One of my luckiest and most memorable encounters at sea
happened off Mexico's Baja peninsula years ago when searching for striped
marlin. In addition to finding and photographing these rarely sighted billfish,
we were surprised by Bryde's Whales. We witnessed an amazing spectacle, dozens of
marlin (as well as sea lions, dolphins, and several Bryde's Whales) attacking
baitballs of sardines and mackerel. The resulting photos, and the story behind
this "trial of life" was first published in the National Geographic
magazine, then subsequently featured in many other magazines around the world.
The latest is National Wildlife, for sale at newsstands now. Friend and fellow
marine photographer Doug Perrine, my dive buddy on the shoot, wrote this
article and as always did a splendid job. The opening picture is one I made
showing Doug bouncing off the snout of a Bryde's Whale. Additional pictures of
mine illustrate the gulp feeding behavior of this speedy, relatively unknown
baleen whale species. Check it out:
https://www.nwf.org/News-and-Magazines/National-Wildlife/Animals/Archives/2015/Brydes-Whales.aspx
To see additional underwater photos of Brydes Whales, visit
our web site: http://tinyurl.com/odfurdn
To see pictures of Striped Marlin, click here: http://tinyurl.com/24r7gk7
