Supposedly this is a big pod of Beluga Whales. Anyone have information on it? Send me a note, here. From: http://thebelugablog.tumblr.com/post/17618530170 UPDATE: It’s from The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. H/T: http://qbits.tumblr.com/ Details: Cunningham River Inlet, Somerset Island, Nunavut, Canada (2008) by Norbert Rosing, Grafrath, Bavaria, Germany Each year in July, hundreds of beluga whales congregate to mate and give birth in the mouth of the Cunningham River where warm, fresh water blends with the cold, salty arctic sea. During high tide they swim upstream with their backs barely covered by the shallow water, their stomachs rubbing the small rocks of the riverbed. “Flying in a Twin Otter aircraft with the door off, I was able to achieve a clear shot of this natural wonder. It was one of the highlights of my career as a professional photographer.” HIGH RES

Supposedly this is a big pod of Beluga Whales. Anyone have information on it? Send me a note, here.

From: http://thebelugablog.tumblr.com/post/17618530170

UPDATE: It’s from The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. H/T: http://qbits.tumblr.com/

Details:

Cunningham River Inlet, Somerset Island, Nunavut, Canada (2008) by Norbert Rosing, Grafrath, Bavaria, Germany

Each year in July, hundreds of beluga whales congregate to mate and give birth in the mouth of the Cunningham River where warm, fresh water blends with the cold, salty arctic sea. During high tide they swim upstream with their backs barely covered by the shallow water, their stomachs rubbing the small rocks of the riverbed. 

“Flying in a Twin Otter aircraft with the door off, I was able to achieve a clear shot of this natural wonder. It was one of the highlights of my career as a professional photographer.”

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∞  02/19/12 at 09:18am via thebelugablog
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