This Index covers all my Whale Posts, excluding the Beaked Whale Posts. The taxonomy follows the Marine Mammals of the World (Second Edition) book. More Cetacean photos can be found by following the links to the Posts below each photo. I will continue to add to the photos and links as I write new Cetacean Posts.
Rorqual Whales
There are eight species of Rorqual Whales: Blue Whale, Fin Whale, Sei Whale, Bryde's Whale, Omura's Whale, Minke Whale, Antarctic Minke Whale and Humpback Whale.
Currently, I have seen Blue Whale, Fin Whale, Sei Whale, Bryde's Whale, Minke Whale and Humpback Whale. I do not have any photos of Minke Whale or Sei Whale.
Blue Whale: An immature Antarctic Blue Whale at sea North of Tristan da Cunha (13 Apr 18)
Fin Whale: At sea off Portugal (7 May 18)
Fin Whale: Bay of Biscay (9 May 18)
Fin Whale: Fin Whales in Northern Biscay from the Brittany Ferry (15 Aug 18)
Bryde's Whale: At sea off the Canary Islands (4 May 18)
Humpback Whale: At Sea Off Henderson Island, Pitcairn Trip (8 Nov 14)
Humpback Whale: Portland Bank Off Mangarvera, Pitcairn Trip (11 Nov 14)
Humpback Whale: Slapton, UK (25 Feb 17)
The Other Baleen Whales
There are six other species of Baleen Whales (excluding Rorqual Whales): North Atlantic Right Whale, North Pacific Right Whale, Southern Right Whale, Bowhead Whale, Pygmy Right Whale and Gray Whale.
Currently, I have seen Southern Right Whale and North Pacific Whale. I do not have any photos of North Pacific Whale.
Southern Right Whale: Off Cooper Island, South Georgia (4 Apr 18)
Sperm Whales
There are three species of Sperm Whale: Sperm Whale, Pygmy Sperm Whale and Dwarf Sperm Whale.
Currently, I have seen Sperm Whale & Dwarf Sperm Whale.
Sperm Whale: A party of females & youngsters at sea between St Helena and Ascension Island (21 Apr 18)
Sperm Whale: Two at sea between St Helena and Ascension Island (22 Apr 18)
Sperm Whale: Sperm Whales breaching and spyhopping at sea between Ascension Island and Cape Verde (26 Apr 18)
Sperm Whale: At the Estancia Harberton museum, Argentina (27 Mar 18)
Dwarf Sperm Whale: At sea between Tristan da Cunha and St Helena (16 Apr 18)
Dwarf Sperm Whale: At sea between Ascension Island and Cape Verde (28 Apr 18)
Beluga Whale and Narwhal
There are two species of Beluga Whale and Narwhal.
Currently, I have seen Beluga Whale.
Beluga Whale: Gravesend (25 Sep 18)