Apart from family matters, seeing mother and calf Humpback whales around a ship I was working on off Angola, the calf was so close to the ship, constantly breeching, that I actually got wet. I've seen plenty of whales, but never so close. At the moment we have five Peregrine falcons who have remained on the vessel for days, despite us moving to avoid Hurricane Delta. One of them plucked a small bird out of the choppy sea yesterday, something I hadn't realised they could do. Came so close I managed to get a (crap) photo with my mobile.Originally Posted by NYCBlue
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I love the City, music, films, books, but nothing comes close to nature for me, the aerial prowess of these Peregrines is breathtaking, though no one else on board takes much notice. Everyone was running around looking at the whales though.
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