Perfect view of the ventral surface of a humpback whales fluke, as the whale raises its fluke just before diving underwater. The white patches and scalloping along the trailing edge of the fluke make this whale identifiable when it is observed from year to year.
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Santa Rosa Island, California
Image ID: 27047
Blue whale fluking up (raising its tail) before a dive to forage for krill.
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 27119
Blue whale fluking up (raising its tail) before a dive to forage for krill.
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 27120
Blue whale fluking up (raising its tail) before a dive to forage for krill.
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 27122
Blue whale fluking up (raising its tail) before a dive to forage for krill.
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 27123
Blue whale and San Onofre Nuclear Power generating station, raising fluke prior to diving for food, fluking up, lifting tail as it swims in the open ocean foraging for food.
Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus
Location: Dana Point, California
Image ID: 27338
Blue whale and San Onofre Nuclear Power generating station, raising fluke prior to diving for food, fluking up, lifting tail as it swims in the open ocean foraging for food.
Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus
Location: Dana Point, California
Image ID: 27339
Blue whale and San Onofre Nuclear Power generating station, raising fluke prior to diving for food, fluking up, lifting tail as it swims in the open ocean foraging for food.
Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus
Location: Dana Point, California
Image ID: 27340
Blue whale rounding out at surface with dorsal fin visible, before diving for food, showing characteristic blue/gray mottled skin pattern.
Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus
Location: Dana Point, California
Image ID: 27345