As it all turns out, we're one.

A photography blog dedicated to my love for the killer whales at SWF, and for orcas around the world. Proud SeaWorld supporter and trainer in the making. All photography posted on this blog is mine; do not repost here or elsewhere without credit. Use the search bar in the top left at your leisure to find tagged images and posts not linked. (Hover over images for color!)

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Great white shark

Taken at the Neptune Islands, Spencer Gulf, South Australia by Alastair Pollock

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Australian sea lions

Taken at Hopkins Island, Spencer Gulf, South Australia by Alastair Pollock

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Orcas at sunset by Nuno Sa

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Look what I found: Narnia’s photo, uploaded in November 2014 to her trainer’s (or trainer relative’s) page. Source: (x)

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I know there’s at least one person out there who loves this whale, besides myself. It’s Tsuchi (J31) at sunset last night. The hazy outline of San Juan Island is in the background.

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Megalodon | Cameron McFarlane

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Orcas are one of the most amazing animals on the planet. Humans have been terrified, fascinated, and enamored with Orcinus orca for thousands of years. They inspire people of all ages, and are dearly loved today by millions. But there are many threats these amazing animals face. Celebrate Orca Awareness Month by helping out our flippered friends!

Adopt an orca

Help restore salmon populations

Reduce, reuse, recycle!

Sign the petition to lower the Snake River dams 

Donate to The Center for Whale Research

Purchase a Protect Wild Salmon, Protect Wild Orca sticker

Be Whale Wise when viewing orcas in the wild

Make sustainable seafood choices with Seafood Watch or by using a seafood guide for your country

Properly dispose of household hazardous wastes

Go organic!

Reduce your carbon footprint

Please spread the word about helping save orcas! These animals are vital to our ocean ecosystems, and are cherished and adored by many people.

Photo by Ken Balcomb 

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When there are no guests in the tunnels you can actually hear the soothin music that plays and watch the fish swim by. Its amazing.

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Ride by carlosgrillo Remoras on the lemon shark. Tiger Beach, Bahamas.

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OCEANS HARMLESS GIANTS 

www.kallelundholm.com

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making-a-connection to answer your question on that photo - yep, I saw Tilikum perform two days ago with Trua.

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a selection of photographs from david hall’s beneath cold seas, taken in the waters off british columbia. through state of the art photographic equipment and innovative techniques, david seeks to challenge the widespread belief that cold water marine life is dull and uninteresting.

with temperatures that typically stay about ten degrees above freezing all year long, strong tidal currents, and the limited visibility that comes with cold water (green hues and increased particulate matter), david uses a strobe to captures warmer colours and gets withing ten feet (versus one hundred feet in tropical waters) of his subject.  

notes david, “the diversity of invertebrate life, especially nudibranchs, anemones and sea stars, is absolutely amazing. …these waters host nudibranchs more than a foot long, three foot tall anemones, enormous sea stars with 24 arms and an octopus that can weigh a hundred pounds or more.”

but he adds, "we humans tend to protect what we know and value, and so wildlife photography can be a powerful tool for promoting awareness and conservation. i hope these photos will motivate more people to protect the increasingly fragile web of life on our planet.“

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I love this picture set! So beautiful!

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Common Name: Kemp’s ridley - named Kemp’s after Richard Kemp, who helped discover and study the turtle. No one is sure why it is called ridley, possibly due to having similar nesting behavior as the olive ridley. Scientific Name: Lepidochelys kempii Description: Head is moderate and triangular in size. Carapace is bony without ridges and has large, non-overlapping scutes (scales) present. Carapace has 5 lateral scutes and is very rounded. Front flippers have 1 claw, while the rear flipper has 1 or 2 claws. Adults have a dark grey green carapace with a white or yellowish plastron, while the hatchlings are jet black. Size: Adults measure around 2 feet (58 - 66 cm) in average carapace length. Weight: Adults weigh between 70 and 108 pounds (32 - 49 kg). Diet: Have powerful jaws that help them to crush and grind crabs, clams, mussels, and shrimp. They also like to eat fish, sea urchins, squid and jellyfish. Habitat: Prefer shallow areas with sandy and muddy bottoms. Nesting: Kemp’s ridleys nest more often than other species, every 1 to 3 years on average. They also nest in mass synchronized nestings called arribadas (Spanish for “arrival”). Only the olive ridley also nests this way. Kemp’s ridley nest 2 - 3 times each season. They lay an average of 110 eggs in each nest and the eggs incubate for about 55 days. Range: Adults are mostly limited to the Gulf of Mexico. Juveniles range between tropical and temperate coastal areas of the northwest Atlantic Ocean and can be found up and down the east coast of the United States. Status: U.S. - Listed as Endangered (in danger of extinction within the foreseeable future) under the U.S. Federal Endangered Species Act. International - Listed as Critically Endangered (facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild in the immediate future) by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Threats to Survival: The greatest threat to the Kemp’s ridley is from human use activities including collection of eggs and killing adults and juveniles for meat and other products. The significant decline in the number of Kemp’s ridley nests was a result of high levels of incidental take by shrimp trawlers. Population Estimate*: More than 2,500 nesting females.