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Stock Photos of Blue Whales by Professional Photographer Phillip Colla. Stock photography of Blue Whales.
Two blue whales, a mother and her calf, swim through the open ocean in this aerial photograph. The calf is blowing (spouting, exhaling) with a powerful column of spray. The blue whale is the largest animal ever to live on Earth, Balaenoptera musculus, San Diego, California

Blue Whale Aerial Photo, San Diego

 A huge blue whale swims through the open ocean in this underwater photograph. The blue whale is the largest animal ever to live on Earth, Balaenoptera musculus

Blue Whale

 Blue whale, swimming through the open ocean, Balaenoptera musculus, La Jolla, California

Blue Whale, La Jolla

Blue whale, exhaling in a huge blow as it swims at the surface between deep dives. The blue whale's blow is a combination of water spray from around its blowhole and condensation from its warm breath, Balaenoptera musculus, La Jolla, California

Blue Whale, La Jolla

 Blue whale. The sleek hydrodynamic shape of the enormous blue whale allows it to swim swiftly through the ocean, at times over one hundred miles in a single day, Balaenoptera musculus, La Jolla, California

Blue Whale, La Jolla

 A huge blue whale swims through the open ocean in this aerial photograph. The blue whale is the largest animal ever to live on Earth, Balaenoptera musculus

Blue Whale Aerial Photo

Blue whale, shadow of airplane gives scale, Balaenoptera musculus

Blue Whale Aerial Photo

 A blue whale spouts at sunset. The blow, or spout, of a blue whale can reach 30 feet into the air. The blue whale is the largest animal ever to live on earth, Balaenoptera musculus

Blue Whale

 Blue whale fluking up before a dive, Baja California (Mexico), Balaenoptera musculus

Blue Whale

Blue whale, exhaling in a huge blow as it swims at the surface between deep dives. The blue whale's blow is a combination of water spray from around its blowhole and condensation from its warm breath, Balaenoptera musculus, La Jolla, California

Blue Whale, La Jolla

 Blue whale fluking. An enormous blue whale raises its powerful fluke (tail) high out of the water as it makes a steep dive into the open ocean, Balaenoptera musculus, La Jolla, California

Blue Whale, La Jolla

 Blue whale, raising fluke prior to diving for food, fluking up, lifting tail as it swims in the open ocean foraging, Balaenoptera musculus, San Diego, California

Blue Whale, San Diego

Blue whale, exhaling in a huge blow as it swims at the surface between deep dives. The blue whale's blow is a combination of water spray from around its blowhole and condensation from its warm breath, Balaenoptera musculus, La Jolla, California

Blue Whale, La Jolla

 Blue whale, the largest animal ever to inhabit earth, swims through the open ocean, underwater view, Balaenoptera musculus

Blue Whale

 A blue whale eating krill. This blue whale is seen feeding and surfacing amid krill with engorged throat full of krill. Aerial photo, Baja California, Balaenoptera musculus

Blue Whale Aerial Photo

An enormous blue whale raises its fluke (tail) high out of the water before diving. Open ocean offshore of San Diego, Balaenoptera musculus

Blue Whale, San Diego

 An enormous blue whale raises its fluke (tail) high out of the water before diving. Open ocean offshore of San Diego, Balaenoptera musculus

Blue Whale, San Diego

 Blue whale fluke, powerful tail that propels the huge whale through the open ocean, Balaenoptera musculus

Blue Whale

Blue whale, adult and juvenile (likely mother and calf), swimming together side by side underwater in the open ocean, Balaenoptera musculus

Blue Whale Mother And Calf

 Blue whale, caudal stem, fluke with median notch, Balaenoptera musculus

Blue Whale

 Blue whale, the largest animal ever to inhabit earth, swims through the open ocean, raising fluke (tail) before making a deep dive, Balaenoptera musculus

Blue Whale

Blue whale, the large animal ever to live on earth, underwater view in the open ocean, Balaenoptera musculus

Blue Whale

 Blue whale, Baja California, Balaenoptera musculus

Blue Whale

 An enormous blue whale raises its fluke (tail) high out of the water before diving. Open ocean offshore of San Diego, Balaenoptera musculus

