The gentle and majestic whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) are well known to cruise the waters of the Ningaloo from roughly March to August (sometimes as late as November). But I’ll let you in on a secret… much lesser known is that they occasionally visit the south passage between Steep Point and Dirk Hartog Island (in Shark Bay) on their quest for plankton between December and February. Blink and you’ll miss them.

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Print is of an original, hand painted watercolour, gouache and ink illustration. Open edition.