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2001  Whale Identification Photos

Included here are identification photos taken by Capt. Larry Dupler during the summer of 2001.  These photos were all taken in the Juneau area of Southeast Alaska between May 1 and November 30.  Additional information will be provided for  each photo as it becomes available.  Photos are in 2 sections, humpback whales and orcas.

HUMPBACK WHALE PHOTOS

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01-001-1                01-001-2                 01-002                01-003       

01-004-1              01-004-2                 01-006                01-007   

     01-008                 01-009-1                  01-009-2        01-Chomper-1

Interesting Notes:  Chomper is a regular visitor to this area, often seen with bubble net feeding groups.  She was sighted in Hawaii on January 6, 2002 with a new baby.

01-Chomper-2         01-Spot-1              01-Spot-2               01-012      

Interesting Notes: Spot has been seen regularly here in the Juneau area for the last 3 years.  I took an ID photo of Spot as a baby in Mauii, Hawaii in 1998.

   01-013                   01-014                  01-015                 Willie        

Interesting Notes: Willie is a consistent visitor to the Juneau area, usually spending most of May and June here.  He is seen sporadically in the area throughout the year.  

N-01-1                N-01-2                 N-01-3                N-01-4

N-01-5                N-01-6                N-01-7                N-01-8

Interesting Notes: These whales (the N series) were feeding near Benjamin Island for the entire month of November.  By mid December most had left for the migration south.

N-01-09             N-01-10

2001 Cows with Calves 

Flame                   Flame                   Sparky                   Sparky

Flame is a regular visitor to our area.  She is seen every year and is one of my favorites.  I have seen her with a new calf in '96, '98, and '01.  We named this years calf Sparky.  She (or he) was a real curious and exciting calf.

Delilah                 Sammy                 Sammy

This is the first year I have seen Delilah with a calf.  I don't know if it is her first or not.  I was never in good position to get a good ID photo of her tail. Note her squared off dorsal fin.  I had thought that this had been cut of by something.  Sammy was close enough this summer that I could see his dorsal fin has the same shape as Delilah's.  This is obviously a genetic disposition and not an accident.

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