Blue Whale, San Diego

An enormous blue whale raises its fluke (tail) high out of the water before diving. Open ocean offshore of San Diego, Balaenoptera musculus

Blue Whale, San Diego

 An enormous blue whale rounds out (hunches up its back) before diving. Note the distinctive mottled skin pattern and small, falcate dorsal fin. Open ocean offshore of San Diego, Balaenoptera musculus

Blue Whale, San Diego

 An enormous blue whale raises its fluke (tail) high out of the water before diving. Open ocean offshore of San Diego, Balaenoptera musculus

Blue Whale, San Diego

An enormous blue whale swims in front of whale watchers on a private yacht. Only a small portion of the whale, which dwarfs the boat and may be 70 feet or more in length, can be seen. Open ocean offshore of San Diego, Balaenoptera musculus

Whale Watching, San Diego

 Blue whale, blows (exhales), Balaenoptera musculus, San Diego, California

Blue Whale, San Diego

 Blue whale, raising fluke prior to diving for food, Balaenoptera musculus, San Diego, California

Blue Whale, San Diego

Blue whale, the largest animal ever to inhabit earth, swims through the open ocean, underwater view, Balaenoptera musculus

Blue Whale, Baja California

 Blue whale dorsal flank and remora, Balaenoptera musculus

Blue Whale

 Blue whale, open blowholes, rounding out, Balaenoptera musculus

Blue Whale Aerial Photo

Blue whale rounding out at surface, North Coronado island in background, Balaenoptera musculus, Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado)

Blue Whale, Coronado Islands

 Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus

Blue Whale

 Blue whale footprint left behind by diving whale, Baja California, Balaenoptera musculus

Blue Whale Aerial Photo

Fishing boat deliberately fishing below blue whale feces, Balaenoptera musculus

Blue Whale Aerial Photo

 Blue whale, blowhole of inquisitive adult, underwater view close up, Balaenoptera musculus

Blue Whale

 Blue whale, dorsal aspect of peduncle stem and fluke, Baja California, Balaenoptera musculus

Blue Whale

An enormous blue whale rounds out (hunches up its back) before diving. Note the distinctive mottled skin pattern and small, falcate dorsal fin. Open ocean offshore of San Diego, Balaenoptera musculus

Blue Whale, San Diego

 A blue whales fluke is all that can be seen of the huge animal as it sinks underwater to search for food. Note the scarring near the fluke tips, likely from an attack by killer whales (orca). Offshore Coronado Islands, Balaenoptera musculus, Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado)

Blue Whale, Coronado Islands

 The splashguard of this approaching blue whale pushes water aside so that it can open its blowholes (which are just behind the splashguard) to breathe. Open ocean offshore of San Diego, Balaenoptera musculus

Blue Whale, San Diego

An enormous blue whale rounds out (hunches up its back) before diving. Note the distinctive mottled skin pattern and small, falcate dorsal fin. Open ocean offshore of San Diego, Balaenoptera musculus

Blue Whale, San Diego

 A rainbow forms in the blow (spout) of this enormous blue whale at it is stretched out at the surface, resting and slowly swimming, during a break between feeding dives. Open ocean offshore of San Diego, Balaenoptera musculus

Blue Whale, San Diego

 A blue whale raises its fluke before diving in search of food. The blue whale is the largest animal on earth, reaching 80 feet in length and weighing as much as 300,000 pounds. North Coronado Island is in the background, Balaenoptera musculus, Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado)

Blue Whale, Coronado Islands

A blue whale blows (exhales, spouts) as it rests at the surface between dives. A blue whales blow can reach 30 feet in the air and can be heard for miles. The blue whale is the largest animal on earth, reaching 80 feet in length and weighing as much as 300,000 pounds. South Coronado Island is in the background, Balaenoptera musculus, Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado)

Blue Whale, Coronado Islands

 A blue whale opens its twin blowholes while breathing at the surface between dives. The blue whale is the largest animal on earth, reaching 80 feet in length and weighing as much as 300,000 pounds. Near Islas Coronado (Coronado Islands), Balaenoptera musculus, Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado)

Blue Whale, Coronado Islands

 Blue whale, swimming through the open ocean, Balaenoptera musculus, La Jolla, California

Blue Whale, La Jolla

Updated: November 21, 2009