Spectacular humpback whale in front of Edinburgh Castle

Picture by Adrian Plumb

The moment a humpback whale breached from the water in front of Edinburgh Castle has been captured by a photographer. Birdwatcher Adrian Plumb got more than he bargained for when he caught an “image of a lifetime” while looking for a tiny bird. Birdwatcher snaps surprise whale shot in front of castle. The mammal was spotted surfacing against the striking backdrop in the Firth of Forth. He managed to capture spectacular pictures of a humpback whale in front of Edinburgh Castle. The huge mammal was swimming in the Firth of Forth while Adrian looked on from Kinghorn in Fife.

. @edinburgh @VisitScotland Some shots of the Humpback Whale in front of Edinburgh Castle today. pic.twitter.com/H8AM9Qpvt1

— AdrianPlumb (@AdrianPlumb1) 21 janvier 2018

A number of the huge mammals were pictured in the Firth of Forth over the weekend, with some sightings also reported on Monday.

Great day watching 3 humpback whales in Firth of Forth # humpback whale #breaching #Edinburgh #Fife pic.twitter.com/fYWh8HAIyU

— Ron Macdonald (@ronpon_ron) 21 janvier 2018