Jan. 21 - LAHAINA, MAUI, HI

Community Highlights Photography Jan. 21 - LAHAINA, MAUI, HI

MAUI'S WHALES

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With our ship anchored in the bay we tendered to shore and booked an eco tour company to take us whale watching.

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We had seen many Humpbacks already, as the captain brought us in slowly this morning.

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These warm waters are breeding grounds for Humpback whales. They take the long swim from Alaska every year to mate and give birth the following year.

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They are the only whales with these long fins.

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Going up!

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Once, we were right in the middle of a group.

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These tail slapping pictures are from our video of one whale that kept repeating the behavior more than 20 times!

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This was not photo shopped!


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And a wave goodbye.

This featured blog entry was written by Swenigale from the blog SERENITY 10 (2019).
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By Swenigale

Posted Thu, Jan 24, 2019 | USA | Comments