Beached Whale
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A beached whale on Garretstown Beach last November.
A notice which is being read by the man in the foreground reads that this is a female long finned pilot whale and asks that people do not remove or bury it as it is required by researchers.
I was reluctant to post this picture in the past 2 months but after what happened in London when a whale died it spurred me to find this photo again.
This was taken on the same night as
this photo and
this one .
Comments
Very impressive , indeed! It's really a pity
that so powerful animal have lost its life!
Posted 31 months ago.
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Poor beast. I hope it didn't suffer too
much.
Posted 31 months ago.
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such an image need to be seen by other flickr
members
Posted 31 months ago.
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I often wonder if they do this out of
desperation, to alert us that we're
destroying their (and our) environment.
Posted 31 months ago.
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spidrwegian_no_more [deleted] says:
This one must have been fresh. I came across
a rotting one on a rocky and deserted
shoreline once and the smell was horrendous!
1-2-3
Posted 31 months ago.
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I've never seen a beached whale before. But I
agree with eamon. This is sad. But
impressive. Perfect!
Posted 31 months ago.
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wow, must be very upsetting to see. I notice
none of the onlookers looks very animated. I
think you were right to post and thank you.
I went whale watching this summer and it was
a breathtaking experience. I didn't imagine
that they ever found their way onto beaches
in Ireland with no way to return to safety.
Posted 31 months ago.
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Very strong scenery. Like a newpaper photo...
You've captured this sad effent very
matter-of-factly.
Posted 27 months ago.
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Poor thing...
Posted 25 months ago.
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