paul r - 5-3-2014 at 02:53 PM
... the last three days there been a whale show happening in alisitios, (la mision), about 5pm, a pod of porpoise and a lone grey... different younger
ones, sky hopping, breaching, partying... right at the break!!!... beth and I are stoked!!!... never seen it here before???... maybe the "queen",
(the shar), knows?...
woody with a view - 5-3-2014 at 02:56 PM
it's a straggler. prolly a smart one gonna let the orcas eat their fill up north and then it'll jam straight thru!!!!
willardguy - 5-3-2014 at 03:00 PM
last weekend we had a couple so close up at K40 that you could hit em with a pitching wedge! check out this story about whales close in laguna beach.
http://www.petethomasoutdoors.com/
Whale-ista - 5-3-2014 at 04:00 PM
The northbound mom/calf Pairs off CA are often very close to shore. Sometimes they are so close to the beaches, people don't realize they are seeing
full size whales. Here in San Diego they are used to seeing them a few miles offshore during the southbound migration.
The southern stragglers are probably juveniles who don't have parenting responsibilities and are just hanging around having a good time.
I've seen that leaping behavior near Salsipuedes, right below the scenic highway. 2 or 3 playing & leaping for nearly an hour, but that Was in
January while they were southbound. I think they like that Curve along the coast, away from the open ocean.
Enjoy them while you can!
woody with a view - 5-3-2014 at 04:04 PM
funny you mention shallow, once at OB we were surfing in june? and all of a sudden the water started boiling!!!! it seemed like a submarine was
breaching RIGHT IN THE LINEUP!
turns out it was a 20' grey whale that swam thru the pier headed south.
freaked out a bunch of guys. it was no more than 10 feet deep!!!!