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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: theking on May 09, 2023, 12:15:44 AM
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Picking up boarding pass and getting ready to board:
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Getting on board and safety instructions from the crew:
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Approaching the islands:
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Departing the islands:
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Passing by giant 50 feet long 70,000 pound humpback whales in the wild:
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Have not seen these guys in person yet, perhaps one of these days ???:
Planet’s largest creatures begin to appear off Southern California
Endangered blue whales, which number between 10,000 and 25,000 globally, can weigh more than 200 tons. They're larger than all known dinosaurs. They migrate into California waters beginning in late spring or early summer and spend several months, venturing as far north as Alaska, gorging on shrimp-like krill.
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The captain of the boat said, if you see lots of birds such as pelicans and seagulls hanging around on the surface of the ocean, there's a good chance there's a whale feeding near by under the surface because those birds have no problems eating the scraps from the whale's feeding...so I took photos of these guys too:
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Last time I saw these giant whales was in Alaska years ago.
Aside from CA in the lower 48, Oregon is a good spot too:
Photos capture group of orcas attacking a gray whale calf along the Oregon Coast
Orcas off Oregon coast captured in rare, dramatic video footage
Updated: May. 11, 2023, 9:51 a.m.|Published: May. 10, 2023, 10:11 a.m.
On Monday, May 8, whale watchers along the Oregon coast spotted a rare sight: a pod of orcas appearing to hunt prey together in an organized group.
Local photographers Jaklyn Larsen and Hannah Dimich captured rare, dramatic images of the orca pod hunting in the waters between Cape Foulweather and Gull Rock on the central Oregon coast.
According to Craig Hayslip, a faculty research assistant with the Marine Mammal Institute at OSU who witnessed the event, the mother defended the calf throughout the time it was being attacked and long after it was dead. As night fell, the mother finally swam away heading north and the orcas stayed behind.
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They're not kidding when they said birds follow the whales for food..
Took photos of these pelicans, seagulls and other birds leeching off the whale:
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Saw a pod of dolphins in the wild too but closer to the shore:
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Wow talk about timing...this photo was captured off the coast of California a day ago:
Pictured: Humpback whale cuts it close with spectacular tail display
The four-year-old female, called Murph, flipped in front of a boat full of watchers in California
Extraordinary photographs have captured the moment a whale flew scarily close to a boat full of whale watchers, as it greeted them with a spectacular wave of its tale....
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Speaking of giants, got to look out for these guys too when in the ocean, and they'll blare their horns a mile away to warn you to stay away..:
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When we returned to port, there was already a line waiting for the next tour so business is good:
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