The humpback whales are back. The whales are like the cruise ships visiting Southeast Alaska, they arrive in the summer, leave for tropics in the fall, and stay away for the winter. Leaving sometime in the fall, most of the Juneau area whales travel to Hawaii making a 3,000 mile journey to spend about six months in the tropics before returning to the northern waters in May. How the whales navigate this 6,000 mile round trip confounds the researches. There are many theories but no sound conclusions. What is most impressive is that their trip is like a bee line with barely any perceivable deviation in their course. Enjoy the photo and thanks for visiting. Camera body: Nikon D700, Lens: Nikkor 16-35mm, Digital Capture, ISO 200 © Mark Kelley
Humpback Whales, Saginaw Channel, Shelter Island, Alaska – Image 2725
“As a kid in Buffalo, New York, I always wondered what it would be like to encounter a whale,” says Mark Kelley. Learn more about Mark…