For grand finale, the Sooty Shearwaters, migrated from New Zealand, swarmed the Monterey Bay, providing a backdrop as humpbacks swam and played beneath them in the ocean. What a sight! And what a day with whales all around us and birds from half way across the globe to complement our whales watching.
The close encounter with Moby was almost as freaking awesome as the close encounter with the Canadian Moose bull in Jasper. After a disappointing Moose Hunt at Moose Lake, we were driving back to our cabin when suddenly, this male Moose crossed the highway right in front of our car. He's massive, super tall, and with ginormous antlers. The Hippo was petrified on the spot and all she could do was to watch the Moose gently and slowly crossed the highway and disappeared into the flora.
On the Monterey Bay, off the Moss Landing beach (all photos by A. O'Racca):
Humpback tail
Spouting
Sooty Shearwaters migration
from New Zealand
from New Zealand
Shearwaters swarm over
humpbacks
humpbacks
Elephant seals on
Moss Landing harbor
Moss Landing harbor
Tomaso & Hippo
onboard the Sea Goddess
onboard the Sea Goddess
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