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Bob and Susan
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whale in the bay...mulege
today 1pm
whale in the bay swimming south
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toneart
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Cool! Hopefully he will turn around and head back out eventually. Last time I saw one in The Bahia was two years ago. There were some idiots on wave
runners who kept buzzing around and harassing it.
I hope this one will be left alone. He's probably just cruisin'.
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shari
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looks like a humpback...they are big into splashing! I saw a whale and a seiner just coming into sta.rosalia a few days ago
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nancyinpdx
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| Quote: | Originally posted by shari
looks like a humpback...they are big into splashing! I saw a whale and a seiner just coming into sta.rosalia a few days ago |
I've never seen a whale yet. Hope I get to some day. I went on a dolphin tour in Fort Meyers Beach, Florida and that was fun. I hope to see
manatees and flamingos and manta rays some day too!
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rpleger
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Get the harpoons
Richard on the Hill
*ABROAD*, adj. At war with savages and idiots. To be a Frenchman abroad is to
be miserable; to be an American abroad is to make others miserable.
-- Ambrose Bierce, _The Enlarged Devil\'s Dictionary_
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Wiles
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| Quote: | Originally posted by shari
looks like a humpback...they are big into splashing! I saw a whale and a seiner just coming into sta.rosalia a few days ago |
My what good eyes you have 
You are probably right, but could be a gray, sei, or even a toothed whale.
I like to get just a little closer before making the call, but that's just me.
I do like the frigate bird just above the splash though.
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4baja
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shari how could you possibly see what kind of a whale that is? all i could see was a splash. i have seen many types of whales splash so you must be
psychic.
[Edited on 6-5-2009 by 4baja]
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nancyinpdx
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Wiles
| Quote: | Originally posted by shari
looks like a humpback...they are big into splashing! I saw a whale and a seiner just coming into sta.rosalia a few days ago |
My what good eyes you have
You are probably right, but could be a gray, sei, or even a toothed whale.
I like to get just a little closer before making the call, but that's just me.
I do like the frigate bird just above the splash though. |
If he's not a toothed whale maybe we can get 'im some dentures!!!
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shari
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As a matter of fact I am psychic...good call....but the fact is that it is highly unlikely to be a gray as they are pigging out up north right
now...yes, most whales do breach but not often. Another clue is that in order for Susan to snap the picture, the whale must have breached at least
once if not more times for her to turn her camera on and get the shot...humbacks which frequent that area on occasion breach more than other
whales...so deduction has something to do with my "guess"...although the humback vibes were coming in very strong.....ommmmmm
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CortezBlue
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bob and Susan
today 1pm
whale in the bay swimming south |
Damn It Bob, I told you not to post the photo of me doing the cannon ball from the cliffs
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toneart
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We also have a family of Fin Whales or Finback (?) that seem to stay local. There are usually three and they are big.
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shari
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do you see them breach often tony? fin whales arent known for breaching...just curious hermano.
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Bob and Susan
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it was black and white...
it jumped several times and was moving fast
it was big as it was a couple miles away
sorry fr the "bad" picture...
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toneart
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| Quote: | Originally posted by shari
do you see them breach often tony? fin whales arent known for breaching...just curious hermano. |
Shari,
I have seen them kinda doing a serpentine surfacing and spouting. Not actually slapping their tails. Does this count as "breaching"?
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Bajaboy
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Oh, a real whale...I was expecting a picture of a nomad taking a swim
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Sharksbaja
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Killer Whale perhaps??
DON\'T SQUINT! Give yer eyes a break!
Try holding down [control] key and toggle the [+ and -] keys
Viva Mulege!
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shari
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that serpentine movement is called porpoising...wow, I've never seen a finback do that...it would be impressive! Most whales kinda look black and
white from a distance but I doubt that whale is an orca as the splash it too big...orcas are small....considering...coulda been a finback but I'm
stickin with humpback.
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Sharksbaja
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Well, coming from an expert I'll have to go along with you. Can you really tell by the size of the splash? Cmon, now you're pushin' it. How do you
know it's not a Manta Grande? By the splash? jejeje
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mulegemichael
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shari...you ARE the expert here, with all your anos of experience...it's so cool to have you here as a resource...we might try to make it over your
way this next week...let me know if there's anything i can bring..m.
dyslexia is never having to say you\'re yrros.
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shari
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Actually, you can tell alot of things about the whale from a splash....or the spout....gray whales have a very romantic heart shaped spout that is
sorta fat and then caves in at the "V" of the heart...shaped by the double blowhole that all baleen whales have, wheras toothed whales have a single
blowhole so more of a straight stream up.
sperm whales are a cinch to ID because their spout tilts forward and off to the left (as does their nose which is just a single blowhole more forwad
on thier huge head and off to the left side a bit) so the spout has a narrower shape than baleen whales (which have 2 nostrils)
Orcas have a smaller spout just bit more boisterous than a big harbour porpoise cause they are just big porpoises.
dont get me started.....
the splashes are results of a variety of behavioral activities...can be scaring fish or feeding...can be trying to attract attention so a threatening
boat can be drawn away from a calf or weak animal...can be just for fun like us diving into the water...they dive out!
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