2007 04-03 SB Channel

Gray whales, humpback whales, sea lions, common dolphins, cormorants, brown pelican, and fat harbor seals

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Tubercles and splashguard - a close look at the rostrum of a humpback whale
Megaptera novaengliae rostrum close 2007 04-03 SB Channel--6004
Megaptera novaengliae rostrum close 2007 Channel 6004
A shear film of turquoise water flows across the submerged bulbous bow of the container cargo vessel NYK Phoenix in the Santa Barbara Channel
bulbous bow Container vessel NYK Phoenix 2007 04-03 SB Channel--2001
bulbous bow Container vessel NYK Phoenix 2007 Channel 2001
A herd of common dolphins in glassy water with one show-off
Delphinus capensis HERD 2007 04-03 SB Channel--006
Delphinus capensis HERD 2007 Channel 006
Looking from front to back - the tail flukes of a humpback whale close up
Megaptera novaengliae tail close 2007 04-03 SB Channel--6015
Megaptera novaengliae tail close 2007 Channel 6015
Common dolphin herd
Delphinus capensis HERD 2007 04-03 SB Channel--003
Delphinus capensis HERD 2007 Channel 003
A blue eyed double crested cormorant rests on a mooring can in Santa Barbara Harbor
Phalocrocorax auritus on mooring can 2007 04-03 SB Harbor--004
Phalocrocorax auritus mooring can 2007 Harbor 004
A small wave creates a big splash as it slams against a bulkhead guarding oil wells
wave slamming bulkhead 2007 04-03 Santa Barbara--010
wave slamming bulkhead 2007 Santa Barbara 010
A close look at a Pacific harbor seal
Phoca vitulina 3 on bait receiver 2007 04-03 SB Harbor--031
Phoca vitulina bait receiver 2007 Harbor 031
Gray whale spout
Eschrichtius robustus 2007 04-03 Santa Barbara--1002
Eschrichtius robustus 2007 Santa Barbara 1002
Dorsal ridge and "knuckles" - Gray whale
Eschrichtius robustus 2007 04-03 Santa Barbara--017
Eschrichtius robustus 2007 Santa Barbara 017
Head of the beast - a knobby headed humpback whale pokes its nose out of the glassy water
Megaptera novaengliae 2007 04-03 SB Channel--002
Megaptera novaengliae 2007 Channel 002
Mother gray whale (front) and her calf (lower left)
Eschrichtius robustus cpw & calf 2007 04-03 Santa Barbara--1003
Eschrichtius robustus cpw calf 2007 Santa Barbara 1003
Tail flukes of a humpback whale caught by the camera in mid air during a tail slapping session
Megaptera novaengliae lob tailing 2007 04-03 SB Channel--010
Megaptera novaengliae lob tailing 2007 Channel 010
Dorsal fin and back of a humpback whale (a brown pelican flies in the distance)
Megaptera novaengliae 2007 04-03 SB Channel--883
Megaptera novaengliae 2007 Channel 883
Spray drips as the tail flukes of a humpback whale are caught by the camera in mid air during a tail slapping session
Megaptera novaengliae lob tailing 2007 04-03 SB Channel--044
Megaptera novaengliae lob tailing 2007 Channel 044
A friendly wave - pectoral fin of a humpback whale
Megaptera novaengliae pectoral fin 2007 04-03 SB Channel--4023
Megaptera novaengliae pectoral fin 2007 Channel 4023
A humpback whale is seen on its side with tail fluke and pectoral fin in the air
Megaptera novaengliae on side 2007 04-03 SB Channel--4025
Megaptera novaengliae side 2007 Channel 4025
"Rope" the humpback whale with a circumferential entenglement scar
Megaptera novaengliae ROPE 2007 04-03 SB Channel--002
Megaptera novaengliae ROPE 2007 Channel 002
Humpback whale tail flukes waterfall
Megaptera novaengliae tail 2007 04-03 SB Channel--4004
Megaptera novaengliae tail 2007 Channel 4004
Humpback tail slap
Megaptera novaengliae tail slap 2007 04-03 SB Channel--4048
Megaptera novaengliae tail slap 2007 Channel 4048
Brown pelican - Santa Barbara Harbor
Pelecanus occidentalis on rope GOOD 2007 04-03 SB Harbor--339
Pelecanus occidentalis rope GOOD 2007 Harbor 339
Cormorants roost and nest on an artificial habitat pole near Ellwood
Phalocrocorax habitat poles 2007 04-03 Santa Barbara--1007
Phalocrocorax habitat poles 2007 Santa Barbara 1007
Gray whale counter - Michael Smith at Counter Point
Michael Smith Whale Census two 2007 04-03 Coal Oil Pt--
Michael Smith Whale Census two 2007 Coal Oil
Three fat harbor seals rest on the Santa Barbara Harbor bait barge
Phoca vitulina 3 on bait receiver 2007 04-03 SB Harbor--008
Phoca vitulina bait receiver 2007 Harbor 008
A bull California sea lion takes a leap off a mooring can near Platform Holly
Zalophus bull leap off mooring can seq 2007 04-03 Elwood Oil Field--006
Zalophus bull leap off mooring can seq 2007 Elwood Oil Field 006
Whisker to whisker - two California sea lions on the Harbor entrance buoy, Santa Barbara
Zalophus nose to nose on buoy 2007 04-03 SB Harbor--003
Zalophus nose buoy 2007 Harbor 003
Container cargo vessel NYK Phoenix in the Santa Barbara Channel
Container vessel NYK Phoenix 2007 04-03 SB Channel--001
Container vessel NYK Phoenix 2007 Channel 001
A snowy egret rests on some mooring lines in Santa Barbara Harbor
Egretta thula on mooring line 2007 04-03 SB Harbor
Egretta thula mooring line 2007 Harbor

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2007 04-03 SB Channel

Location of today's photographs - from camera GPS