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Lunge feeding humpbacks fill Monterey Bay

Lunge feeding humpbacks fill Monterey Bay while Whale Watching in Monterey Bay California with Stagnaro Charters

Update July 20: This morning reports coming in of lunge feeding humpbacks at Seacliff State Beach. Join us this afternoon – Trip added at 4:00 PM today!

July 17-19, 2014: Thursday and Friday we had incredible amounts of lunge feeding humpback whales in Monterey Bay! We began to spot whale spouts out at the mouth of the submarine canyon. We saw very dramatic lunge feeding, spy-hopping, tail throws and pec slaps! Many whale behaviors were on display, mixed in with the odd breach here and there.

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Photo: Tanis Gomez | October, 2011 | Humpback whales feeding in Monterey Bay

Saturday there were more humpback whales over the canyon – over 20 whales were spotted! They were breaching high out of the water, One humpback whale "chin-slapped" for quite a while. A mother and calf did quite a few "drive-bys." They seem to be curious about the boat and all the interested passengers.

All three days “Wilbur'” our resident humpback whale welcomed us back to Santa Cruz a quarter-mile off the beach and gave us close-up looks all three days. Wilbur is a little guy who has been feeding off Santa Cruz for almost two months now.

More about this season whale watching in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary: Whale Show Returns to the Bay

This entry was posted on July 20, 2014 by jennyo.

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