North Head Manly, Whales and bats

I went to North Head in Manly to see if I could see any whales. 

It was a beautiful calm day and I was alerted to the presence of whales by a man with good binoculars. Here are three pictures of whales coming up out of the ocean. They are very near a boat that I assume was whale watching! 

   

   

   Two whales! 

  

   The area was of course originally Aboriginal. 

It is a shocking story of colonisation.

 

We went back to Manly to try to photograph bats who were numerous in the town. There was a tree that all the birds roost in at dusk. The sound is defeaning.  Despite hearing bats after the birds had settled we couldn't see any and there has been a campaign to move them which is very sad. 

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/northern-beaches/manly-council-calls-for-united-front-to-tackle-bat-burden/news-story/c2be4d5ae6dc0dc82e19190e38355e36