A Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) with a bushy spout.

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A close look at the head and spout of a Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae).

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Whalers on board the Condor Express get a great close look at a friendly Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae).

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Tail fluke waterfall - Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae).

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Tail flukes of a Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae).

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The tip of the bottle - a Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) breaks the ocean surface.

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A close look at the head of a Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) with lots of scars and scrapes.

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Two Harbor Seals (Phoca vitulina) fooling around.

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Two Harbor Seals (Phoca vitulina) fooling around.

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Two Harbor Seals (Phoca vitulina) fooling around.

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Tail flippers of a Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina).

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Two adult Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), side by side.

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Tail flippers of a Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina).

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A nosey California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus).

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A flock of Elegant Terns (Sterna elegans) takes off from a Giant Kelp paddy (Macrocystis pyrifera).

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Elegant Terns (Sterna elegans) in flight with a couple of Black Skimmers (Rhynchops niger) in the background, upper left.

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