Body-surfing Humpback!
Never have I ever – watched a humpback whale bodysurf… until now!
After a day of work, we setup our sunset watching table: cheese, tea, crackers and binoculars. Jean asked if I had my camera. I said no, because we hadn’t seen any whale spouts all day long.
About five minutes later, all the beachgoers saw a huge pectoral fin as a humpback whale slapped around in the water and did a full body roll no more than 25 yards off the sand, just past the breakers!
I sprinted to the RV and was able to capture these photos as the humpback was playing or feeding just off the beach north of Depoe Bay, Oregon.
Depoe Bay is the “smallest” harbor in the world, with a deadly entrance that boat captains must negotiate with incredible precision. The bay is also home to a pair of California Grey Whales who reside year round just off-shore. The whales have stayed so long that a couple of whale watching boats are in business on the harbor.
Check out the additional photos of our body-surfing humpback at our photo page: photo.majercin.com/humpback.
