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Good Friday: Two Gray Whales, Three Humpback Whales and a Solar Pillar

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Friday April 7th,2023: Good Friday Sunny over head, partly cloudy along horizon with high stratus and cirrus cloud layer. High marine layer on and off overcast earlier in the day. Wind down 10-12 mph 62 degrees. Scattered white tipped waves. One sighting with two adult gray whales, one breached: just once 20 feet off shore … Continue reading Good Friday: Two Gray Whales, Three Humpback Whales and a Solar Pillar

Humpbacks, Gray Whales and By-the-wind Sailors

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2 North Bound 0 South Bound 3 Humpbacks 8.5 hrs Sunny, Windy, 55 degrees A single whale migrated through with long dive times, surfaced briefly exposing its sunken concave spine indicating it was underweight. Another gray whale migrated past quickly without coming close to shore. A trio of humpbacks traveled through south bound from the … Continue reading Humpbacks, Gray Whales and By-the-wind Sailors

Juvenile Humpback Whale Breaches Near Shore in Malibu

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September 17th, 2022 A big Thank You to LA County Lifeguard Carter Baldwin for spotting what turned out to be a humpback whale migrating past Point Dume today! This humpback traveled through, much the way the gray whales migrate near shore, coming in close, passing the point and then heading out to deeper waters at … Continue reading Juvenile Humpback Whale Breaches Near Shore in Malibu

Three Species of Cetacea Mysticeti Seen off Point Dume Including: Gray, Fin and Humpback Whales!

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9 North Bound 0 South Bound 8.25 hrs Busy day with three different species of Cetacea Mysticeti also known as baleen whales, including, one fin whale, nine gray whales and a pair of humpback whales. The fin whale was seen early in the morning half a mile or more off shore followed by a pair … Continue reading Three Species of Cetacea Mysticeti Seen off Point Dume Including: Gray, Fin and Humpback Whales!