Sure signs of winter in southern California: snow capped peaks and migrating Gray Whales (Eschrichtius robustus).
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Sleepy Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina) rests on the bait barge.
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A joyful Common Dolphin (Delphinus capensis) leans over slightly as it leaps.
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Spouting and inhaling a fresh breath happens in milliseconds as a Dall's Porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) breaks the surface.
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A very young whaler and mom on board the Condor Express get a close visit by some Common Dolphins (Delphinus capensis).
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Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) seen completely underwater.
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Photographer gets a clean look at a friendly Dall's Porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli).
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Close look at a relaxed Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis).
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Tail flukes waterfall from a Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus).
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Dall's Porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) in blue water.
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Blowholes and spout of a Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus).
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Two Gray Whales (Eschrichtius robustus).
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A Common Dolphin (Delphinus capensis) comes in for a close look.
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A photographer captures a herd of Common Dolphins (Delphinus capensis) as they catch up with the boat.
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Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) underwater and spouting.
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Close up look at a Common Dolphin (Delphinus capensis).
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A juvenile Common Dolphin (Delphinus capensis).
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Two sure signs that it's winter in southern California: snow on the mountain peaks and migrating Gray Whales (Eschrichtius robustus).
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Click on this image to blow it up and see the eyeball of the Dall's Porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) looking at you.
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A line of Brandts Cormorants (Phalocrocorax penicillatus) and a few gulls roll along with the swells.
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Another pudgy Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina) soaks up some sunlight.
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Signs of the big winter storm that hit a few days earlier - East Beach, Santa Barbara.
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Many Dall's Porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) play with the Condor Express.
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The characteristic "rooster tail" splash pattern of a Dall's Porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli).
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A Dall's Porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) takes a dive.
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A low flying Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis).
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