A SELECTION OF CETACEANS.

Seeing a whale or dolphin is no longer difficult, as it has been found that many can be seen from headlands etc. around the world. However for the best views it is still necessary to take to the oceans, something we have obviously done in search of seabirds. We have also been on a dedicated whale-watching trip to Baja, which is one of the best areas of the world for several species of whale and dolphin. We once had five Blue Whales in view at the same time! Of course, rarely is the whole of a whale visible, so many photos aren't brilliant, often restricted to a fluke or a dorsal fin, but dolphins usually give good opportunities. I think they're worth a look. Posted August 2025.

ANTARCTIC MINKE WHALE Balaenoptera bonaerensis
South Atlantic 2005
ANTARCTIC MINKE WHALE Balaenoptera bonaerensis
South Atlantic 2005
ANTARCTIC MINKE WHALE Balaenoptera bonaerensis
South Atlantic 2005
BLUE WHALE Balaenoptera musculus
Baja California 2008
BLUE WHALE Balaenoptera musculus
Baja California 2008
BLUE WHALE Balaenoptera musculus
Baja California 2008
BLUE WHALE Balaenoptera musculus
Baja California 2008
BLUE WHALE Balaenoptera musculus
Baja California 2008
BELUGA WHALE Delphinapterus leucas
St.Lawrence 2023
BELUGA WHALE Delphinapterus leucas
St.Lawrence 2023
BLAINVILLE'S BEAKED WHALE Mesoplodin densirostris
S.W.Pacific 2007
BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN Tursiops truncatus
Baja California 2008
BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN Tursiops truncatus
Baja California 2008
BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN Tursiops truncatus
Baja California 2008
BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN Tursiops truncatus
South Atlantic 2005
BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN Tursiops truncatus
Baja California 2008
DUSKY DOLPHIN Sagmatias obscurus
Kaikoura 1997
DUSKY DOLPHIN Sagmatias obscurus
Kaikoura 1997
FALSE KILLER WHALE Pseudorca crassidens
S.W.Pacific 2007
FALSE KILLER WHALE Pseudorca crassidens
S.W.Pacific 2007
FIN WHALE Balaenoptera physalus
Drake Passage 1995
GREY WHALE Eschrichtius robustus
Baja California 2008
GREY WHALE Eschrichtius robustus
Baja California 2008
GREY WHALE Eschrichtius robustus
Baja California 2008
GREY WHALE Eschrichtius robustus
Baja California 2008
GREY WHALE Eschrichtius robustus
Baja California 2008
HUMPBACK WHALE Megaptera novaeangliae
MEXICO 2008
HUMPBACK WHALE Megaptera novaeangliae
MEXICO 2008
HUMPBACK WHALE Megaptera novaeangliae
MEXICO 2008
INDO-PACIFIC BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN Tursiops aduncus
Madagascar 2013
INDO-PACIFIC BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN Tursiops aduncus
Madagascar 2013
INDO-PACIFIC-HUMPBACKED DOLPHIN Sousa chinensis
Madagascar 2013
LONGMAN'S BEAKED-WHALE Indopacetus pacificus
Baja California 2008
LONG-BEAKED COMMON DOLPHIN Delphinus capensis
Baja California 2008
LONG-BEAKED COMMON DOLPHIN Delphinus capensis
Baja California 2008
LONG-BEAKED COMMON DOLPHIN Delphinus capensis
Baja California 2008
ORCA Orcinus orca
Baja California 2008
ORCA Orcinus orca
Baja California 2008
(ANTARCTIC) ORCA O. orca
Antarctica 2005
ORCA Orcinus orca
Baja California 2008
PANTROPICAL SPOTTED DOLPHIN Stenella attenuata
Cabo Verde 2005
PANTROPICAL SPOTTED DOLPHIN Stenella-attenuata
Cabo Verde 2005
PYGMY SPERM WHALE

SW Pacific 2007
RISSO'S-DOLPHIN Grampus griseus
SW Pacific 2007
RISSO'S-DOLPHIN Grampus griseus
SW Pacific 2007
SHORT-FINNED PILOT WHALES Globicephala macrorhynchus
SW Pacific 2007
SHORT-FINNED PILOT WHALE Globicephala macrorhynchus
SW Pacific 2007
SOUTHERN RIGHT WHALE Eubalaena-australis
Western Australia 2012
SOUTHERN RIGHT WHALE Eubalaena-australis
Western Australia 2012
SPERM WHALE Physeter-macrocephalus
Humboldt Current 2015
STRIPED DOLPHIN Stenella coeruleoalba
SW Pacific 2007
STRAP-TOOTHED WHALE Mesoplodon layardii
South Atlantic 2005
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ALAN & ANN TATE

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