING! Thank you for all photos!
my pleasure!