Humpback Whales

On route from Signy to South Georgia we again passed through the ice. But it was once we reached the open water that we got the exceptional wildlife sighting of this part of the journey – Humpback Whales! I have never seen whales before coming south and I was very excited at just distant and brief glimpses of what we think were Antarctic Minke Whales on the way down to Signy. But when we came across a pod of Humpback Whales that came right alongside the ship the whale watching became absolutely outstanding. Here are the best pictures I managed to get amongst the excitement:

They came even closer to the ship than this!

Sights of the flukes were few, but brilliant.

Blowing out water was a sure sign that a whale had arrived!

3 in one frame, but there were a minimum of 6, including a calf!

Wildlife watching at its finest.

Humpback Whales - Spectacular!!