2010 05-15 SB Channel

Humpbacks, humpbacks and even more Humpbacks (Megaptera novaeangliae) ! Also several metric tons of California Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus) ham it up for the camera...a calm but overcast day. Great!

Sea lions on the rocks - Santa Cruz Island.
Zalophus californianus group rocks 2010 Sta Cruz Island 053
Whalers on board the Condor Express get a close visit by a spouting Humpback.
Megaptera novaeangliae spout pasengers 2010 Channel 002
A sea lion pup swims on a glassy surface.
Zalophus californianus pup water CLOSE 2010 Channel 058
Humpback Whales - a cow and her calf.
Megaptera novaeangliae cow calf 2010 Channel 005
And then they saw TWO Humpbacks.
Megaptera novaeangliae pasengers 2010 Channel 020
Pacific loons (Gavia pacifica) in flight.
Gavia pacifica flock flight 2010 Channel 001
A large Humpback come in for a visit.
Megaptera novaeangliae pasengers 2010 Channel 037
Humpback Whales - a cow and her calf.
Megaptera novaeangliae cow calf 2010 Channel 002
These lucky whalers get sprayed by a friendly Humpback.
Megaptera novaeangliae spout CLOSE pasengers 2010 Channel 042
A Humpback Whale travels very close to the northwestern shores of Santa Cruz Island.
Megaptera novaeangliae Island 2010 Sta Cruz 002
A close encounter.
Megaptera novaeangliae dorsal fin CLOSE pasengers 2010 Channel 047
Humpback Whales - a cow and her calf.
Megaptera novaeangliae cow calf 2010 Channel 002
Close look at the splashguard and head of a Humpback.
Megaptera novaeangliae splashguard CLOSE 2010 Channel 002
Dorsal fin and hump of a Humpback.
Megaptera novaeangliae dorsal fin 2010 Channel 012
Tail flukes of a Humpback.
Megaptera novaeangliae tail fluke underside 2010 Channel 019
Tail flukes close to the Condor Express whalers.
Megaptera novaeangliae tail fluke pasengers 2010 Channel 065
Tail flukes waterfall.
Megaptera novaeangliae tail fluke waterfall 2010 Channel 042
Two adult Humpbacks.
Megaptera novaeangliae TWO 2010 Channel 023
Sea lions on the rocks - Santa Cruz Island.
Zalophus californianus group rocks 2010 Sta Cruz Island 024
A Pomarine Jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus) flys in search of its prey.
Stercorarius pomarinus flight 2010 Channel 016
Sea lions on the rocks - Santa Cruz Island.
Zalophus californianus group rocks 2010 Sta Cruz Island 034
Sea lions on the rocks - Santa Cruz Island.
Zalophus californianus group rocks 2010 Sta Cruz Island 038
Sea lions on the rocks - Santa Cruz Island.
Zalophus californianus group rocks 2010 Sta Cruz Island 081
Sea lions on a mooring can near the dredge pipes - Santa Barbara Harbor.
Zalophus californianus hauled mooring can 010 Harbor 002
Sea lions on the rocks - Santa Cruz Island.
Zalophus californianus group rocks 2010 Sta Cruz Island 092
A curious sea lion pup takes a peek at the whalers on board the Condor Express.
Zalophus californianus pup water CLOSE 2010 Channel 019
Sea lion pup in the water.
Zalophus californianus pup water CLOSE 2010 Channel 012
Sea lion pup under the water blowing bubbles.
Zalophus californianus pup water blowing bubbles CLOSE 2010 Channel 051
Two girls and a sea lion.
Zalophus californianus pup passengers 2010 Channel 008
Sea lion pup under the water.
Zalophus californianus pup CLOSE 2010 Channel 048
Sea lion pup in the water.
Zalophus californianus pup water CLOSE 2010 Channel 023
Sea lion pup in the water.
Zalophus californianus pup water CLOSE 2010 Channel 002
Girls and the pup.
Zalophus californianus pup passengers 2010 Channel 021
Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) resting in the warm sun on the sand inside Santa Barbara Harbor.
Pelecanus occidentalis sand 2010 Harbor 011

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2010 05-15 SB Channel