As a small armada of boats moves in to force him through the narrow pilings of a bridge, Humphrey The Whale reacts by slapping the surface.

As locals watch, Humphrey The Whale paces in a Dixon, CA. slough.

Humphrey's tail breaks the surface of the Sacramento River near Antioch, CA.

Photojournalist Alex Claussen, has a moment of hilarity after almost a month of photographing Humphrey The Whale in Dixon, CA.