Blue whales in a red tide

By Miriam Goldstein, on October 1st, 2011 2 comments   Microbes   Blue Whale, Eddie Kisfaludy, La Jolla, Lingulodinium polyedrum, phytoplankton, red tide, San Diego  

Check out these gorgeous photos of blue whales going through the red tide! Eddie Kisfaludy took them with his iPhone from a small plane off La Jolla Shores, and they are published here with his permission. (Thanks, Eddie!) For more information on the current red tide – still going strong today – see our FAQ with Scripps professor Peter Franks and Ed Joyce’s interview with Scripps researcher Melissa Carter.

Red tide off La Jolla Shores

 

Wind rows of red tide

 

Blue whales under red tide

 

Blue whales surface in red tide

Blue whale leaves a "trail" through red tide

2 comments to Blue whales in a red tide

• Michelle Melius - Mother Nature's Zealot

  October 4, 2011 at 18:09 · Reply

  Pretty amazing photography. May Mother Nature watch over her creations . . .

• justin

  October 7, 2011 at 12:16 · Reply

  Remarkable! I am green with envy right now. I live for moments like this. How I wish I could also witness something amazing like this. It’s one of those priceless moments that we show share to our grandkids when we grow old. It’s amazing how nature can put us in so much awe.