dust and starlightOff Anacortes, San Juan Islands, Washington
Humpback Tail
A humpback whale fluking off the forested shore of the San Juan Islands, May 2026.
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A humpback whale fluking off the forested shore of the San Juan Islands, May 2026, made from a boat at a distance with a long lens. The marine biologist aboard identified this whale as BCX1795, known as "Scuttle", one that spends its time around the San Juans. Humpbacks are told apart by the markings under the tail. In the Salish Sea catalog, the letters before the number give the group that first identified the whale and X, Y or Z for how much of the tail is dark. Nicknames usually come from the first person to document the whale.
Visiting? Our field notes on San Juan Islands
Sony a7 III · Tamron 50–400mm f/4.5–6.3 · 400mm · f/6.3 · 1/2000s · ISO 640
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