2010 08-04 SB Channel

Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae), Risso's Dolphins (Grampus griseus), and a couple of Black Skimmers (Rynchops niger). Cool and overcast with a moderate breeze.

Two Black Skimmers on patrol over the shallow waters of West Beach, Santa Barbara Harbor, as a boy digs for submarine treasure.
Rynchops niger boy 2010 Harbor 009
Tail flukes of Humpback Whale #1. Compare the shape and patterns to the next photo.
Megaptera novaeangliae 2010 Channel 020
Tail flukes of Humpback Whale #2. Compare the shape and patterns to the previous photo.
Megaptera novaeangliae 2010 Channel 025
Two Black Skimmers in flight.
Rynchops niger 2010 Harbor 005
Two Black Skimmers in flight.
Rynchops niger 2010 Harbor 006
A Risso's Dolphin.
Grampus griseus 2010 Channel 016
A Risso's Dolphin.
Grampus griseus 2010 Channel 024
Humpback Whale spout on a choppy, windy sea.
Megaptera novaeangliae 2010 Channel 001
A Risso's Dolphin.
Grampus griseus 2010 Channel 025
A Risso's Dolphin.
Grampus griseus 2010 Channel 038
Two Humpback Whales, side-by-side.
Megaptera novaeangliae 2010 Channel 037
A Risso's Dolphin.
Grampus griseus 2010 Channel 055
A Risso's Dolphin.
Grampus griseus 2010 Channel 058
Humpback Whale tail flukes waterfall.
Megaptera novaeangliae 2010 Channel 018
Two Black Skimmers feeding.
Rynchops niger 2010 Harbor 007
Two Black Skimmers feeding.
Rynchops niger 2010 Harbor 011
Two California Sea Lions, one adult and one juvenile.
Zalophus californianus 2010 Channel 005

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2010 08-04 SB Channel