In this category we show all our whale photos and pictures. Most whales are found in Alaska and almost all photos are taken in alaskan water.
From Orca Whales to Humpback Whales, there are many whale watching tours offered in Alaska to see whales.
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Two Killer Whales Orcas Breaching in Stride Alaska. Two Orca Killer Whale (Grampus orca) swimming side by side |
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Free Willy Killer Whale Picture Killer Whale Leaping out of Water Alaska. Southeast Inside Passage. An orca whale(Grampus orcinus) breaches in the waters of the... |
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Humpback Whale Skin Barnacles Details of the skin of a Humpback Whale with patches of barnacles, seen in Frederick Sound. USA, Alaska, Tongass National Forest, Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaengliae) in Frederick Sound on... |
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Orcas Swimming Whale Picture Two Whales Breaking waves in Unison Alaska. Two Orca Killer Whale (Grampus orca) swimming side by side |
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Bowhead Whale Blubber Butchering Alaska A group of Eskimos take part in butchering a Bowhead Whale by pulling away the blubber on the shores of the Chukchi Sea in Barrow, Alaska. After the whaling crew in Barrow, Alaska has killed a Bowhead Whale, they tow it the icy shore... |
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Two Humpback Whale Tails Poking out the water in a wide open ocean Alaska. Chatham Strait. Two Humpback Whales(Megaptera novaeangliae) swimming through water, tails... |
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Bowhead Whale Cutting Native Culture Alaska Part of the native Eskimo culture in Barrow, Alaska, is the cutting up the skin and blubber of a Bowhead Whale which was recently harpooned. The Eskimo people who reside in the village of Barrow, Alaska have harpooned a Bowhead Whale as... |
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Killer Whale Spout Killer Whale breathing Out blowhole Alaska. Resurrection Bay. Orca / Killer Whale (Grampus orca). |
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Pod Of Killer Whales Juneau Pod of Killer Whales Dorsal Fins Alaska. Juneau. Orca / Killer Whale (Grampus orca) pod, dorsal fins. |
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Young Orca Breach Orca Whale Breaching at Sunset Alaska. Orca Killer Whale (Grampus orca) breaching jumping out of the water at sunset. |
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Enormous Humpback Whale Summer Breaching On a beautiful summer day in Frederick Sound in Alaska, an enormous Humpback Whale surfaces but does not seem to get too much air time on this breach. Watching an enormous whale like this Humpback, lift its knobbly head out of the water in Frederick... |
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Baleen Whale Eskimo Harpoon Alaska Baleen Whale and Native Kids Part of the native culture of an Eskimo tribe in Alaska is to harpoon whales which they then... |
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Breaching Orca Whale Grampus orcinus breaching in Inside Passage Alaska. Southeast Inside Passage. An orca whale(Grampus orcinus) breaches in the waters of the... |
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Launching The Umiak Umiak Seal Skin Boat and Chukchi Sea Alaska. Barrow. Chukchi Sea. Traditional eskimo native culture. Subsistence whale hunting. A group... |
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Humpback Whale Fluke Frederick Sound Alaska The huge flukes on the tail of Humpback Whale are clearly visible as it dives to feed in the waters of Frederick Sound in Alaska, USA. Each fluke on the tail of a Humpback Whale has white markings which are how each Humpback Whale is... |
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Whale Hunt Umiak Umiak Whale Hunt at Sunset Alaska. Chukchi Sea. Traditional eskimo native culture. Subsistence whale hunting. A group of... |
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Majestic Breaching Whale Stephans Passage and Breaching Humpback Whale Alaska. Stephens Passage. Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching. |
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Whale Butchering Eskimo Village Barrow Alaska Men from the Eskimo village of Barrow, Alaska, spend their days on the icy shores butchering a Bowhead whale. Most people find that butchering a whale is an unnecessary act of violence, but the Eskimo... |
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Humpback Whale Flipper Rainbow Backdrop Frederick Sound Alaska A Humpback Whale raises its flipper to slap the surface of the water in Frederick Sound in Tongass National Park in Alaska while a vibrant rainbow decorates the backdrop. The Pacific Ocean seems endless except for the silhouette of a mountain range in the backdrop which... |
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Reflective Whale Killer Whale Spyhopping Alaska. Orca / Killer Whale (Grampus orca) poking head out of water. |
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Dorsal Fin Dorsal Fin of a Killer Whale Alaska. SC. Orca Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) dorsal fin. |
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Whale Crashing Pacific Ocean Alaska USA After a breach, a Humpback Whale crashing his huge body against the surface of the Pacific Ocean in Alaska, USA. The underside of this Humpback Whale and the large pectoral fins while crashing its massive body... |
