This is the incredible moment a huge humpback whale breached and fed just two metres away from a dock.<br /><br />Richard Lister was at the harbour in Ketchikan, Alaska, USA, on November 25 when the calm waters suddenly started to bubble.<br /><br />Dramatic footage captured the cause as the unmistakeable shape of the massive mouth of a whale broke through the surface.<br /><br />With its jaws wide open, the humpback – known locally as Phoenix – swallowed a big portion of herring before disappearing back under the water.<br /><br />Richard said: “It’s absolutely incredible watching something that size come up so close.<br /><br />“It’s amazing to see the bubble net forming and all the small herring trying to escape that maw. And how silently they move through the water.<br /><br />“If it weren't for the net and breach, you'd never know there was a whale swimming right under you. I'll never get tired of watching something so majestic.<br /><br /> “On that feeding they were maybe two metres away from the dock. I was standing on the edge and my camera was not zoomed in.<br /><br />“Most humpbacks migrate south to Hawaii for the winter, but Phoenix decided to hang around here instead.”
