2009 03-09 Condor Express - Malibu High Trip

Kayaker meets Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus).

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This is the Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) that has been swimming around the mouth of Santa Barbara Harbor for almost a week.

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Malibu High School's Honors Marine Biology class (minus two camera shy people). On the bow of the Condor Express.

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Two Gray Whales (Eschrichtius robustus) with their blowholes open.

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A Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) lifts its head out of the water a bit.

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Two Gray Whales (Eschrichtius robustus) spouting - coastline west of Goleta in back.

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Spouting Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) with the Goleta Pier in back.

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Okay, this is what the northbound migration is all about: FOUR Gray Whales (Eschrichtius robustus) on the surface in one lens.

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Tail fluke of a Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) in a moderate west wind.

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Another kayaker with Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus). If you zoom this up, you'll notice the kayaker is a mom with her baby strapped on her chest. It's never to early to start appreciating nature's wonders.

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Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) and inflatible boat.

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Three Gray Whales (Eschrichtius robustus) stacked up close together, side-by-side.

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Inshore Tursiops truncatus (Bottlenose dolphins) coming directly at the Condor Express.

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Two Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) spouts in a line; west winds blowing strong.

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Commercial fishing vessel 'Mary-K' enters the Harbor in the early morning. Weather forecasts of gale winds brought a lot of the fleet home for the day.

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N 34 22.784 and W 119 48 329.

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