2009 08-29 SB Channel

Mirror glassy surface and hot sunny weather brought us up to the west end of Santa Rosa. A very cooperative Humpback, a ton of Risso's Dolphins and scads of Common Dolphins too. Fun!

The bulbous heads of two Risso's Dolphins (Grampus griseus).
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Whalers on board the Condor Express see a vast field full of Risso's Dolphins (Grampus griseus).
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One tall dorsal fin of a Risso's Dolphins (Grampus griseus).
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One Risso's Dolphins (Grampus griseus) shows its tall dorsal fin and another comes up to get some air.
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Underwater view of a Risso's Dolphin (Grampus griseus).
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A Risso's Dolphin (Grampus griseus) arches its back and shows its tail flukes.
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The eye of a Risso's Dolphin (Grampus griseus) takes a look at the camera.
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A Risso's Dolphin (Grampus griseus) on a glassy, sunny day.
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A Common Dolphin (Delphinus capensis) streaks past the Condor Express.
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Two Common Dolphins (Delphinus capensis): a cow and her calf.
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Common Dolphin (Delphinus capensis) underwater.
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Some Common Dolphins (Delphinus capensis) pay a visit to the Condor Express.
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Surf's up!
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A Common Dolphin (Delphinus capensis) leaps.
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Another Common Dolphin (Delphinus capensis) acts like a torpedo.
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A group of Common Dolphins (Delphinus capensis)...note the calf second one down from the top.
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Two lively Common Dolphins (Delphinus capensis).
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A Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) is seen underwater with bubbles escaping from its blowhole. Note the tubercles covering the head and the long white pectoral fin.
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A magnificent Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) tail fluke waterfall.
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A chubby Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina) sits in the sun inside the Harbor.
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A Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) underwater sends up a spout.
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A curious California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) takes a look at the Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) travelling past underwater.
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Another underwater look at the beast...Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae).
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Whisps of vapor come from the twin blowholes of this Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae).
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Three California Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus) rafting on the glassy surface give us a wave.
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2009 08-29 SB Channel