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MONTEREY BAY WHALE WATCH MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS LIST AUGUST 2016

MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS IN THE MONTEREY BAY REGION

Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
August 1-31, 2016
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Note — In addition to sightings on Monterey Bay Whale Watch trips, this list includes all reported marine mammal sightings for this region. Unusual sightings of other marine animals such as Leatherback Sea Turtles and Basking Sharks are also listed. California Sea Lions, Harbor Seals, and Southern Sea Otters, which are seen on all whale watching trips, are not included in the list.

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Date # Type of Animal(s)
8/31 9 a.m. 17 Humpback Whales
6 Blue Whales
30 Risso’s Dolphins
8/31 8 a.m. 22 Humpback Whales
1 Blue Whale
10 Risso’s Dolphins
8 Common Dolphins
3 Harbor Porpoise
1 Black-footed Albatross
8/30 10 a.m. 14 Humpback Whales
8 Blue Whales
8/30 9 a.m. 15 Humpback Whales
10 Blue Whales
100 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
60 Risso’s Dolphins
8/30 8 a.m. 21 Humpback Whales
4 Blue Whales
1 Fin Whale
16 Risso’s Dolphins
8/29 12:30 p.m. 10 Humpback Whales
10 Blue Whales
3 Fin Whales
8/29 9 a.m. 11 Humpback Whales
4 Blue Whales
1 Fin Whale
5 Dall’s Porpoise
8/29 8 a.m. 11 Humpback Whales
6 Blue Whales
2 Fin Whales
20 Risso’s Dolphins
8/28 5:30 p.m. 8 Humpback Whales
5 Blue Whales
12 Fin Whales
8/28 4 p.m. 10 Humpback Whales
8 Blue Whales
15 Fin Whales
8/28 2 p.m. 8 Humpback Whales
1 Blue Whale
6 Killer Whales
1 Fin Whale
10 Risso’s Dolphins
8/28 12:30 p.m. 6 Humpback Whales
3 Blue Whales
6 Killer Whales
3 Fin Whales
12 Risso’s Dolphins
8/28 9 a.m. 9 Humpback Whales
7 Blue Whales
6 Killer Whales
11 Fin Whales
1 Minke Whale
40 Risso’s Dolphins
1 Fur Seal
8/28 8 a.m. 6 Humpback Whales
5 Blue Whales
6 Killer Whales
12 Risso’s Dolphins
8/28 All day 28 Humpback Whales
6 Blue Whales
6 Killer Whales (with social play for several hours!)
10 Fin Whales
25 Risso’s Dolphins
8/27 5:30 p.m. 11 Humpback Whales
8 Blue Whales
2 Fin Whales
8 Risso’s Dolphins
8/27 4 p.m. 7 Humpback Whales
7 Blue Whales
4 Fin Whales
9 Risso’s Dolphins
8/27 2 p.m. 10 Humpback Whales
7 Blue Whales
2 Fin Whales
8 Risso’s Dolphins
3 Bottlenose Dolphins
1 Shark
1 Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
8/27 12:30 p.m. 6 Humpback Whales
9 Blue Whales
3 Fin Whales
8/27 9 a.m. 16 Humpback Whales
14 Blue Whales
10 Risso’s Dolphins
4 Dall’s Porpoise
1 Elephant Seal
8/27 8 a.m. 7 Humpback Whales
6 Blue Whales
9 Risso’s Dolphins
8/26 5:30 p.m. 20 Humpback Whales
2 Blue Whales
7 Killer Whales
3 Dall’s Porpoise
8/26 4 p.m. 8 Humpback Whales
2 Blue Whales
6 Killer Whales
10 Risso’s Dolphins
8/26 2 p.m. 9 Humpback Whales
3 Blue Whales
15 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
8/26 12:30 p.m. 4 Humpback Whales
1 Blue Whale
2 Fin Whales
8/26 9 a.m. 5 Humpback Whales
4 Blue Whales
2 Fin Whales
15 Harbor Porpoise
8/26 8 a.m. 9 Humpback Whales
1 Blue Whale
2 Fin Whales
8/26 all day 37 Humpback Whales
13 Blue Whales
6 Fin Whales
25 Risso’s Dolphins
5 Harbor Porpoise
7 Dall’s Porpoise
8/25 2 p.m. 7 Humpback Whales
7 Blue Whales
3 Fin Whales
8/25 12:30 p.m. 4 Humpback Whales
8 Blue Whales
2 Fin Whales
8/25 10 a.m. 13 Humpback Whales
4 Blue Whales
3 Fin Whales
1 Dall’s Porpoise
8/25 9 a.m. 16 Humpback Whales
7 Blue Whales
2 Fin Whales
4 Dall’s Porpoise
8/25 8 a.m. 12 Humpback Whales
5 Blue Whales
100 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
