2010 02-13 SB Channel

A Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina) with a curyl moustache.

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Two Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) spouting side-by-side. This is a very early arrival time for Humbacks in the Santa Barbara Channel. Eleven were seen on our trip today.

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The "SS Pelican." (Brown Pelicans - Pelecanus occidentalis - on bait barge inside Santa Barbara Harbor).

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Body surfin' California Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus).

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Three Common Dolphins (Delphinus capensis) looking up from beneath a glassy ocean surface.

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Two Common Dolphins (Delphinus capensis).

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Whalers on board the Condor Express get a visit from some Common Dolphins (Delphinus capensis).

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Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) tail fluke waterfall.

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Santa Cruz Island - Arch Rock.

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A lateral look at two Common Dolphins (Delphinus capensis) spouting and bubbling.

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Wake-riding Common Dolphins (Delphinus capensis).

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Two Common Dolphins (Delphinus capensis) skim the surface.

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Common Dolphins (Delphinus capensis) cavort with a mighty Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae).

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Silhouettes of Common Dolphins (Delphinus capensis) with a mighty Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae).

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Lots of dorsal fins as Common Dolphins (Delphinus capensis) escort a mighty Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae).

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A Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) spouts in the wake of a big car-carrying ship heading for Port Hueneme.

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Tall spout of a Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) heading straight for the camera.

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Two Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae).

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Profiles the dorsal fins of two Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae).

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Two Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) side by side, accompanied by two Common Dolphins (Delphinus capensis).

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Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) tail flukes are like fingerprints used to identify individuals. Compare this one to the next photo.

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Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) tail flukes are like fingerprints used to identify individuals. Compare this one to the previous photo.

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A Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) tall spout - Santa Cruz Island in back.

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Tail fluke sequence - image 1 of 2 - Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) tail flukes.

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Tail fluke sequence - image 2 of 2 - Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) tail flukes.

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Portrait of a Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) sitting on a blue ocean.

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More Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) tail flukes.

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The car-carrying ship "Dionysos Leader" heads eastward past snow capped peaks en route to Port Hueneme.

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Two furry, fun California Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus).

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