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Name the whale

mfield

Member III
I would say yes. Possibly following the grey whale calves migrating up the coast. We saw several greys and what we think we humpback off San Francisco last week.
 

Christian Williams

E381 - Los Angeles
Senior Moderator
Blogs Author
Good info. The picture is from this past summer, 10 miles off south side of San Miguel in the Channel Islands.

There were a dozen fins in sight for hours, but none ever came close enough for a real ID.
 

Kevin A Wright

Member III
IMG_0312.jpgIMG_0303.jpgYes that definitely looks like an Orca. Most likely a female or possibly a teenager. Adult male dorsals are taller and more evenly triangular in shape with no or little backward sweep. The female dorsals are shorter and tend to have that curve on the trailing edge although there are plenty of variations in individuals. One on the left is male and the one on the right is female.

If you got close enough there is also typically a grey patch on the body just aft of the dorsal called a saddle that is a sure giveaway for an orca. But not easy to spot and often missed against the black.

Ran through a pod of them a few weekends ago.

Kevin Wright
E35 Hydro Therapy
 
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