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Eskimo Community Team Work Alaska In the Eskimo town of Barrow, Alaska, the community pulls together as a team and will work until they bring a Bowhead Whale ashore. At the northernmost settlement on the North American mainland and in the United States, is the... |
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Two Marine Whales Leaping and Diving Killer Whales Alaska. Southeast. Frederick Sound. Orca / Killer Whale (Grampus orca) breaching. |
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Sunset Killer Whale Picture Orca Swimming into Sunset Alaska. Orca / Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) swims into sun. |
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Bubblenet Feeding Humpback Whales A group of humpback whales collaborate in bubblenet feeding in the Chatham Strait of Alaska. Alaska. Humpback Whales bubblenet feeding (Megaptera novaeangliae)A group of whales swims rapidly... |
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Ocean Splash Breaching Humpback Whale Alaska A Humpback Whale breaching in the Pacific Ocean creates a massive splash after breaching in Frederick Sound in Alaska, USA. A Humpback Whale breaching can cause a massive stir to the surface of the ocean when he lands and... |
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Resurrection Bay Orca Whale Swimming in the Kenai Fjords National Park Alaska. Resurrection Bay. Orca / Killer Whale (Grampus orca). |
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Large Wave From Humpback Whale Pacific Ocean As this Humpback Whale crashes into the Pacific Ocean in Alaska, USA, a large wave is created from the impact which sprays out on either side of the whale. The Pacific Ocean rolls over the top of the large body of this Humpback Whale after breaching in... |
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Big Humpback Whale Breaching Frederick Sound Alaska A big Humpback Whale shows passengers aboard a whale watching excursion in Frederick Sound, Alaska his breaching techniques. Breaching is a common behavioral trait of a Humpback Whale and this one gives us a close look at... |
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Bowhead Whale Transportation Barrow Alaska The Eskimos in Barrow, Alaska find the only convenient form of transportation for a Bowhead Whale is by using two forklifts. After hunting a Bowhead Whale in the Chukchi Sea near Barrow, Alaska, two men use forklift... |
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Ocean Creature Playing Playful young Whale Alaska. Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching. |
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Subsistence Whale Hunting Flag Waving Barrow Alaska A whaler waving his flag shows his people the Bowhead Whale he has hunted in the waters of Barrow, Alaska as subsistence whale hunting is still allowed here. An Eskimo man, Captain Charles Hopson, waving his flag while standing atop a bowhead whale which he... |
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Whale Spyhopping In Ocean Humpback Whale Spyhopping near Fredrick Sound Alaska. Southeast. Frederick Sound. Nose of Humpback whale spy hopping. |
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Orca Spyhopping Spyhopping orca in Southeast Alaska Alaska. Orca/ Killer Whale (Grampus orca) |
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Orca Breach Photo A large orca breaches during a boat tour in Resurrection Bay, Alaska. Alaska . Resurrection Bay . Visitor , Marie Louise Rausch , photographs an Orca / Killer Whale... |
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Harpooned Bowhead Whale Coastal Sunset Kaktovik Alaska As the sunset hues highlight the sky, a couple of men begin to butcher a recently harpooned Bowhead Whale where it is laid to rest on the coastal shores in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska, USA. The sky is an array of beautiful colors at sunset over the Arctic Ocean, but the sight along the... |
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Chukchi Whalers Chukchi Whale hunters Alaska. Barrow. Chukchi Sea. Traditional eskimo native culture. Subsistence whale hunting. Little... |
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Humpback Whale Spout Sunset Frederick Sound A humpback whale breath creates a spout which catches the light of sunset while cruising the waters of Frederick Sound in the Tongass National Forest. Alaska, Tongass National Forest, Mist hangs in air from Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaengliae)... |
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Native Subsistence Inuipiat Inupiat Whalers carving Kill Alaska. Barrow.Traditional eskimo native culture. Subsistence whale hunting. Captain Charles Hopson... |
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Aerial Photo Of Whale Whale from Above in Antarctica Antarctica, Antarctic Pennisula. Gerlache Strait. Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) comes up... |
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Harpooned Bowhead Whale Frozen Chukchi Sea A harpooned Bowhead Whale lies motionless in the frozen pieces of ice floating on the surface of the Chukchi Sea near Barrow, Alaska. Harpooning whales is what the Eskimos in Alaska find to be part of their culture and tradition... |
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