A small school of bait fish is being attacked by a mass of sea birds in a feeding hot spot.  The Santa Barbara light "house" (white tower) is seen on the top of the cliff.
Eschrichtius robustus near Aechmophorus occidentalis masses 2012 04-07 SB Channel-d-005
Eschrichtius robustus near Aechmophorus occidentalis masses 2012 04-07 SB Channel-d-006
Red-necked Phalaropes (Phalaropus lobatus) sit on an oceanic front feeding on krill (Thysanoessa spinifera).
California Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus) are social animals.
A mass of  California Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus).
A whaler aboard the Condor Express takes a look at the masses of Northern Anchovies (Engraulis mordax).
The "SS Pelican."     (Brown Pelicans - Pelecanus occidentalis - on bait barge inside Santa Barbara Harbor).
Close look at a raft of young California Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus).
A small school of bait fish is being attacked by a mass of sea birds in a feeding hot spot. The Santa Barbara light "house" (white tower) is seen on the top of the cliff.
A small school of bait fish is being attacked by a mass of sea birds in a feeding hot spot.  The Santa Barbara light "house" (white tower) is seen on the top of the cliff.
A small school of bait fish is being attacked by a mass of sea birds in a feeding hot spot. The Santa Barbara light "house" (white tower) is seen on the top of the cliff.
See photo in original gallery.