2010 03-28 SB Channel

Humpback whales abound also some Common Dolphins under very sunny and mirror glassy conditions....wide panoramas with tail flukes and spouts everywhere!

Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) tail flukes everywhere on a glassy sea. Santa Cruz Island is visible in the background.
Megaptera novaeangliae tail flukes glassy Sta Cruz 2010 Channel 218
Here it comes! A Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) heads right at the camera.
Megaptera novaeangliae head glassy 2010 Channel 243
A Common Dolphin (Delphinus capensis) leaps on a small open ocean wave.
Delphinus capensis leaping wave 2010 Channel 042
Two Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) and the Santa Barbara coastline in the background.
Megaptera novaeangliae Coast 2010 Channel 332
A lone Common Dolphin (Delphinus capensis) comes up out of the emerald water for a breath of fresh air.
Delphinus capensis 2010 Channel 039
Whalers on board the Condor Express watch as three Common Dolphins (Delphinus capensis) pay a friendly visit.
Delphinus capensis passengers 2010 Channel 033
A pack of curious Common Dolphins (Delphinus capensis) crowd together to take a look at the camera.
Delphinus capensis heads CLOSE 2010 Channel 074
Two Common Dolphins (Delphinus capensis) leap in front of the Whalers on the Condor Express.
Delphinus capensis passengers 2010 Channel 035
This time the whalers on board the Condor Express get a friendly Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) to stop by.
Megaptera novaeangliae passengers 2010 Channel 283
The sailboat "Heather Jean" breaks out the cameras to capture a few Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) shots.
Megaptera novaeangliae vessel sailboat Heather Jean 2010 Channel 146
Twice as much "hump" -- Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) with Santa Cruz Island in the background.
Megaptera novaeangliae glassy Sta Cruz 2010 Channel 194
This is what we call a VERY friendly approach by a Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) -- they like the Condor Express and the whalers on board.
Megaptera novaeangliae passengers CLOSE 2010 Channel 138
Two Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae), Santa Cruz and Santa Rosa Islands...on a very glassy, smooth day in the Santa Barbara Channel.
Megaptera novaeangliae spout glassy passengers Sta Cruz Rosa wide 2010 Channel 191
Two Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) and Santa Cruz Island 10 miles to the south.
Megaptera novaeangliae spout Sta Cruz 2010 Channel 089
Twin flukes - Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae).
Megaptera novaeangliae tail flukes Sta Barbara 2010 Channel 264
Two near, two far -- Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) with Santa Cruz Island in the background.
Megaptera novaeangliae silhouettes glassy water 2010 Channel 092
Three Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae).
Megaptera novaeangliae rainbow spout 2010 Channel 137
Looking directly down the smokestacks of a Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) as spray rains down all around.
Megaptera novaeangliae head spout 2010 Channel 210
A lone Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) spout and Santa Cruz Island.
Megaptera novaeangliae spout wide angle Sta Cruz Isl 2010 Channel 267
Smoke erupts from the glassy ocean surface. A Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) spouts underwater.
Megaptera novaeangliae spout CLOSE 2010 Channel 121
Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) tail throwing. Image 1 of 2.
Megaptera novaeangliae tail throw seq 2010 Channel 093
Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) tail throwing. Image 2 of 2.
Megaptera novaeangliae tail throw seq 2010 Channel 094
Two Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) come in close to visit the whalers on the Condor Express. One whale is up and spouting, the other can be seen under the water to the upper right.
Megaptera novaeangliae spout passengers CLOSE 2010 Channel 150
A tail fluke on a flat ocean - a Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) with Santa Cruz Island in back.
Megaptera novaeangliae tail fluke wide angle Sta Cruz 2010 Channel 234
Whalers on board the Condor Express snap some nice tail fluke shots of this friendly Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae).
Megaptera novaeangliae tail fluke passengers 2010 Channel 298
Three Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae).
Megaptera novaeangliae THREE 2010 Channel 150
Two Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) spouts with Anacapa Island in the background...over 25 miles to the southeast.
Megaptera novaeangliae TWO Anacapa 2010 Channel 104
A California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) barks at a few Brandts Cormorants (Phalocrocorax penicillatus) sitting on the dredge pipe inside Santa Barbara Harbor.
Zalophus californianus dredge pipe Phalocrocorax 2010 Channel 001
Two California Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus), one up, one down.
Zalophus californianus one 2010 Channel 052
The trawler "Mary-K" and its entourage of gulls.
vessel trawler Mary Sta Cruz Island 2010 Channel 056
A very close look at the head of a California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus)...a "necklace" wound can be seen under the chin from nylon monofilament fishing gear.
Zalophus californianus head necklace wound 2010 Channel 024

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2010 03-28 SB Channel