I love living next to the Monterey Bay

[jonmos75]

So the last couple days I have notice an increase of people on the West Side Cliffs of Santa Cruz in a cove watching a whale feed maybe 200yrd off the shore...so yesterday I was able to get a parking spot and took two videos of the whale.

First video is about 5min and I am tracking him corralling the food towards the shore and then feasting on them...you can see him eat around 4:30ish
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7ZRpRg3vM7qM1FsTnlkcW5VSDg/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7ZRpRg3vM7qM1FsTnlkcW5VSDg/view?usp=sharing

Second video is only one minutes and at the end you can see him again eating....

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7ZRpRg3vM7qZUVacFNnZlZzU0U/view?usp=sharing

 

[sfsuphysics]

Any idea why kind of whale it is?

 

[Enderturtle]

very cool jon! I've been fishing out there on a boat and had whales and dolphins surface near me.

Really cool sound when they come up and blow air out.

 

[jonmos75]

Any idea why kind of whale it is?

not sure but I think a Humpback Whale....

 

[anathema]

Mossy landing is really remarkable. I took some pics there last year:


https://m.facebook.com/gusty.stambaugh/albums/10154101280121515/?ref=bookmarks

 

[anathema]

Hope you don't mind my piggybacking, I enjoyed your videos.

Your video appears to feature humpbacks.

 

[HiFidelity]

one day just one day I will leave the hellish bay area traffic and live quietly in Monterey County with thousands of gallons of saltwater, for now I gotta work my butt off and be content w/ my small tank haha

 

[Ahruk]

Damn beautiful pictures, Thanks for sharing

Also @jonmos75 thanks for inspiring me to get off my ass and take a walk on west cliff. While I didn't spot any whales, I did get to see some otters and seals.

 

[Corallus]

Last time I went diving in Monterey (sadly, a few years ago), we had one swim right under our boat as we were heading out. Impressive to say the least.

 

[tygunn]

Living in the South Bay we can't get to the ocean THAT easily, but we still make regular trips. Last time we were are Mavericks beach we got a treat and saw whales spouting. Seeing the marine life in the tidepools was also amazing. I have to say, I have NEVER been sorry we moved so close to the ocean. Will NEVER get tired of it.