Iβve only ever seen humpback whales in the wild and itβs an experience Iβll never forget. They are such majestic creatures. I hope to see more whales. Love the artwork too, very beautiful!
It was in Australia, and yes, it is hard to explain how it feels. A mix between wonder and pure excitement. It stopped me in my tracks and I lost track of time just watching them.
Thanks for this Ali. Your artwork is really beautiful. Here on the North Yorkshire Coast, my husband and I regularly see dolphins and porpoises now and Minke whales are spotted frequently (although I have only seen them once, many years ago). They're always so exciting to see! I did not know about their 'role' in carbon storage - that's fascinating. How finely balanced is the natural earth... if only humans could find their place in that balance.
Yes - we have quite regular dolphin and porpoise sightings here too - I'm always excited by them, but I'd love to see a whale, too!
I know - I thought the carbon storage was fascinating - and particularly the scale of the detrimental impact commercial whaling made and how much of a positive impact could be made by increasing the ability of our oceans to store carbon, given that they are actually more efficient at it than trees and don't take up land needed for agriculture/human habitation, etc.
The https://wwfwhales.org/ has some really interesting information about work they've done to understand these things, as well as what they're lobbying governments to do as a result (such as creating protected 'blue corridors'.
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Thanks so much - that's lovely!
Fascinating thankyou. πβΊοΈ
Glad you enjoyed it Hayley!
Iβve only ever seen humpback whales in the wild and itβs an experience Iβll never forget. They are such majestic creatures. I hope to see more whales. Love the artwork too, very beautiful!
Thanks Aria! Wow - so lucky to have seen humpback! Where were you? I just can't imagine how it feels to be in the presence of something that big!
It was in Australia, and yes, it is hard to explain how it feels. A mix between wonder and pure excitement. It stopped me in my tracks and I lost track of time just watching them.
Fascinating read and lovely artwork, thanks!
Thank you - I just love learning about (and illustrating) wildlife! Glad you enjoyed it.
Thanks for this Ali. Your artwork is really beautiful. Here on the North Yorkshire Coast, my husband and I regularly see dolphins and porpoises now and Minke whales are spotted frequently (although I have only seen them once, many years ago). They're always so exciting to see! I did not know about their 'role' in carbon storage - that's fascinating. How finely balanced is the natural earth... if only humans could find their place in that balance.
Yes - we have quite regular dolphin and porpoise sightings here too - I'm always excited by them, but I'd love to see a whale, too!
I know - I thought the carbon storage was fascinating - and particularly the scale of the detrimental impact commercial whaling made and how much of a positive impact could be made by increasing the ability of our oceans to store carbon, given that they are actually more efficient at it than trees and don't take up land needed for agriculture/human habitation, etc.
The https://wwfwhales.org/ has some really interesting information about work they've done to understand these things, as well as what they're lobbying governments to do as a result (such as creating protected 'blue corridors'.
Thanks for reading - glad you enjoyed it!