60 Risso’s Dolphins
8/24 5:30 p.m. 5 Humpback Whales
3 Blue Whales
8/24 4 p.m. 7 Humpback Whales
3 Blue Whales
30 Risso’s Dolphins
8/24 2 p.m. 7 Humpback Whales
4 Blue Whales
60 Risso’s Dolphins
8/24 12:30 p.m. 12 Humpback Whales
1 Blue Whale
20 Risso’s Dolphins
8/24 10 a.m. 24 Humpback Whales
6 Blue Whales
7 Killer Whales
25 Risso’s Dolphins
1 Elephant Seal
1 Blue Shark
8/24 9 a.m. 6 Humpback Whales
4 Blue Whales
4 Killer Whales
8/24 8 a.m. 14 Humpback Whales
1 Blue Whale
1 Minke Whale
30 Risso’s Dolphins
1 Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
1 Black-footed Albatross
8/23 5:30 p.m. 6 Humpback Whales
1 Blue Whale
2 Fin Whales
8/23 2 p.m. 9 Humpback Whales
6 Blue Whales
5 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
1 Harbor Porpoise
8/23 12:30 p.m. 7 Humpback Whales
6 Blue Whales
8/23 10 a.m. 8 Humpback Whales
6 Blue Whales
8/23 9 a.m. 9 Humpback Whales
8 Blue Whales
3 Bottlenose Dolphins
2 Dall’s Porpoise
8/23 8 a.m. 8 Humpback Whales
7 Fin Whales (breaching)
8/22 2 p.m. 4 Humpback Whales
1 Blue Whale
5 Fin Whales
1 Minke Whale
16 Risso’s Dolphins
8/22 12:30 p.m. 13 Humpback Whales
5 Dall’s Porpoise
8/22 9 a.m. 4 Humpback Whales
3 Blue Whales
2 Fin Whales
10 Bottlenose Dolphins
6 Risso’s Dolphins
8/22 8 a.m. 9 Humpback Whales
1 Blue Whale
6 Dall’s Porpoise
8/21 4 p.m. 7 Humpback Whales
2 Blue Whales
8/21 2 p.m. 14 Humpback Whales
6 Blue Whales
8/19 12:30 p.m. 8 Humpback Whales
6 Dall’s Porpoise
8/21 9 a.m. 16 Humpback Whales
4 Killer Whales
7 Blue Whales
1 Fin Whale
8/21 8 a.m. 3 Humpback Whales
4 Killer Whales
2 Blue Whales
8/21 All-Day 17 Humpback Whales
4 Killer Whales
2 Blue Whales
1 Fin Whale
1 Minke Whale
800 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
8/20 4 p.m. 14 Humpback Whales
1 Blue Whale
3 Minke Whales
8/20 2 p.m. 10 Humpback Whales
1 Blue Whale
20 Risso’s Dolphins
8/20 12:30 p.m. 12 Humpback Whales
25 Risso’s Dolphins
3 Bottlenose Dolphins
15 Harbor Porpoise
8/20 9 a.m. 9 Humpback Whales
40 Risso’s Dolphins
4 Bottlenose Dolphins
8/19 2 p.m. 15 Humpback Whales
20 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
8/19 10 a.m. 6 Humpback Whales
50 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
150 Risso’s Dolphins
500 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
8/19 9 a.m. 12 Humpback Whales
9 Dall’s Porpoise
8/17 2 p.m. 3 Humpback Whales
6 Dall’s Porpoise
8/17 12:30 p.m. 1 Humpback Whale
1 Fin Whale
4 Dall’s Porpoise
1 Black-footed Albatross
8/17 10 a.m. 3 Humpback Whales
1 Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
1 Black-footed Albatross
8/17 9 a.m. 10 Humpback Whales
300 Risso’s Dolphins
8/17 8 a.m. 3 Humpback Whales
44 Risso’s Dolphins
3 Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
1 Black-footed Albatross
8/16 4 p.m. 7 Humpback Whales
15 Risso’s Dolphins
8/16 3 p.m. 3 Humpback Whales
10 Risso’s Dolphins
8/16 2 p.m. 10 Humpback Whales
6 Risso’s Dolphins
8/16 12:30 p.m. 3 Humpback Whales
5 Killer Whales
1 Black-footed Albatross
8/16 10 a.m. 2 Humpback Whales
5 Killer Whales
1 Black-footed Albatross
8/16 9 a.m. 3 Humpback Whales
4 Killer Whales
8/16 8 a.m. 8 Humpback Whales
60 Risso’s Dolphins
8/15 5:30 p.m. 7 Humpback Whales
8/15 2 p.m. 3 Humpback Whales
1 Minke Whales
15 Common Dolphins
8/15 12:30 p.m. 6 Humpback Whales (mom & calf pair breaching)
8/15 9 a.m. 11 Humpback Whales
8 Risso’s Dolphins
4 Bottlenose Dolphins
8/15 8 a.m. 5 Humpback Whales
30 Risso’s Dolphins
3 Bottlenose Dolphins
8/14 4 p.m. 8 Humpback Whales
150 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
8/14 2 p.m. 9 Humpback Whales
