Sunday, September 08, 2013

Mother Gray Whale, Calf & Autumn Photos

Hello everyone!  A very warm welcome to you all!  The video I have chosen for this post is an incredible and beautiful moment when a mother gray whale lifts her calf up in the water.  It is two minutes long.  Enjoy!


The photos I am sharing today are ones I took on a walk several days ago.  Quebec, like Vermont, is known for its beautiful and dramatic colours in Autumn.  You just need to click on the images to see a larger view.




Thank you all so much for visiting me here!  I always enjoy and appreciate reading your kind thoughts, which you are always welcome to share by clicking on the 'comments' link at the end of my post.

28 comments:

  1. I'm always amazed how mother whales can care for young in the ocean.

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  2. That whale video was great. Imagine being on that boat. Wow! Great beginning-of-fall photos, too.

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  3. Beautiful leaves of Quebec. I do love the eastern provinces when it comes time for Fall colours! I did watch the video. I love whales in their natural habitat. But I was disturbed that the people were all petting the whales. These are wild mammals and shouldn't be disturbed in that way. Look but do not pet. That is like trying to pet a wild bear. Sometimes whales will upset boats too and that woman shrieking could have upset the whales enough to do that. I think the tourists were fortunate.

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  4. Lovely whale video! I think I would have been just as excited as the people in the boat if I had been there.

    We're seeing a few changing leaves, though most will happen later in the fall. Thanks for sharing! :-)

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  5. I loved your autumn leaf photos Linda, and that video was amazing. Thank you so much for sharing and wishing you a great week :)

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  6. I love your leaf photos, I think my favorite is the second one for the beautiful shape and also the little bits of red showing.

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  7. Lovely autumn photos.
    Greetings, RW & SK

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  8. Bonito vídeo de ballenas. Un abrazo,

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  9. I was lucky enough to be this close in a small boat to a Mom and her baby, they swam under us and around us, and peeked up at us, came close to the boat, we petted them and they observed us as much as we did them. This is such a happy and an amazing video, enjoyed your lovely photos too.

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  10. Hi Linda, thanks for sharing some images of a season that doesn't exist for us here in Malaysia :)

    Duncan In Kuantan

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  11. Beautiful photos! love your video... such amazing...or yes I just found a glorious place which is very interested and famous for their history and culture. I hope that you will know about it through my new post..and hope you'll join us to get the next installment of my blog.

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  12. Whales are such beautiful and intelligent creatures. I loved that video. And it looks like autumn has already made its way to your neck of the woods. It's still about 3-4 weeks away here from the leaves beginning to turn. I can't wait!

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  13. oooo, i'm excited to see what more autumn will hold for nature. these are interesting shades for these plants and leaves =)

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  14. Dearest Linda,
    Lovely video and especially because of interaction between humans and mammals.
    Your walks are always lovely, no matter the season!
    Enjoy the fall. We are still having sunny days; finally after two months of flash flooding and so much rains.
    Hugs to you and a happy new week.
    Mariette

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  15. Do I detect some fall in those pictures? I can feel it here even if it doesn't quite seem like it yet.

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  16. déjà l'automne apparaît dans ces teintes dorées
    bonne soirée

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  17. I totally loved this post!!

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  18. Et bien c'est déjà l'automne et j'adore cette saison
    les couleurs sont tellement belles

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  19. Linda - wonderful video - whales are such interesting mammals- photos of fall foliage is delightful - we too are starting to see some color. Fall is just around the corner. Have a beautiful day and as always thank you for sharing.

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  20. Summer was beautiful on your blog, Linda, autumn will be...
    Lie(f)s.

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  21. Imagens lindas, olhar iluminado! ABRAÇO...

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  22. Proud mama whale showing off her baby...so sweet. I am loving the change of nature to fall.♥

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  23. Looks like fall has made a good start by you already. Beautiful pictures.

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  24. Thanks so much for visiting my blog and introducing yourself, Linda :) I am now following your blog and have enjoyed scrolling through some of your posts. I have been able to ride on several whale watching boats and glimpsed whales...beautifully, powerfully swimming! I'm looking forward to viewing more of your posts in the future, as well. Thanks for posting!
    Gracie :)

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  25. Linda, this video was wonderful to see! Can you just imagine being there and touching the whales? WOW!
    and yes the fall colours are upon us here too in places.

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  26. Woooooow great fall colors.Here everything is on the moment only green colored but not for long.Great video to

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  27. Whales are beautiful creatures. A lovely video Linda. Autumn's almost with us too.

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