'Thar She Blows! '  

For those of you still tingling with the excitement

of my c*p*lating turtles picture, here's another mind-blowing action shot.

WHALES! They arrived unexpectedly at dusk last night, almost causing 

me to choke on my first gulp of Kirin.

They're late this year, probably due to the heavy rain we've been having. 

No doubt they time their visit to when the whalers are at a safe distance, 

somewhere in the South Atlantic skirmishing with Sea Shepherd.

This dramatic picture taken with a TeleXenophobe Ultra lens at 2.13 aperture 

 at a high shutter speed of 400mph on FujiXerox 45PS4h 

 shows these magnificent creatures in their natural ambience - the sea.

(For the ultimate thrill use a magnifying glass)