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Orca beside boat
bineshii

Orca beside boat (Orcinus orca)

Here are two (the calf is spouting behind the adult) of three Orcas that swam alongside our boat for about 15 minutes.
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Habitat
ocean
Location
Gulf of California
Date taken
5/14/2004
Scientific name
Orcinus orca
Equipment used
Fuji Finepix 3800
tracker
Fabulous image. Thanks for bringing such power and beauty to our attention, bineshii. I just love Orcas.

tracker
 
bineshii
Yeah, it was amazing. We spotted them in the distance and they let us approach, and then played in our wake. Our captain, Tad, has been out on the Gulf for over thirty years and this was only the fourth time he had seen Orcas in the area. We were so lucky to see them, and then for me to get lucky enough to snap such a good shot was icing on the cake.
 
Traon
Incredible picture! How did you manage to keep composed to take something like this? I would have had camera shake! Well done.
 
P
Wow. My favourite animal! I would give almost anything to get that close to a wild one. Really nice photo, too. May I have another please? :)
 

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