Eye to eye

This male Killer whale popped up just in front of my boat. This behavior is called spyhopping. Many dolphins and whales use spyhopping when they want to take a closer look at the world above surface. It's not often you get so close to these animals where you can see the eye. I think the white eye patch of this animal have a funny shape too. It reminds me about Mr. Burns in the cartoon "The Simpsons".

Close-up of Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae). Kvaløya, Troms, Norway

Close-up of a Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) feeding on herring. Picture also showing the eye and ventral grooves. Kvaløya, Troms, Norway

Killer whale

Killer whale / Blackfish (Orcinus orca). Kvaløya, Troms, Norway.

Humpback whale

Part of tail fluke of Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae). Individual with whale barnacle (Coronula diadema) know to live only on a few species of whales. Kvaløya, Troms, Norway

Humpback whale

Spyhopping Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae). Kvaløya, Troms, Norway