Photographer Stewart Allen, 53, of Ocean Reef, captured the moment on Friday afternoon as dozens of people stood along the cliffs between North Beach and Waterman to watch the whales frolic for more than two hours.
“The pair of whales I saw, which seemed to be a mother and calf, were in no rush and were lolling around and doing lots of fin-slapping,” Allen, who used a drone to photograph the whales, said.
A spokeswoman for the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions said several southern right whales had been spotted along the metropolitan coast this week as they headed home to southern waters.
“They’ve been feeding in warmer waters off Geraldton and now they’re heading home,” she said.
“It is a bit late in the season for them to be here (off Perth) but it’s not uncommon.”
She said many of the female whales would be pregnant but were still offering comfort to their calves from last season.
She warned people to stay away from the whales and not approach them as the threatened species had special protection under the Wildlife Conservation Act.
She said the whales species had a reputation for being temperamental.
VIDEO: Two whales frolic for the crowd at Perth’s North Beach | Perth Now
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