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April 20, 2009

 

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Humpback Whales in Sunlit Water, Tahiti

Photograph by Jody MacDonald

This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature

When you swim with humpback whales it's not their size that overwhelms you but their beauty. You want to stay in that moment forever. These three humpbacks came over to me to check me out. They put on a beautiful dancing display that makes your heart stop and you wish for the moment to never end. When they were done ten minutes later they took off but left me with amazing memories. Tahiti, French Polynesia.


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