Tag Breaching

Deep Dives

The Unpredictable Moments of Whale Watching

A very small black motor boat with a few people on board has a front row seat to a breaching Humpback whale, mid rotation - who rises from the gray-green water a few feet from the bow of the boat.

Part of why I love going whale watching is for the moments you can’t predict. We know that Humpbacks breach (aka fling themselves out of the water at speed, twist around and land on their backs with a huge splash).…

Kate Pennington
May 1, 2025

Trip Reports

Whale Watching x 3 – Day 2, Monterey, CA 2025

Blue Ocean Whale Watch, Moss Landing Boat: High Spirits with Captain and Naturalist Kate Cummings, Naturalist Eric Austin Yee Sightings: Humpback whales, Killer whales, Rissos Blue Ocean Whale Watch Website Blue Ocean Whale watch is an owner operated tour company…

Kate Pennington
April 17, 2025
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