Many of you will know Alan and Mary long-time volunteers and now occasional staff. A truly dynamic duo, Alan an underwater cinematographer extraordinaire and Mary a world renowned prestigious underwater photographer, wowzza!
Alan and Mary some how have an incredible knack of attracting envious and magic marine experiences. Some call them whale callers, some think they are really marine animals pretending to be humans, others think they are humans pretending to be marine animals… but here at the MDC we call them just damn lucky!
Over the last three weeks when the sun was shinning and the whales were calling, Alan and Mary headed out on their boat to scout Port Philip Bay
Low and behold each of the three weekends they went out they came across glorious Humpbacks off the Mornington Peninsular. Last Saturday they came across four males and one female off Mount Martha
It appears that for the first time recorded in the bay these massive marine mammals are mating! Alan and Mary observed some battle wounds on the males who are busy fighting each other over the lone female. It appears that the barnacles present on their bodies are cutting into their skin as they push, shove and hit each other. Alan and Mary have been logging their observations with the Dolphin Research Institute and ensuring that their humpbacked friend don’t stray into the bays shipping channel, ensuring no large container ships cause any unnecessary harm.
To view more of Mary’s photos visit her Marine Life Image Library. You may have already seen some of her photos in the media. Some of her pics of her humpbacked friends have recently featured in the Herald Sun.
Alan and Mary truly are lucky ducks!
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