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Monterey Bay

Whale watching
Monterey Bay
October 24, 2022, Monday

Whale Watch 2022

The harbor

Monterey Bay whale watching


Whale watching with Monterey Bay Whale Watch
Monterey Bay
October 24, 2022
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Sunny day, coastal fog

Monterey Bay whale watching


Whale watching with Monterey Bay Whale Watch
Monterey Bay
October 24, 2022
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Whale's tail

Monterey Bay whale watching

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
Family: Balaenopteridae (Rorqual whales)
Whale watching with Monterey Bay Whale Watch
Monterey Bay
October 24, 2022
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Monterey Bay whale watching

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
Family: Balaenopteridae (Rorqual whales)
Whale watching with Monterey Bay Whale Watch
Monterey Bay
October 24, 2022
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Monterey Bay whale watching

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Whale watching with Monterey Bay Whale Watch
Monterey Bay
October 24, 2022
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Monterey Bay whale watching

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
Family: Balaenopteridae (Rorqual whales)
Whale watching with Monterey Bay Whale Watch
Monterey Bay
October 24, 2022
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Monterey Bay whale watching

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
Family: Balaenopteridae (Rorqual whales)
Whale watching with Monterey Bay Whale Watch
Monterey Bay
October 24, 2022
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Monterey Bay whale watching

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
Family: Balaenopteridae (Rorqual whales)
Whale watching with Monterey Bay Whale Watch
Monterey Bay
October 24, 2022
Canon R5

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Monterey Bay whale watching

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
Family: Balaenopteridae (Rorqual whales)
Whale watching with Monterey Bay Whale Watch
Monterey Bay
October 24, 2022
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Monterey Bay whale watching

Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus)
Family: Delphinidae (oceanic dolphins)
Whale watching with Monterey Bay Whale Watch
Monterey Bay
October 24, 2022
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Fin-ish

Monterey Bay whale watching

Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus)
Family: Delphinidae (oceanic dolphins)
Whale watching with Monterey Bay Whale Watch
Monterey Bay
October 24, 2022
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A whale of a dolphin

Monterey Bay whale watching

Northern right whale dolphin (Lissodelphis borealis)
Family: Delphinidae (oceanic dolphins)
Whale watching with Monterey Bay Whale Watch
Monterey Bay
October 24, 2022
Canon R5

This species of dolphin is unusual in lacking a dorsal fin.

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Monterey Bay whale watching

California sea lion (Zalophus californianus)
Family: Otariidae (eared seals, sea lions, fur seals)
Whale watching with Monterey Bay Whale Watch
Monterey Bay
October 24, 2022
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Monterey Bay whale watching

California sea lion (Zalophus californianus)
Family: Otariidae (eared seals, sea lions, fur seals)
Whale watching with Monterey Bay Whale Watch
Monterey Bay
October 24, 2022
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Monterey Bay whale watching

California sea lion (Zalophus californianus)
Family: Otariidae (eared seals, sea lions, fur seals)
Whale watching with Monterey Bay Whale Watch
Monterey Bay
October 24, 2022
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Monterey Bay whale watching

California sea lion (Zalophus californianus)
Family: Otariidae (eared seals, sea lions, fur seals)
Whale watching with Monterey Bay Whale Watch
Monterey Bay
October 24, 2022
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Monterey Bay whale watching

California sea lion (Zalophus californianus)
Family: Otariidae (eared seals, sea lions, fur seals)
Whale watching with Monterey Bay Whale Watch
Monterey Bay
October 24, 2022
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Monterey Bay whale watching

Sea otter (Enhydra lutris)
Family: Mustelidae (mustelids, otters)
Whale watching with Monterey Bay Whale Watch
Monterey Bay
October 24, 2022
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Monterey Bay whale watching

Sea otter (Enhydra lutris)
Family: Mustelidae (mustelids, otters)
Whale watching with Monterey Bay Whale Watch
Monterey Bay
October 24, 2022
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Monterey Bay whale watching

Sea otter (Enhydra lutris)
Family: Mustelidae (mustelids, otters)
Whale watching with Monterey Bay Whale Watch
Monterey Bay
October 24, 2022
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Monterey Bay whale watching

