Each winter the Pacific Gray Whales pass through the waters just offshore of Southern California. After spending the summer feeding in the food-rich waters of the arctic, the Grays swim south along the coast to the bays of Baja California, where they mate and nurse their young. Along the way they pass Palos Verdes Peninsula, where I caught this photo today.
A whale watching tourist boat is seen getting a closer view. “Thar she blows!” Picture taken from the Point Vicente Fishing Access on the southern cliffs of Palos Verdes.