{"id":452,"date":"2023-04-17T16:42:21","date_gmt":"2023-04-17T21:42:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.luketingley.com\/blog\/?p=452"},"modified":"2023-04-20T10:53:09","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T15:53:09","slug":"silverbank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.luketingley.com\/blog\/silverbank\/","title":{"rendered":"Humpacks – Silverbank, Dominican Republic"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some underwater photos I took while on a snorkelling trip with humpback whales off the coast of the Dominican Republic.<\/p>\n

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This humpback whale calf was incredibly playful and inquisitive. Even getting rowdy at one point swimming directly at us and then veering off. Clearly having a great time entertaining itself with us while its mother rested below, she seemed to be quite thankful she had found a babysitter to entertain her rambunctious child.<\/p>\n

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Humpback whale checking us out.<\/p>\n

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Humpback whale and calf swim into the distance.<\/p>\n

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Humpback whale calf playing and putting on a show on the surface.<\/p>\n

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Humpback whale putting on a performance as it spins and dives.<\/p>\n

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Rain showers skirt the Silverbank as we watch a mother and calf humpback whale swim by.<\/p>\n

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Humpback whale calf and mother swim by, keeping an eye on us, but completely unbothered by our presence.<\/p>\n

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A humbpack whale calf swims directly under me checking me out.<\/p>\n

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Rowdy humpback whale calf wants to play.<\/p>\n

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Humpback whale and calf come up for a breath.<\/p>\n

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Humpback whale calf swims by puttin on a show for us.<\/p>\n

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Humpback whale dives into the depths.<\/p>\n

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Bull humpback whale surfaces and blows right at the front of the boat during a heat run. It smelled REALLY bad…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Sequence of a humpback whale breach.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Two humpbacks surface at sunset.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Sunset light illuminates a lone humpback surfacing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Sunsets on the open ocean are always amazing!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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