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Gray whales are heading north!

March 19, 2013 by Carolyn Kraft Leave a Comment

Yesterday, the volunteers at the ACS/LA Gray Whale Census and Behavior Project had a whale of a day so to speak. They spotted 27 gray whales headed north! But that’s not all, they also saw tons of other wildlife doing all sorts of interesting things. Here’s a quick recap: Bottlenose dolphins playing with one of… [read more]

Filed Under: Whales Tagged With: bottlenose dolphin, breach, cetacean, common dolphin, dolphin, fin whale, humpback whale, Pacific white-sided dolphin, pinniped, sea lion, whale, whale watching

Whale watching on the sand

January 27, 2013 by Carolyn Kraft 1 Comment

I had a great time whale watching this weekend! Okay, so maybe it wasn’t whale watching exactly…I had the chance to see a life-size Pacific gray whale made out of sand at Cabrillo Marine Aquarium’s Whale Fiesta. And this sand sculpture was very accurate. As you can see in the photo this gray whale had… [read more]

Filed Under: Earth musings, Whales Tagged With: baleen, cetacean, gray whale, whale, whale watching

Alaska travel tips from wildlife photographer Michael Daniel Ho

December 2, 2012 by Carolyn Kraft Leave a Comment

Wildlife photographer Michael Daniel Ho took time from his busy schedule to answer a few questions about traveling to Alaska. This remote state happens to be one of the places where he has taken many of his amazing photos, including several of my favorites. If you’ve been thinking about traveling to Alaska, definitely go! Just… [read more]

Filed Under: Photography, Whales Tagged With: cetacean, nature photography, whale, whale watching, wildlife photography

Humpback whale on a mission

June 12, 2012 by Carolyn Kraft 2 Comments

I love this photo! It was taken off the coast of Alaska by Michael Daniel Ho, who graciously allowed me to share it here. When I first saw this photo on Facebook, it just grabbed me. This whole story popped into my head about how this humpback whale was late to a meeting and was… [read more]

Filed Under: Photography, Whales Tagged With: cetacean, humpback whale, nature photography, whale, whale watching, wildlife photography

Sperm whale: death by 100 plastic bags

June 7, 2012 by Carolyn Kraft 48 Comments

Since my celebratory post last week on the City of Los Angeles plastic bag ban, this gruesome photo came to my attention. For those of you out there who still aren’t convinced that banning plastic bags is a good idea, then you must take a really good look at this photo of 100 plastic bags… [read more]

Filed Under: Front, Ocean pollution, Whales Tagged With: cetacean, marine debris, ocean trash, plastic, sperm whale, whale, whaling

Remember the blue whale

May 29, 2012 by Carolyn Kraft 1 Comment

On May 18th, Endangered Species Day, I had every intention of writing a post about the blue whale, but there is only so much time in the day and that opportunity came and went. (By the way, for those of you who don’t know, the third Friday in May is Endangered Species Day, so get… [read more]

Filed Under: Whales Tagged With: baleen, blue whale, cetacean, endangered, whale, whale watching, whaling

Have a whale of a Mother’s Day!

May 13, 2012 by Carolyn Kraft 1 Comment

Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there whether you are feathered, finned, furry or footed! Since this past week was full of fascinating whale news, it’s the perfect time to highlight the trials and tribulations facing some finned moms out there (it’s actually more accurate to say knuckled for gray whales since they… [read more]

Filed Under: Earth musings, Whales Tagged With: cetacean, dorsal fin, gray whale, humpback whale, killer whale, orca, whale, whale watching

Great photo of a fin whale’s asymmetrical jaw coloring

May 8, 2012 by Carolyn Kraft 1 Comment

This is an aerial shot of a fin whale, the second largest baleen whale and the fastest. It’s a great photo because it shows the asymmetrical coloring of the fin whale’s lower jaw. Take a close look on the left (your left, the whale’s right) and you can see the white coloring all along the… [read more]

Filed Under: Photography, Whales Tagged With: baleen, cetacean, fin whale, nature photography, whale, whale watching, wildlife photography

And the Oscar goes to…humpback whales!

February 27, 2012 by Carolyn Kraft 1 Comment

Last night was another Oscar ceremony full of glitz and glamor, with beautiful and talented men and women taking the stage to accept awards for being beautiful and/or talented. Of course they also make big money for being so beautiful and talented. But what about all the unpaid stars out there? Who is left dancing… [read more]

Filed Under: Whales Tagged With: cetacean, humpback whale, whale, whale watching

Celebrate heart day your way

February 14, 2012 by Carolyn Kraft Leave a Comment

It’s Valentine’s Day! But how did Valentine’s Day become all about couples? Why can’t it just be about love and celebrating what you love in life whether that’s a place, idea, cause or person? Instead of getting caught up in the Hallmark driven malarkey, celebrate what inspires you, your passions in life, what you love.… [read more]

Filed Under: Earth musings, Whales Tagged With: cetacean, humpback whale, whale, whale watching

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