I-Whale Watch evela e-Orkney

Asikho isidingo sezinhlanzi zasolwandle eziya emahlathini, amaDolphins, amaPorpoise kanye nezimpawu ezivela e-Orkney

Ihlobo liyi-season watch watch for abanikazi bomhlaba abahlala e-Orkney. Awudingi ngisho nokuba nemilenze yolwandle ukuze ubuke kakhulu.

Vakashela i-Orkney ezinyangeni zasehlobo, kusukela ngoMeyi kuya kuSepthemba futhi amathuba akho okubona i-whale yokubulala, i-minke whale noma i-whale yokushayela i-long-finished emanzini okuzungeza leli qembu lesiqhingi lihle kakhulu.

Ochwepheshe babika ukuthi amaphesenti angama-90 ama-orca okubukwa e-United Kingdom asemanzini ase-Orkney naseShetland.

Ama-pods amancane omnyama namhlophe "ama-whale" (empeleni ahlobene namahlengethwa) atholakala njalo. Futhi ngo-2015 i-giant pod yama-orcas 150 yayibheke empumalanga ye-Orkney.

Ama-Orcadians bebelokhu bexosha imikhomo iminyaka

Esikhathini esidlule, i-whale e-Orkney izobe ibhekwa njengomthombo owengeziwe wokudla.

Amapulangwe amancane aqhutshwa ngamabomu ngamanzi ngokudla namafutha. Futhi, ngekhulu le-19, abagibeli bama-Orcadian, abawaziwa ngamakhono abo ezinqoleni ezincane, babevame ukuqoqwa ngemikhumbi ye-whaling eya e-South Atlantic.

Ichweba le-Stromness e-West Mainland, edolobheni elikhulu lesibili lika-Orkney, liye lavakashelwa njalo yizikhukhula zezilwane futhi izivakashi kufanele zibheke amathambo e-whale ahlobisa izindlu eziningi.

Ukuzingela kwamahale ngamakhamera

Namuhla, imikhomo izingelwa kuphela ngamakhamera. Abagibeli abanobucayi abahamba ngesikebhe ngaphesheya kwePentland Firth kusukela eScrabster eScotland kuya eStromness baye babika ukubukwa - ikakhulukazi kusukela ngoMeyi kuya kuJulayi.

Kodwa ukubuka okuvela esikebheni akuqinisekisiwe futhi lokhu kuwela kungase kube nzima ngezikhathi ezithile.

Eqinisweni, unethuba elingcono lokubheka izintuthwane nezinye izilwane zasendle ezivela emgodini okhululekile emhlabathini oqinile. I-Orkney yindawo eyodwa ongayilinda ngayo umlingo kusuka emhlabathini. Amanzi asentshonalanga, emagqumeni nasogwini lwezilwane ezisentshonalanga ye-Orkney anikeza izinkinga ezingcono kakhulu zokubona okuhle.

I-Orkney ayiyona isiqhingi kodwa iqoqo leziqhingi (noma i-archipelago) eyaziwa ngegama elithi Orkney. Abantu bendawo bayokulungisa masinyane uma ubhekisela ekhaya labo ngokuthi "The Orkneys". Isiqhingi ngasinye esiqenjini sinalo igama.

Ukuze ubukele i-whale umhlabeleli, izakhamuzi zincoma i-Cantick Head esiqhingini saseHoy, uNewp Head esiqhingini saseWestray naseNorth Hill esiqhingini sikaPapa Westray. Ngethuba lakho elihle lokubona amahlombe namadonphin, bhala indawo yokuphila yasendle ehlala emhlabeni kanye nohambo lwezinto zokuvubukulwa ezivela eziqondisweni zendawo e-Orcadian Wildlife. Le nkampani yenza izinkambo ezinde nezindawo zokuhlala, kodwa ingahle futhi ihlele izinkambo ezimfushane, ezenziwe ngokwezifiso.

Ukuvakasha kwelanga nosuku lokudoba ngethuba lokubuka i-whale nazo ziyatholakala kusuka ku-WildAbout Orkney

I-Hoy, i-Westray nePapa Westray bonke bangafinyelelwa emachwebeni e-Orkney - isiqhingi sase-mainland - nge-Orkney Ferries. Amaferi asuka ezichwebeni eziqhingini ezihlukahlukene. Ku-Hoy, amafriji asuka eHouton naseStromness. Ku-Westray noPapa Westray, izitshalo ziphuma eKirkwall. Uhlelo luyinkathi futhi luyinkimbinkimbi ngakho-ke kungcono ukuhlola iwebhusayithi kanye nebalazwe ekhasini lasekhaya le-Orkney Ferries.

Yiziphi izinhlobo zemikhomo ongayibona?

Nakuba i-orcas yizinhlobo ezivame kakhulu, i-minke whale kanye nomshayeli we-whale ohlala isikhathi eside nabo bavame ukubonakala.

Eqinisweni, kuye kwabonakala izinhlobo ezingu-18 ezihlukahlukene, ezibhekiswe emanzini abandayo, asenhlanzi ezungeze iziqhingi. Ngo-2011, i-sperm whale yama-50-foot yaqhutshwa yizinjabulo zababonisi abajabule.

Ababheki be-Orkney whale babona:

Futhi lokho kungukuqala nje. Uma unenhlanhla ungase ubone ihlengethwa lase-Atlantic elimhlophe, i-dolphin elimhlophe, i-dolphin ejwayelekile, ihlengethwa le-bottle-nosed, i-porpoise yamachweba kanye nehlengethwa le-Risso's dolphin. Noma yisiphi isikhathi sonyaka, ungalindela nokubona izimpondo ezivuthiwe nezivame ukulenga ezungeze izindawo ezisogwini, uhlale ukhuluphele futhi ugobile edilini lomkhumbi wase-Orkney.