2010 08-02 SB Channel

A calm but mostly overcast day with lots of Blue Whales (Balaenoptera musculus), a Humpback Whale (Maegaptera novaeangliae), Common Dolphins (Delphinus capensis) and California Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus).

Blue Whale spout.
Balaenoptera musculus 2010 Channel 005
Side-by-side: mother and her calf, Blue Whales.
Balaenoptera musculus cow calf 2010 Channel 012
Another shot of mother Blue Whale and her calf.
Balaenoptera musculus cow calf 2010 Channel 016
Common Dolphins swim under surface oil from a natural seep in the Santa Barbara Channel.
Delphinus capensis under oil 2010 Channel 009
Dolphins in the clouds: Common Dolphins swim under surface oil from a natural seep in the Santa Barbara Channel.
Delphinus capensis oil 2010 Channel 052
Common Dolphin in blue water.
Delphinus capensis 2010 Channel 013
Common Dolphin streaks across the mirror glass surface.
Delphinus capensis 2010 Channel 025
Common Dolphin.
Delphinus capensis 2010 Channel 002
A Humpback Whale spouts. Tubercles, or knobs, on the rostrum can be seen.
Megaptera novaeangliae 2010 Channel 023
Another spouting Humpback Whale.
Megaptera novaeangliae spout 2010 Channel 039
A Humpback Whale tail fluke waterfall.
Megaptera novaeangliae tail fluke waterfall 2010 Channel 011
An inquisitive California Sea Lion.
Zalophus californianus 2010 Channel 002
California Sea Lion.
Zalophus californianus 2010 Channel 019
Whoa! A leaping California Sea Lion.
Zalophus californianus pup leaping 2010 Channel 118
Four "porpoising" California Sea Lions.
Zalophus californianus pups leaping 2010 Channel 019

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2010 08-02 SB Channel