27 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
8/14 9 a.m. 16 Humpback Whales
75 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
3 Bottlenose Dolphins
8/14 8 a.m. 10 Humpback Whales
300 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
8/13 5:30 p.m. 5 Humpback Whales
1 Bottlenose Dolphin
8/13 4 p.m. 8 Humpback Whales
2 Risso’s Dolphins
8/13 3 p.m. 6 Humpback Whales
8/13 2 p.m. 12 Humpback Whales (breaching)
8/13 12:30 p.m. 15 Humpback Whales
8/13 10 a.m. 11 Humpback Whales
1 Minke Whales
8/13 9 a.m. 14 Humpback Whales
60 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
15 Risso’s Dolphins
8/13 8 a.m. 12 Humpback Whales
200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
1 Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
8/12 5:30 p.m. 5 Humpback Whales
1 Blue Whale
150 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
8/12 4 p.m. 12 Humpback Whales
1 Blue Whale
1 Fin Whale
290 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
5 Risso’s Dolphins
8/12 2 p.m. 9 Humpback Whales
200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
150 Risso’s Dolphins
8/12 12:30 p.m. 4 Humpback Whales (2 “friendlies”)
45 Risso’s Dolphins
8/12 10 a.m. 3 Humpback Whales
230 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
8/12 9 a.m. 5 Humpback Whales
3 Fin Whales
2 Minke Whales
12 Risso’s Dolphins
11 Dall’s Porpoise
8/12 8 a.m. 5 Humpback Whales
6 Fin Whales
2 Minke Whales
20 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
1 Northern Fur Seal
8/10 5:30 p.m. 5 Humpback Whales
30 Risso’s Dolphins
40 Dall’s Porpoise
1 Northern Elephant Seal
8/10 3 p.m. 1 Humpback Whale (breaching)
1 Minke Whale
8/10 2 p.m. 6 Humpback Whales
1 Blue Whale
15 Common Dolphins
1 Dall’s Porpoise
8/10 12:30 p.m. 6 Humpback Whales
1 Blue Whale
4 Dall’s Porpoise
8/10 10 a.m. 6 Humpback Whales
1 Blue Whale
1 Northern Elephant Seal
33 Black-footed Albatross
8/10 9 a.m. 7 Humpback Whales
2 Blue Whales
9 Risso’s Dolphins
8/10 8 a.m. 8 Humpback Whales
14 Risso’s Dolphins
1 Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
1 Black-footed Albatross
8/9 3 p.m. 20 Humpback Whales
500 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
8/9 2 p.m. 15 Humpback Whales
1 Minke Whale
150 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
17 Risso’s Dolphins
8/9 12:30 p.m. 6 Humpback Whales
1 Minke Whale
8/9 10 a.m. 9 Humpback Whales
20 Risso’s Dolphins
1 Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
8/9 9 a.m. 10 Humpback Whales
1 Blue Whale
200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
17 Risso’s Dolphins
8/9 8 a.m. 9 Humpback Whales
15 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
8/8 12:30 p.m. 13 Humpback Whales (mom-calf pair)
2 Fin Whales
8/8 9 a.m. 6 Humpback Whales
1 Risso’s Dolphin
3 Dall’s Porpoise
1 Blue Shark
1 Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
8/8 8 a.m. 20 Humpback Whales
1 Fin Whale
700 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
15 Risso’s Dolphins
50 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
2 Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
8/7 2 p.m. 6 Humpback Whales
1 Blue Whale
100 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
8/7 12:30 p.m. 9 Humpback Whales (breaching)
8/7 9 a.m. 16 Humpback Whales
400 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
8/7 8 a.m. 19 Humpback Whales
400 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
8/6 4 p.m. 3 Humpback Whales (some breaching)
8/6 2 p.m. 6 Humpback Whales
4 Harbor Porpoise
8/6 12:30 p.m. 5 Humpback Whales
1 Minke Whale
8/6 9 a.m. 16 Humpback Whales
