Rush of humpback whales appear in Monterey Bay

[SunSeeker]

Raw video: Humpback whales feast on record number…:

More than a dozen humpback whales have camped out near the shore in Monterey Bay, San Francisco, drawing large crowds to the area.

http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/rush-of-humpback-whales-appear-in-monterey-bay/

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I haven't seen whales down in Southern California, but the anchovies are definitely here. I've been seeing tons of pelicans dive - bombing the surf for anchovies.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. What a wonderful video!

I wish I lived close enough to go see this spectacle.

[rock]

2. What's that you say, Limbaugh has adopted a new title?

So he no longer calls himself Rush of Minnows Dicks, eh?

[pinto]

3. Great video, thanks for posting. Have you ever seen seagulls "herd" anchovy?

At least that's what it looks like. A flock will fly in a tight circle around and around a school of anchovies. Take repeated dives for a scoop and get back into the herding. Quite a show.

For a while I lived on a coastal hillside, so I had a good vantage point to watch the gulls and see the anchovies churning up the water.

[SunSeeker]

6. Wow, no I haven't. I didn't realize seagulls were such organized predators.

The ones at my beach seem to just be scavengers...with a particular affinity for anything in a wrapper. I've lost a few burritos to them, LOL.

[dhill926]

4. there were a lot of Humpbacks and Grays in the

Channel Islands this summer...

[Iwillnevergiveup]

5. Really gives one pause

and hope they'll be around for a very long time. Beautiful creatures - thanks for posting.

[petronius]

7. Here near Morro Bay I've seen groups of them the last two

times I was at the beach - saw a pretty vigorous tail-slapping session today, but of course I hadn't brought binoculars. Fun to watch though, even from a distance...