Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) surfacing in mist in Hobart Bay, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

Adult Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching in Chatham Strait in Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching in Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

Adult Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching in Southeast Alaska, USA.

Adult Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) fluke-up dive in Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) co-operatively bubble-net feeding in Stephen's Passage, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) co-operatively bubble-net feeding in Stephen's Passage, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

Adult Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) tail-lobbing in Southeast Alaska, USA.

Adult Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) with pectoral fin in the air in Southeast Alaska, USA.

Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) co-operatively bubble-net feeding near the Safari Quest in Chatham Strait in Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) co-operatively bubble-net feeding near whale watching boat (note the herring jumping to get away inside the whales mouth) in Stephen's Passage, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) surfacing in Hobart Bay, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching in Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

Humpback Whale calf (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching in Icy Strait, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) Calf breaching/head-lunging. Chatham Strait, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

Two Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) surfacing in Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, breaching, Monterey bay, California, USA, Pacific ocean, national marine sanctuary, endangered

Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, breaching, Monterey bay, California, USA, Pacific ocean, national marine sanctuary, endangered

Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) calf breaching. Chatham Strait, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

Humpback whale calf (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching in south Frederick Sound, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean. Note the high number of barnacles on this calf's head and rostrum.

Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) cooperatively bubble-net feeding in Southeast Alaska, USA.

Two adult Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) surfacing at sunset in Stephens Passage, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

Humpback whale, (Megaptera novaeangliae), breaching, Monterey Bay, California, USA

Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) calf breaching in Hobart Bay, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.