Common Minke whale

I've moved this to mammals for you. Now you know the species, please can you look up & add the scientific name so we can take this off the unknown list. Thanks!

No problem! Fin whales definitely have similar colouration to minkes, and if you get a lot in your area, it's easy to mix them up :) Minkes are cute though, we get a lot over here, especially up near Scotland. And again, this is a fabulous picture!

I'm fairly certain this is a minke whale, as they're the only baleen whales that can fully breach like this :) If you google search minke whales, you'll find pics like this! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minke_whale A fin whale is a little too big for antics like that ;) But regardless, amazing capture!!