Bill Bouton captured the images from the shore which shows just how close the whales were to people on the water
Some people in small boats and on paddle boards along the California coast got up close with a pod of humpback whales, who seemed to be enjoying a meal.
Retired biology instructor Bill Bouton captured these images while he was photographing birds near San Luis Obispo, in the central part of the state.
Humpback whale feeds close to boaters, paddlers in California
