Amazing images capture ocean’s gentle giants in full flight as they feed off Alaska
Feeding frenzy: Humpback whales catch herring in a ‘bubble-net’ near Angoon in Frederick Sound, in the Alexander Archipelago, south-east Alaska
Mr Cornforth, 39, from Seattle, took the breathtaking photos during a visit Frederick Sound, near south-east Alaska. ‘They really are fantastic creatures to get so up close to,’ he said.
‘They are extremely curious creatures – they are interested in us just like we’re interested in them.
‘There was a moment when one actually came up underneath me and looked like it might try to swallow one of the the boats.
Mr Cornforth, 39, from Seattle, took the breathtaking photos during a visit Frederick Sound, near south-east Alaska. ‘They really are fantastic creatures to get so up close to,’ he said.
‘They are extremely curious creatures – they are interested in us just like we’re interested in them.
‘There was a moment when one actually came up underneath me and looked like it might try to swallow one of the the boats.
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01 November 2023
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