Humpback whales feeding off Holmavik
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Swiming among diamonds !
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Greatly magnified view of the back of the previous image, showing  "whale lice", which is in fact a small crabÂ
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The barnacle polyps on the left side of the fluke
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Several of these whales were recognized by HappyWhale.com. This last one is HW-MN0101288
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Our guide told us that the lifting of the tail before diving was a behavior associated with big (thus fatty) whales to assist in diving deeper.
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This whale had a tiny skin injury on the left part of the fluke and the skin behind the posterior laminae. A little blood was visible.
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The left white pectoral seen under water
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Pictures of whale tails can be send to HappyWhale.com that tracks the sighting and thus the trips the whale do: neat !
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