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大卫·罗杰斯(David Rogers)意识到自己很幸运见到了虎鲸。图片:David Rogers Photography。
很幸运,一次随机的出海巡游,摄影师拍到了新州远南海岸非常有名的虎鲸。
7月初,风景和野生动物摄影师大卫·罗杰斯(David Rogers)参加了蓝宝石海岸探险公司(Sapphire Coastal Adventures)组织的一次巡游,前往新州远南海岸附近海域。
“我们参加了一次商业观鲸之旅,正值座头鲸的季节,但是我们看到的数量有些少,就觉得有点奇怪,”他说。
“有个人发现了条背鳍,问道是不是海豚,因为看起来太小了,不可能是座头鲸,但是很黑,又不像海豚。”
水中有一只母鲸“Splitfin”(从她受损的背鳍就可以辨认出来)还有其他几头成年鲸和两只幼鲸。
“我们绕着岬角又走了一公里,找到了鲸群的其他成员,”他说。
“看到后大家都非常激动。我们没看到座头鲸,却发现了宝藏虎鲸。”
在位于新州伊登(Eden)以南约40公里的贝奥瓦国家公园(Beowa National Park)灯塔的映照下,摄影师大卫拍到了很多照片。
“它们游得非常靠近海岸线,距离岩石只有几米,”他说。
巡游团跟随鲸群游了大约一个小时,鲸群向公海游去,渐渐远离海岸。
“完全是偶然的,它们突然出现了,穿上的游客们都看到了。”
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19世纪,一群虎鲸会定期拜访旁边的伊登小镇。这群虎鲸与人类一起捕猎须鲸,会获得所猎杀动物的舌头。
在现代,母鲸“Splitfin”是这里一个著名的象征。自2003年首次发现她的鲸群以来,她被看到了很多次。
这次意外看到是摄影师大卫上次在新州远南海岸水域拍摄“Splitfin”的一年多后。
“没有人真正知道她的背鳍是怎么回事,但她已经被人看到20多年了,”他说。
“可能是她年轻时被船撞到,也可能是她年轻时被另一头雄性虎鲸撞到。”
“我们不知道,但努力找出这个故事的过程很有趣。”
对于出生在新州南海岸的摄影师大卫来说,能见到虎鲸是一件很特别的事。
“我小时候在那里长大,很少看到鲸鱼,甚至连座头鲸都看不到,”他说。
“现在座头鲸的数量相比以前好多了,这也是一件伟大的事情,或许这也让虎鲸能回归。”
“过去五年一来,我一直是船上摄影师,每年都能看到越来越多的鲸鱼。每次都让人很激动。”
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摄影师还给大家了一些小建议。
“你总能在海上看到不同的东西。有时还会收获一些幸运,”他说。
“最好的办法就是去巡航或者去海峡,带上望远镜,耐心地等待几个小时。”
Original Article published by Claire Sams on About Regional.