Afternoon tail
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Sydney, Australia
A few boats were out but we got lucky when a pair of whales began tail-lobbing. Gulls will look for edible debris from active whales but sometimes they get a little too close.
The angle of the sun in this image emphasises the contrast in the skin underneath the tail fluke. The circular marks are where barnacles have attached themselves and then become detached (possibly due to tail-lobs).Try it!