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These are images of our Whale Watching Trip from Newport Beach on March 12, 2013
We had a lot of fog during most of the trip out on the ocean, but was not a bad trip
considering that we had one Gray Whale and two Fin Whales
along with other species seen (images below for your enjoyment)
- MANY more images of these species on my website -



GRAY WHALE IMAGES
 
Side views of Gray Whale



Rear view of Gray Whale (from the rear of the animal)



This may very possibly be a younger animal that is on it's first journey north from Baja California
where it was born, to it's feeding grounds in the Bering Sea of Alaska - where most Gray Whales
summer and thus why it 'hugged' the shoreline so closely.  Most adults are found further out.



Gray Whale (head to left) barely surfacing - to inhale air before going down usually for approximately 2-3 minutes


Closer view of head and back of Gray Whale



FIN WHALE IMAGES
Second largest mammal on the planet

Fin Whale - one of the larger baleen whales and a great deal larger animal than Gray Whale


Fin Whale - side view


Fin Whale about to go down for a long dive as shown by the tail area
(right most of view above) showing a great deal of arch in it


Fin Whale (rear view) showing how massive this animal actually is versus a side look (above images)
 

Fin Whale - another rear view showing the formation of what is called the "foot print" out in front of it's head
 - an area of depressed water where a whale goes down below the surface which can remain for a full minute or more after diving -



COMMON DOLPHIN IMAGES

Common Dolphins


Common Dolphin after a jump now re-entering the water


Common Dolphin after a jump now re-entering the water (a moment later)




OTHER SPECIES IMAGES

California Sea Lions - basking and drying out on the weather buoy out at sea



Surf Scoter male


Surf Scoter male taking off from water


Surf Scoter male taking off from water


Surf Scoter male in flight


Brandt's Cormorant in breeding plumage - note white plumes on neck



Brown Pelican adult in breeding plumage
Note the fishing line however coming out of it's mouth - probably attempting to get a fisherman's catch



Our Whale Watching Group Photo - March 12th, 2013


Good Links for more details

American Cetacean Society Website


Learn more about this species: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fin_Whale

Learn more about this species: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gray_Whale

 

                 
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