Black-footed albatross (Phoebastria nigripes)
Family: Diomedeidae (albatrosses)
Whale watching with Monterey Bay Whale Watch
Monterey Bay
October 24, 2022
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Monterey Bay whale watching

Black-footed albatross (Phoebastria nigripes)
Family: Diomedeidae (albatrosses)
Whale watching with Monterey Bay Whale Watch
Monterey Bay
October 24, 2022
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Monterey Bay whale watching

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Whale watching with Monterey Bay Whale Watch
Monterey Bay
October 24, 2022
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Monterey Bay whale watching

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Whale watching with Monterey Bay Whale Watch
Monterey Bay
October 24, 2022
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Common murre

Monterey Bay whale watching

Common Murre (Uria aalge)
Family: Alcidae (auks, murres, guillemots, puffins)
Whale watching with Monterey Bay Whale Watch
Monterey Bay
October 24, 2022
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Monterey Bay whale watching

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Whale watching with Monterey Bay Whale Watch
Monterey Bay
October 24, 2022
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Monterey Bay whale watching

Brandt's cormorant (Urile penicillatus)
Family: Phalacrocoracidae (cormorants and shags)
Whale watching with Monterey Bay Whale Watch
Monterey Bay
October 24, 2022
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Monterey Bay whale watching

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Whale watching with Monterey Bay Whale Watch
Monterey Bay
October 24, 2022
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Monterey Bay whale watching

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Whale watching with Monterey Bay Whale Watch
Monterey Bay
October 24, 2022
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Monterey Bay whale watching

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Whale watching with Monterey Bay Whale Watch
Monterey Bay
October 24, 2022
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Monterey Bay whale watching

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Whale watching with Monterey Bay Whale Watch
Monterey Bay
October 24, 2022
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Monterey Bay whale watching

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Whale watching with Monterey Bay Whale Watch
Monterey Bay
October 24, 2022
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Monterey Bay whale watching

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Whale watching with Monterey Bay Whale Watch
Monterey Bay
October 24, 2022
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Whale Watch 2010

Whale watching with Sanctuary Cruises
Monterey Bay
August 14, 2010, Saturday

Albatross

Black-footed albatross (Phoebastria nigripes)

Running start

albatross

Black-footed albatross (Phoebastria nigripes)
Family: Diomedeidae (albatrosses)

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Runs on water

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Black-footed albatross (Phoebastria nigripes)
Family: Diomedeidae (albatrosses)

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Whales

(Cetaceae)

Thar she blows

whales

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Thar she goes

whales

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Tandem

whales

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Lunge feeding

whales
This shows the open mouth of the whale with the baleen visible in the shadows.

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Barnacled

whales

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If birds had wings...

whales

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Water colors

whales

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Harbor seal

whales
Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina richardsi)
Moss Landing
August 14, 2010

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Moor's law

whales

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When cormorants learn to read

whales
Moss Landing
Canon Rebel T1i,
August 14, 2010

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Jellies

Phylum: Cnidaria

When the bay turned to jelly

jelly

Monterey, whale watching trip

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Jelly breaching

jelly

Monterey, whale watching trip

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Sea lion ballet

sea lion

Monterey, whale watching trip

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Gull in flight

gull

Monterey, whale watching trip

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Creatures

+ Seals

+ Sea lions

+ Sea otters

+ Whales

+ Animals

+ Albatross

+ Jellies

Places

+ Monterey

+ Monterey Bay

+ Año Nuevo

+ Elkhorn Slough

+ Pigeon Point

+ Point Lobos

+ Galápagos 2010

Geography

+ Mountains

+ Islands

+ Sun and Moon

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Other relevant links

San Mateo Coast Natural History Association (SMCNHA)

Año Nuevo State Park

Friends of the elephant seal

Tagging of Pacific Predators (TOPP)

Hopkins Marine Station

Pigeon Point Lighthouse

Pigeon Point Lighthouse Hostel

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Visit

December 28, 2009

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Last modified: March 16, 2023
Created: August 18, 2010
Contact: siegelr@stanford.edu
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