did anyone else see the whale jumping way out of the water today, very close to shore ?
I did not see it jump, only puffing out water vapor and thrashing it's tail around. Seems to me like a weird time to be around our coastline.
one of the fishermen saw it while out today and said it was alone in the water. If you saw it - what kind of whale is it ? Is it migrating or lost ?CortezBlue - 8-30-2011 at 06:44 AM
Are you talking about a Whale Breaching?
Whale jumping sounds like something from The Biggest Loooooosershari - 8-30-2011 at 07:51 AM
humpback whales do feed in this area when there are lots of baitfish. We often see them while fishing at San Pablo. Humbacks are easier to identify
than other whales because they breach more, tail slap...which may be what you saw Blance and they have long white pectoral fins. Enjoy the dance.BajaBlanca - 8-30-2011 at 01:51 PM
yup tail slapping - probably a humpback BREACHING !!!!Von - 8-30-2011 at 06:28 PM
I cannt see nada from here in my office in San Diego can u point me in which direction the whale is jumping?woody with a view - 8-30-2011 at 06:30 PM
that'er ways..... ^ or > or <sancho - 8-31-2011 at 10:34 AM
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Originally posted by Von
I cannt see nada from here in my office in San Diego me in
I concur, I would guess, what maybe 4, Nomads would be at
that precise location to observe this event?
Although I wish I was theredurrelllrobert - 8-31-2011 at 10:36 AM
whale jumping and tail slapping sounds kinda kinky BajaBlanca - 8-31-2011 at 12:35 PM
huge waves today - many birds diving into the ocean - but no whales jumping or breaching - yet.
look south those of you in s diego ...RichBaja - 8-31-2011 at 12:41 PM
I jumped 3 whales last month in my Zodiac. Unfortunately, their were four of them and we crashed.
[Edited on 8-31-2011 by RichBaja]bajatravelergeorge - 9-1-2011 at 03:47 PM
I saw the same thing happening off the coast of Punta Santo Tomas in BCN last week. They also had the long white pectoral fins. Didn't realize
humpbacks would be in these northern baja waters. What a show!shari - 9-1-2011 at 04:09 PM
humbacks even visit Canada! One neat thing about this species is that they "vacation" in different areas..most whales have a set migration route but
Humpbacks will visit different places like Hawaii, Costa Rica, Mexico, Canada....would be interesting to know why they choose where they go...probably
food driven but it sure seems like they just like variety.Martyman - 9-2-2011 at 11:15 AM
Back in the day Pompano would have posted his " Thar She Blows!" in the swimming pool. But, alas, those days are behind us.Pompano - 9-2-2011 at 10:20 PM
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Back in the day Pompano would have posted his " Thar She Blows!" in the swimming pool. But, alas, those days are behind us.
The Hell You Say!.....I may be a little slower, but don't count me out quite yet....
THAR SHE BLOWS!!RnR - 9-3-2011 at 07:27 AM
OMG !!!
That was a coffee spewing moment ....
Sure do miss your posts. Welcome back.
[Edited on 9-3-2011 by RnR]shari - 9-3-2011 at 07:45 AM
tick tick tick.......
glad to see you're on the ball Pomp! miss ya man
The devil made me do it! No rum involved..
Pompano - 9-3-2011 at 07:45 AM
I'm still Way Up North....but not as far as I was...and now that I have good access to the Internet and Nomads, I will get busy and write some
hopefull-not-too-boring Non-Baja Reports to fill a big time gap since I last visited here.
Excuse the highjack, BajaBlanca....but I did actually see whales up here...over at the estuary of Churchill, MB, Canada ...white Belugas in Hudson
Bay...but my report will have to do with floods, fish, and fun.
Hasta pronto!
edit to say hey to shari...eh?
[Edited on 9-3-2011 by Pompano]BajaBlanca - 9-3-2011 at 02:56 PM
thanks God I was not drinking anything ! Welcome back Pompano !! oh my gooooooooooooooooooooooooshhhhhhhhhhhhh
