A quick flip of the tail A quick flip of the tail

A quick flip of the tail

This was a rare glimpse of one of the few Humpback whales flipping its tail and this has been zoomed in!


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Blog: Having a Whale of a Time!
Date: August 15th 2009

One of the many suggested 'must dos' in Australia is to visit Hervey Bay and take a day cruise out into the bay to watch the Humpback Whales congregate in the warm waters and have their calves, before swimming back down the coast to Antartic waters later on in the year. So with the opportunity of a two day holiday, mid week, thanks to Brisbanes' Annual Ekka Show Day, similar to the Newbury Show ... read more




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