1 Blue Whale
3 Fin Whales
200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
8/6 8 a.m. 8 Humpback Whales
1 Blue Whale
3 Fin Whales
1 Minke Whale
60 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
8/5 4 p.m. 12 Humpback Whales
2 Blue Whales
15 Fin Whales
8/5 3 p.m. 6 Humpback Whales
2 Blue Whales
4 Fin Whales
8/5 2 p.m. 9 Humpback Whales
1 Blue Whale
6 Fin Whales
15 Risso’s Dolphins
3 Dall’s Porpoise
8/5 12:30 p.m. 20 Humpback Whales
2 Blue Whales
6 Fin Whales
10 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
8/5 9 a.m. 13 Humpback Whales
530 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
6 Risso’s Dolphins
130 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
8/5 8 a.m. 32 Humpback Whales
5 Blue Whales
6 Fin Whales
500 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
100 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
10 Dall’s Porpoise
8/4 5:30 p.m. 9 Humpback Whales
19 Fin Whales
8/4 2 p.m. 5 Humpback Whales
3 Blue Whales
4 Fin Whales
5 Dall’s Porpoise
8/4 12:30 p.m. 4 Humpback Whales
1 Blue Whale
2 Fin Whales
20 Dall’s Porpoise
8/4 10 a.m. 10 Humpback Whales
1 Blue Whale
7 Fin Whales
12 Dall’s Porpoise
8/4 9 a.m. 3 Humpback Whales
1 Blue Whale
4 Fin Whales
2 Cuvier’s Beaked Whales (cow & calf)
60 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
10 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
3 Dall’s Porpoise
8/4 8 a.m. 4 Humpback Whales
2 Blue Whales
3 Fin Whales
200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
40 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
8/3 5:30 p.m. 20 Humpback Whales
1 Blue Whale
10 Fin Whales
30 Risso’s Dolphins
8/3 3 p.m. 9 Humpback Whales
3 Blue Whales
7 Fin Whales
14 Black-footed Albatross
8/3 2 p.m. 20 Humpback Whales
2 Blue Whales
9 Fin Whales
8/3 12:30 p.m. 8 Humpback Whales
1 Blue Whale
Red-necked Phalaropes (murmuration)
8/3 10 a.m. 14 Humpback Whales
4 Blue Whales
50 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
13 Black-footed Albatross
8/3 9 a.m. 15 Humpback Whales
2 Blue Whales
9 Fin Whales
200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
3 Harbor Porpoise
6 Dall’s Porpoise
8/3 8 a.m. 12 Humpback Whales (cow & calf breaching)
1 Blue Whale
4 Fin Whales
2 Albatross (pair allopreening)
8/2 5:30 p.m. 10 Humpback Whales
2 Blue Whales
7 Fin Whale
8/2 4 p.m. 22 Humpback Whales
5 Blue Whales
11 Fin Whales
1 Elephant Seal
8/2 3 p.m. 19 Humpback Whales
7 Blue Whales
8 Fin Whales
8/2 2 p.m. 15 Humpback Whales
7 Blue Whales
7 Fin Whales
3 Risso’s Dolphins
8/2 12:30 p.m. 19 Humpback Whales
6 Blue Whales
11 Fin Whales
4 Risso’s Dolphins
8/2 10 a.m. 20 Humpback Whales
6 Blue Whales
10 Fin Whales
8/2 9 a.m. 15 Humpback Whales
6 Blue Whales
7 Fin Whales
60 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
9 Dall’s Porpoise
8/2 8 a.m. 16 Humpback Whales
3 Blue Whales
2 Fin Whales
40 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
8/1 4 p.m. 11 Humpback Whales
1 Blue Whale
9 Harbor Porpoise
8/1 2 p.m. 16 Humpback Whales
3 Blue Whales
8 Harbor Porpoise
1 Black-footed Albatross
8/1 12:30 p.m. 9 Humpback Whales
1 Blue Whale
1 Fin Whale
6 Dall’s Porpoise
8/1 10 a.m. 24 Humpback Whales
5 Blue Whales
4 Fin Whales
1 Elephant Seal
8/1 9 a.m. 18 Humpback Whales
10 Blue Whales
3 Fin Whales
8/1 8 a.m. 36 Humpback Whales
4 Blue Whales
1 Fin Whale
Mouth of a Minke Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Mouth of a Minke Whale (August 29, 2016)Killer Whale by MBARI research vessel Rachel Carson, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whale by MBARI research vessel
Rachel Carson (August 28, 2016)

