Gray Whale Photos, Eschrichtius robustus

A neonate gray whale calf, born just hours before, still exhbiting embryonic folds in the skin along its side. This baby gray whale was born in the cold waters of Big Sur, far to the north of the Mexican lagoons of Baja California where most gray whale births take place. Monterey, California, Eschrichtius robustus.

Gray whale, blow.

Gray whale.

Gray whale baleen.

Gray whale, raising fluke to dive.

Gray whale, blow.

Gray whale raising its fluke before a dive. Monterey, California. Eschrichtius robustus.

Gray whales at sunset, Laguna San Ignacio.

Courting gray whales, Laguna San Ignacio.

Gray whale, Laguna San Ignacio.

Courting gray whales, Laguna San Ignacio.

Gray whales, two males both with extended penis during courtship socialization, Laguna San Ignacio.

Gray whale, raising its fluke (tail) before diving to the ocean floor to forage for crustaceans, , Cow Bay, Flores Island, near Tofino, Clayoquot Sound, west coast of Vancouver Island.

Gray whale dorsal ridge (back) at the surface in front of a boat full of whale watchers, Cow Bay, Flores Island, near Tofino, Clayoquot Sound, west coast of Vancouver Island.

Gray whale, neonate calf and cow.

Gray whale, spine knuckle detail and characteristic skin mottling.