Humpback Whale Underwater

Image 05926, North Pacific humpback whale, male escort bubble streams alongside mother and calf., Megaptera novaeangliae, Maui, Copyright © Phillip Colla / HWRF, all rights reserved worldwide. Keywords: animal:baby:baby whale:balaenopteridae:behavior:bubble display:bubbles:calf:cetacea:cetacean:courtship:creature:endangered:endangered threatened species:exhalation:hawaii:hawaiian islands:hawaiian islands humpback whale national marine sanctuary:hump back whale:humpback:humpback whale:humpback whale bubble display:humpback whale juvenile calf:humpback whale mother and calf:humpback whales:humpbacked whale:juvenile:juvenile calf:mammal:marine:marine mammal:maui:megaptera:megaptera novaeangliae:mother and calf:mother calf nurturing:mysticete:mysticeti:national marine sanctuaries:nature:novaeangliae:ocean:oceans:pacific:research:rorqual:sea:social:underwater:usa:whale:whale behavior:whale bubble display:whale calf:wildlife:young. NOTE: This photograph was taken during Hawaii Whale Research Foundation research activities conducted under NOAA/NMFS and State of Hawaii permit. Its use is subject to certain restrictions. Please contact the photographer for more information.
Image 06057, North Pacific humpback whale, escort in competitive group makes fast close pass., Megaptera novaeangliae, Maui, Copyright © Phillip Colla / HWRF, all rights reserved worldwide. Keywords: action:animal:balaenopteridae:behavior:cetacea:cetacean:competitive rowdy group:creature:endangered:endangered threatened species:hawaii:hawaiian islands:hawaiian islands humpback whale national marine sanctuary:hump back whale:humpback:humpback whale:humpback whales:humpbacked whale:mammal:marine:marine mammal:maui:megaptera:megaptera novaeangliae:mysticete:mysticeti:national marine sanctuaries:nature:novaeangliae:ocean:oceans:pacific:research:rorqual:sea:threatened:underwater:usa:whale:whale behavior:wildlife:wildlife portraits. NOTE: This photograph was taken during Hawaii Whale Research Foundation research activities conducted under NOAA/NMFS and State of Hawaii permit. Its use is subject to certain restrictions. Please contact the photographer for more information.
Image 05933, North Pacific humpback whales, socializing trio of adults., Megaptera novaeangliae, Maui, Copyright © Phillip Colla / HWRF, all rights reserved worldwide. Keywords: animal:balaenopteridae:cetacea:cetacean:creature:endangered:endangered threatened species:hawaii:hawaiian islands:hawaiian islands humpback whale national marine sanctuary:hump back whale:humpback:humpback whale:humpbacked whale:mammal:marine:marine mammal:maui:megaptera:megaptera novaeangliae:mysticete:mysticeti:national marine sanctuaries:nature:novaeangliae:ocean:oceans:pacific:research:rorqual:sea:underwater:usa:whale:wildlife. NOTE: This photograph was taken during Hawaii Whale Research Foundation research activities conducted under NOAA/NMFS and State of Hawaii permit. Its use is subject to certain restrictions. Please contact the photographer for more information.
Image 02854, Humpback whale competitive group, Islands Humpback Whale NMS., Megaptera novaeangliae, Maui, Copyright © Phillip Colla / HWRF, all rights reserved worldwide. Keywords: action:animal:balaenopteridae:behavior:cetacea:cetacean:competitive rowdy group:endangered:endangered threatened species:hawaii:hawaiian islands:hawaiian islands humpback whale national marine sanctuary:hump back whale:humpback:humpback whale:humpback whales:humpbacked whale:mammal:marine:marine mammal:maui:megaptera:megaptera novaeangliae:mysticete:mysticeti:national marine sanctuaries:nature:novaeangliae:ocean:oceans:pacific:research:rorqual:sea:underwater:usa:whale:whale behavior:wildlife. NOTE: This photograph was taken during Hawaii Whale Research Foundation research activities conducted under NOAA/NMFS and State of Hawaii permit. Its use is subject to certain restrictions. Please contact the photographer for more information.
