Hermanus - 2026-09-14

High above the sandstone cliffs of Sievers Point, a V-shaped blow marks the arrival of a Southern Right Whale returning to sheltered coastal shallows to nurse and calve. Gliding alongside the mother is a newborn calf with a rare brindle coat of light grey, amber, and mottled white patches. As the mother shields her offspring from the nearshore surf, the calf practices clumsy breaths before both whales descend into the deep green depths, leaving the coast in quiet reverence