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Paul Brewer recently photographed a mother/calf pair as they swam northward past Gualala. In the first photo the calf breached!

Here's another look at the calf.

And here is the calf with his or her mother. The calf is on the right.

Gray Whale mothers only have one calf per year. She will feed her calf nutrient-rich milk during their long migration.

Thanks to Paul for allowing me to share his photos with you here. To see much more of Paul's nature photography, here is the link to his website: http://www.capturingnatureswonders.com/

Paul was photographing on a sunny day. Today we have had unexpected showers. Anytime we get the wet stuff we are happy!

Spring doesn't know...

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Frank Coster was at Jenner with his camera when he noticed a Gray Whale calf and its mother, quite close in. Here is the calf, taking a good look around!

And here is the calf with its mom.

In the last photo you can see how close they were to the crashing waves - that's pretty darn close!

The vast majority of the mother/calf Gray Whale pairs are still making their way out of the birthing lagoons off Baja California. Only a few have made it to the Mendonoma coast, so we have many days and weeks ahead to see them pass by. As for me, it never gets old seeing them. Knowing that they are passing by on their oh-so-long migration northward warms my heart.

Thanks to Frank for allowing me to share his photos with you here. You can find Frank and see his wonderful nature photos on Facebook at this link: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100013869702560&fref=search