Image 02861, Humpback whale competitive group, Islands Humpback Whale NMS., Megaptera novaeangliae, Maui, Copyright © Phillip Colla / HWRF, all rights reserved worldwide. Keywords: action:animal:balaenopteridae:behavior:cetacea:cetacean:competitive rowdy group:endangered:endangered threatened species:hawaii:hawaiian islands:hawaiian islands humpback whale national marine sanctuary:hump back whale:humpback:humpback whale:humpbacked whale:mammal:marine:marine mammal:maui:megaptera:megaptera novaeangliae:mysticete:mysticeti:national marine sanctuaries:nature:novaeangliae:ocean:oceans:pacific:research:rorqual:sea:underwater:usa:whale:whale behavior:wildlife. NOTE: This photograph was taken during Hawaii Whale Research Foundation research activities conducted under NOAA/NMFS and State of Hawaii permit. Its use is subject to certain restrictions. Please contact the photographer for more information.
Image 00553, North Pacific humpback whale, head nodules (adult male)., Megaptera novaeangliae, Maui, Copyright © Phillip Colla / HWRF, all rights reserved worldwide. Keywords: animal:balaenopteridae:cetacea:cetacean:creature:endangered:endangered threatened species:hawaii:hawaiian islands:hawaiian islands humpback whale national marine sanctuary:head:hump back whale:humpback:humpback whale:humpbacked whale:injury:mammal:marine:marine mammal:maui:megaptera:megaptera novaeangliae:mysticete:mysticeti:national marine sanctuaries:nature:nodules:novaeangliae:ocean:oceans:pacific:research:rorqual:rostrum:scar:sea:underwater:usa:whale:wildlife:wound. NOTE: This photograph was taken during Hawaii Whale Research Foundation research activities conducted under NOAA/NMFS and State of Hawaii permit. Its use is subject to certain restrictions. Please contact the photographer for more information.
Image 02150, North Pacific humpback whale, male bubble trailing in competitive group., Megaptera novaeangliae, Maui, Copyright © Phillip Colla / HWRF, all rights reserved worldwide. Keywords: action:animal:balaenopteridae:behavior:bubble display:bubbles:cetacea:cetacean:competitive rowdy group:courtship:endangered:endangered threatened species:exhalation:hawaii:hawaiian islands:hawaiian islands humpback whale national marine sanctuary:hump back whale:humpback:humpback whale:humpback whale bubble display:humpbacked whale:mammal:marine:marine mammal:maui:megaptera:megaptera novaeangliae:mysticete:mysticeti:national marine sanctuaries:nature:novaeangliae:ocean:oceans:pacific:research:rorqual:sea:social:underwater:usa:whale:whale behavior:whale bubble display:wildlife. NOTE: This photograph was taken during Hawaii Whale Research Foundation research activities conducted under NOAA/NMFS and State of Hawaii permit. Its use is subject to certain restrictions. Please contact the photographer for more information.
Image 00362, North Pacific humpback whale, bubble trailing., Megaptera novaeangliae, Maui, Copyright © Phillip Colla / HWRF, all rights reserved worldwide. Keywords: animal:balaenopteridae:behavior:bubble display:bubbles:cetacea:cetacean:courtship:creature:endangered:endangered threatened species:exhalation:hawaii:hawaiian islands:hawaiian islands humpback whale national marine sanctuary:hump back whale:humpback:humpback whale:humpback whale bubble display:humpbacked whale:mammal:marine:marine mammal:maui:megaptera:megaptera novaeangliae:mysticete:mysticeti:national marine sanctuaries:nature:novaeangliae:ocean:oceans:pacific:research:rorqual:sea:social:underwater:usa:whale:whale behavior:whale bubble display:wildlife. NOTE: This photograph was taken during Hawaii Whale Research Foundation research activities conducted under NOAA/NMFS and State of Hawaii permit. Its use is subject to certain restrictions. Please contact the photographer for more information.
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