Breaching Humpback Whale photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching Humpback Whale (August 28, 2016)

Risso's Dolphin playing with kelp, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso’s Dolphin playing with kelp (August 28, 2016)

Pelagic Red Crab, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Pelagic Red Crab (August 28, 2016)

Spyhopping Killer Whale photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Spyhopping Killer Whale (August 28, 2016)

Breaching Killer Whale #4, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching Killer Whale Sequence – #4
(August 28, 2016)

Breaching Killer Whale #3,, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching Killer Whale Sequence – #3
(August 28, 2016)

Breaching Killer Whale #2, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching Killer Whale Sequence – #2
(August 28, 2016)

Breaching Killer Whale #1, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching Killer Whale Sequence – #1
(August 28, 2016)

Killer Whale and Sea Wolf II, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whale and Sea Wolf II (August 28, 2016)

Killer Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whales (August 28, 2016)

Killer Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whale (August 28, 2016)

Killer Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whale (August 28, 2016)

Blue Whale tail, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blue Whale Tail (August 27, 2016)

Blue Whale tail, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blue Whale Tail (August 27, 2016)

Blow of a Blue Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blow of a Blue Whale (August 27, 2016)

Humpback Whale tail, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale tail (August 27, 2016)

Humpback Whale side-lunge feeding, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale side-lunge feeding
(August 27, 2016)

Risso's Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso’s Dolphin (August 26, 2016)

Blue Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blue Whale (August 26, 2016)

Fin Whales by the Blackfin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Fin Whales by the Blackfin (August 26, 2016)

Humpback Whale breaching with lighthouse in background, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale breaching with Blackfin
in background (August 22, 2016)

Humpback Whale breaching with lighthouse in background, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale breaching with lighthouse
in background (August 22, 2016)

Killer Whales and Sea Wolf II, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whales and Sea Wolf II (August 21, 2016)

Spyhopping Killer Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Spyhopping Killer Whale (August 21, 2016)

Killer Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whales (August 21, 2016)

Southern Sea Otter, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Southern Sea Otter (August 21, 2016)

Fin Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Fin Whale (August 21, 2016)

Blue Whale tail, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blue Whale tail (August 21, 2016)

Black-footed Albatross, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Black-footed Albatross (August 21, 2016)

Bottlenose Dolphin and Risso's Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Bottlenose Dolphin and Risso’s Dolphin
(August 20, 2016)

Risso's Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso’s Dolphins (August 20, 2016)

Bottlenose Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Bottlenose Dolphin (August 20, 2016)

Mother and calf Humpback Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Mother and calf Humpback Whales
(August 15, 2016)

Pigeon Guillemot eating Rockfish, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Pigeon Guillemot eating a young Rockfish
(August 15, 2016)

Bottlenose Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Bottlenose Dolphins (August 14, 2016)

Dall's Porpoise, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Dall’s Porpoise (August 14, 2016)

Minke Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Minke Whale (August 12, 2016)

Humpback Whale spyhopping, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale spyhopping (August 12, 2016)

Humpback Whale close-up, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale close-up (August 12, 2016)

Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish), photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish – August 12, 2016)

Harbor Seal, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Harbor Seal (August 12, 2016)

Great Blue Heron, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Great Blue Heron close-up (August 8, 2016)

Elegant Tern, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Elegant Tern (August 8, 2016)

Breaching Humpback Whale sequence #3, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching Humpback Whale Sequence – #3
(August 8, 2016)

Breaching Humpback Whale sequence #2, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching Humpback Whale Sequence – #2
(August 8, 2016)

Breaching Humpback Whale sequence #1, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching Humpback Whale Sequence – #1
(August 8, 2016)

Great Blue Heron, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Great Blue Heron (August 6, 2016)

Breaching Humpback Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching Humpback Whale (August 6, 2016)

Pacific White-sided Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Pacific White-sided Dolphins (August 5, 2016)

Pacific White-sided Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Pacific White-sided Dolphin (August 5, 2016)

California Sea Lion, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
California Sea Lion (August 5, 2016)

Lunge feeding Humpback Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Lunge feeding Humpback Whale (August 1, 2016)

Tail slapping Humpback Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Tail slapping Humpback Whale (August 1, 2016)

Breaching Humpback Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching Humpback Whale (August 1, 2016)

Chin slapping Humpback Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Chin slapping Humpback Whale (August 1, 2016)

All photos © 2016 Daniel Bianchetta

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