2010 07-08 SB Channel
Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus), Blue Whales (Balaenoptera musculus), very friendly Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae), and mobs of curious Califiornia Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus). Another calm, overcast cetacean extravaganza!
Read MoreThe complete outline of this severely scarred Humpback Whale is pointed to by a whaler on the Condor Express. I nicknamed this whale "snowflake" due to all the white scars. The crew hypothesized that this may be a young or small male that took some hits from larger, older males as it competed for females on the breeding grounds.