Arctic showtime by Audun Rikardsen. “An exuberant male humpback whale cavorts in the Barents Sea off northern Norway. It’s a unique split-level image, shot in low light, freezing conditions, near the end of the polar winter. The humpback is displaying his prowess to both females and rival males, singing as he pirouettes, breaches and dives. It’s behaviour that increases ahead of the migration south of at least some of the humpbacks who will head to warmer, southern locations, where pregnant females give birth and mating occurs”. (Photo by Audun Rikardsen/Unforgettable Underwater Photography/NHM)
Rig diver by Alexander Mustard. “The legs of a giant oil rig off the coast of California form the structure for this swirling scene of hunted and hunter. Flying through the shoal of Pacific chub mackerel is a Brandt’s cormorant. During the day, the fish make use of the rig as shelter. But larger predators such as sea lions, porpoises and dolphins also learn that rigs can be prime fishing grounds. In this case, Brandt’s cormorants use the rig as both an underwater larder and a platform for roosting and for drying their wings after diving”. (Photo by Alexander Mustard/Unforgettable Underwater Photography/NHM)
The insiders by Qing Lin. “Peeping out of the tentacles of a magnificent sea anemone, off North Sulawesi, Indonesia, are clown anemone fish. They live within the confines of the anemone, immune to its stings, thanks in part to a thick covering of mucus. The social arrangement is such that, not only does their host protect them, but they feed on debris among the tentacles and may even snack on a tentacle. In return, they eat parasites, may drive off harmful fish and aerate the water with their fins; it could even be that they attract fish which the anemone stings and eats”. (Photo by Qing Lin/Unforgettable Underwater Photography/NHM)
Giant gathering by Tony Wu. “The first indication that something extraordinary was going on were the blows, huge numbers of them – the exhalations of huge numbers of whales. Entering the water, the photographer witnessed an extraordinary scene. Hundreds, possibly thousands, of sperm whales were twirling and twisting through the water, bumping and rubbing against each other, and there was a cacophony of sound – the pulsation, buzz, creak and crackle of whale communication. The picture shows just a fraction of the scene, with the whales stacked up below. Undoubtedly, this was a clan gathering”. (Photo by Tony Wu/Unforgettable Underwater Photography/NHM)
Marine Life
A Humpback Whale and her calf pictured next to a swimmer in Vava'u, Tonga
(Image: Steve Woods / SWNS.com)
Steve said the whales were just playing with him
(Image: Steve Woods / SWNS.com)
“This is a serious adrenaline rush": Stunning images of humpback whale and her playful calf performing underwater show for divers - Mirror Online(Image: Steve Woods / SWNS.com)
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/gallery/this-serious-adrenaline-rush-stunning-12347788
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