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Magical spirit bear photos by Jennifer MaHarry

January 21, 2016 by Carolyn Kraft Leave a Comment

Visit the G2 Gallery in Venice and experience the magic of the Canadian wilderness! Photographer Jennifer MaHarry has done it again, she has managed to take another series of stunning images. And once again I must mention that I’m biased because she is a friend, but that said, these are some seriously amazing photos people.… [read more]

Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: British Columbia, Canada, G2 Gallery, Jennifer MaHarry, Kermode bear, nature photography, Pacific Northwest, photography, spirit bear, wildlife photography

Whale watching wonder – enjoying the experience!

October 4, 2015 by Carolyn Kraft 1 Comment

Yesterday I went whale watching for the first time in ages and couldn’t believe I had let so many months slip by since the last time. There’s just nothing like it, the anticipation of what you might see, the fresh ocean air and the wind on your face all makes for a magical combination. My… [read more]

Filed Under: Whales Tagged With: Harbor Breeze Cruises, humpback whale, nature photography, photography, whale, whale watching, wildlife photography

Hawaii humpback heaven

February 25, 2014 by Carolyn Kraft 2 Comments

I was in Hawaii humpback heaven and it was amazing! One of the best places to access humpback whale heaven is off the island of Maui from the city of Lahaina. This is where you can find tons of whale watching boats to take you out to the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary… [read more]

Filed Under: Whales Tagged With: baleen, breach, endangered, Hawaii, humpback whale, Lahaina, Maui, nature photography, whale watching, wildlife photography

Look at the size of that gray whale penis!

February 1, 2014 by Carolyn Kraft Leave a Comment

On Sunday, January 26, 2014, a lucky group of whale watchers got to witness gray whales mating just off the backside of Catalina Island. This exciting encounter included a great flash of a gray whale’s penis. Suddenly a male’s privates were not so private if you know what I mean. It’s not super common to… [read more]

Filed Under: Whales Tagged With: cetacean, gray whale, gray whales mating, nature photography, whale, whale penis, whale watching, wildlife photography

Walking along the tidepools

January 22, 2014 by Carolyn Kraft Leave a Comment

You never know what you might see walking along the tidepools. On a recent excursion I got lucky and spotted a California brown sea hare (Aplysia californica) in a little pool of water tucked amongst the rocks. My first sighting of one in the wild! I watched it eat for several minutes. It was easy… [read more]

Filed Under: Marine snails, slugs, worms, Sea jellies and anemones Tagged With: nature photography, sea anemone, sea hare, tidepool, wildlife photography

Amazing bird photos by Jennifer MaHarry

January 4, 2014 by Carolyn Kraft Leave a Comment

This weekend is your last chance to see the Nature LA: Birds of Prey exhibit at the G2 Gallery in Venice. Drop everything you’re doing and go! The photos are truly amazing, but I have to admit I am slightly biased because the photographer, Jennifer MaHarry, is a good friend. In the past, her G2… [read more]

Filed Under: Birds, Photography Tagged With: barn owl, bird, nature photography, wildlife photography

A video of the Port River dolphins

September 9, 2013 by Carolyn Kraft 2 Comments

I received an email from Paul and Debbie Huxtable, two Australian wildlife photographers who have generously shared photos and information in the past about the Port River dolphins. They’ve been very busy developing a music video about the Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary to raise awareness of the plight of this special pod of dolphins. There are… [read more]

Filed Under: Dolphins Tagged With: bottlenose dolphin, cetacean, dolphin, port river dolphins, wildlife photography

Blue whale watching part 2

August 31, 2013 by Carolyn Kraft 1 Comment

On Saturday, August 24th, I had the chance to go whale watching a second time on Harbor Breeze Cruises in Long Beach and had another great trip. The boat left at 9am and headed out into a foggy soup. Once we got out of the harbor we couldn’t see anything for a hundred yards, no… [read more]

Filed Under: Turtles, Whales Tagged With: baleen, barnacle, blue whale, cetacean, endangered, green sea turtle, whale, wildlife photography

Blue whale watching part 1

August 26, 2013 by Carolyn Kraft 2 Comments

I finally had the chance to go blue whale watching! After seeing tons of blue whale pictures on Facebook, I said enough is enough already, I’ve got to get out there and see blue whales. Then Harbor Breeze Cruises in Long Beach offered a great deal (for a limited time only), 10 bucks to go… [read more]

Filed Under: Fishes, Whales Tagged With: blue whale, endangered, fishing, krill, mako shark, nature photography, shark, whale, whale watching, wildlife photography

Delta the blue whale on the move

July 24, 2013 by Carolyn Kraft 2 Comments

On July 22. 2013, Delta was spotted off Los Angeles County’s coast by whale watchers traversing the great blue sea with Harbor Breeze Cruises based in Long Beach. Who is Delta you ask? Well, Delta happens to be a blue whale with a very distinct tail. As you can see in the photo, both ends… [read more]

Filed Under: Whales Tagged With: baleen, blue whale, cetacean, flukes, whale, whale watching, wildlife photography

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