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  1. Protecting her calf

    Protecting her calf

    This picture shows the mother Humpback Whale with her calf. Interesting information given to us by the staff was that there was also a young rogue male around who was trying to mate with the mother - she wasn't interested but his attempts to get to her were endangering the calf. So she...
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    • 2019 australia calf gold coast humpback whale megaptera novaeangliae nikon coolpix p900 october queensland
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Sea Life
  2. Calf

    Calf

    My treat that morning was a trip out in the harbour to see (hopefully) Humpback Whales..... and it didn't disappoint. There were a few around, including a mother and calf. I think this is the tail of the calf. Apparently the mother's get them to this area after calving to teach them techniques...
    • delia todd
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    • 2019 australia calf gold coast humpback whale megaptera novaeangliae nikon coolpix p900 october queensland
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Sea Life
  3. Sheltering in the bushes...

    Sheltering in the bushes...

    ..... and then an urgent summons from Hans who had been wandering around the car park. He found what we'd gone to see ... a Bush Stone-Curlew. OK not a Lifer, as I'd first seen them with Ken a couple of weeks before on Stradbroke Island, but it was lovely to be re-acquainted with them. They...
    • delia todd
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    • 2019 australia burhinus grallarius bush stone-curlew calf gold coast nikon coolpix p900 october queensland
    • Comments: 17
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  4. Cormorant Sandbar city

    Cormorant Sandbar city

    Ann asked if we got closer to the spit with all the birds on, well a little maybe. But goodness... there were far more birds there now! All the same species as I showed you earlier, but I think there's a Crested Tern amongst them, but I can't find it now!
    • delia todd
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    • calf gold coast queensland sandbar city
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  5. Another trick

    Another trick

    Now he's learnt how to do it belly up!! I remember now, it was mostly the youngsters who were leaping out of the water. I wonder how the mothers told them what they had to do, and how they knew when they were ready to leave? And there's the city of Gold Coast as a background!
    • delia todd
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    • calf gold coast humpback whale queensland
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Sea Life
  6. Calf I think

    Calf I think

    Going on the size I think this is one of the calves we saw. There were two females with young that we came across. Apparently they spend a while in this bay teaching the young to breach and to get their tails strong enough to make the long crossing to the Antartic waters.
    • delia todd
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    • calf gold coast humpback whale queensland
    • Comments: 15
    • Category: Sea Life
  7. Heading for the trees

    Heading for the trees

    It was late and we were on the way back to the lodge when we heard them but by the time we reached the road they showed their backside as they disappeared. As we stood there the calf decided to come back and mom was right behind and upon seeing us they headed for the trees. First shot was of the...
    • ruby99
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    • borneo calf mother pygmy elephants. malaysia small elephants
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Wild Mammals
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