There are whale photos and then there are whale photos. In a year of amazing videos of whales off the California coast, this photo ranks up there with them, if not at the top.
"In the era of photoshopping we were suspicious this next image was too good to be true," said Brian Williams on NBC Nightly News Thursday night before introducing the above image, which his team cleared after "extensive checking."
Example of Spyhopping
Kayaker Alan Brady was not hurt and was in good spirits when he was interviewed by NBC Bay Area. He and the two whales now grace the tourism bureau's whale watching page.
Humpbacks, which can grow as longer than 50 feet and weigh close to 80,000 pounds, are currently heading south for the winter.
More: Amazing Blue Whale Encounter Caught on Video
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