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Humpback whales around the globe are mysteriously rescuing animals from orcas
Scientists are baffled at this seemingly altruistic behavior, which seems to be a concerted global effort to foil killer whale hunts.
Humpback whale to the rescue? (Photo: Wiki Commons)
Humans might not be the only creatures that care about the welfare of other animals. Scientists are beginning to recognize a pattern in humpback whale behavior around the world, a seemingly intentional effort to rescue animals that are being hunted by killer whales.
Marine ecologist Robert Pitman observed a particularly dramatic example of this behavior back in 2009, while observing a pod of killer whales hunting a Weddell seal trapped on an ice floe off Antarctica. The orcas were able to successfully knock the seal off the ice, and just as they were closing in for the kill, a magnificent humpback whale suddenly rose up out of the…
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August 1, 2016 | Categories: Animals, natural history, Science, Wildlife | Tags: humpback, nature, orcas, whales | Leave a comment
Saints Amandus and Walburga; Saints Catherine of Alexendria and Eligius by Peter Paul Rubens
The Dulwich Picture Gallery is not very large but does contain works of significance with occasional exhibitions and events. Ticket prices and more information can be found here⇒.
The photographs here have been a little enhanced to compensate for low lighting and the age of the paintings, nevertheless they are realistic and show why, in their time, they were so well thought of.
Girl at Window by Rembrandt van Rijn
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Vase with Flowers by Jan van Huysum
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Still Life by Jan Van Huysum
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The Bucentaur at Molo on Ascension by Canaletto
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The Penitent Magdalen by Cignani
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The Flower Girl by Bartolome Esteban Murillo
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Whilst one can always admire the patient efforts of an artist, ever changing nature provides its own special fascination. Across the road from the gallery is Dulwich Park.
The park has a number of facilities including a pleasant café and hire boats on the small lake at weekends and holidays. More information⇒
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June 17, 2016 | Categories: Art, Flora, Flowers, Photography, places to photograph in london, Places to Visit, South London, uk | Tags: caneletto, cignanai, gallery, murillo, nature, rembrandt, rubens | 6 Comments
Even the tall buildings, like the Shard of Glass, are dwarfed by natures great rainbow.
I like the fact that, in all our cleverness, we will never be able to compete with this.
Perhaps such sights will keep things in perspective and help to stop the lunacy of destroying our own planet.
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September 10, 2013 | Categories: Central London, East London, Photography, places to photograph in london | Tags: nature, photographs, rainbow, shard of glass, sky | 1 Comment
Freed From Time 