Gray Whale near the beach (Eschrichtius robustus).
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Gray Whale with Santa Barbara bluffs in back (Eschrichtius robustus).
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Gray Whale offshore (Eschrichtius robustus).
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Juvenile Gull (Larus sp).
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Pomarine (?) Jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus) in flight along the Santa Barbara coast, just after it attacked an elegant tern carrying an anchovy. (The tern won).
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Elk kelp
Elk Kelp adrift on the open ocean (Pelagophycus porra).
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A proud California Sea Lions soaks some sunlight on the Santa Barbara Harbor dredge pipes (Zalophus californianus).
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