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Shown here is a Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) Whale Watching 28 July 2010 off Morro Bay, CA with Sub Sea Tours Dos Osos 34’ boat 805-772-WIND. Today we saw a 2-6 (could have been the same two) Blue Whales (Balaenoptera musculus) and numerous 10-12? Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) feeding on the abundant Krill. Crew: Captain Cavan Hadley; mate Ryan; up-and-coming captain Kenny Erickson (age 10), grandson of Karl Kolpin karlk [at} cigarco.us Sub Sea Tours Owner Kevin Winfield; nephew Joe on the iPad sending out invitations to photomorrobay Yahoo! Group. Photo by "Mike" Michael L. Baird, mike [at} mikebaird d o t com, flickr.bairdphotos.com; Shooting a Canon EOS 1D Mark III 10.1MP Digital SLR Camera, Canon EF 100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS USM Telephoto Zoom Lens with circular polarizer, handheld. To use this photo, see access, attribution, and commenting recommendations at www.flickr.com/people/mikebaird/#credit - Please add comments/notes/tags to add to or correct information, identification, etc. Please, no comments or invites with badges, images, multiple invites, award levels, flashing icons, or award/post rules. Critique invited.

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Photographer: Mike Baird

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