Shane Smith, of Warrnambool, spends up to six hours a day watching the spectacular mammals.

"The power of them coming out of the water is incredible," Mr Smith said.

"We have three baby whales at Logans whale nursery this year and they have been putting on a show."

He's not the only one out snapping whales this season.

Amazing drone footage came from NSW's South Coast last week.

Local Terry Dixon spots whales from his back verandah and recently saw a southern right whale, which had a white newborn calf swimming alongside her.

Terry said he had been speaking with some whale specialists who indicated the colouring was quite rare.

"Brindle" calves are almost completely white at birth, gradually darkening to a light grey as they mature. It's reportedly present in only around four per cent of southern right whales.

Have you captured photos of the whales?

Email mpatterson@warrnamboolstandard.com.au