A close look at a Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) as it spouts.
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A Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) nears the Point.
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Two Gray Whales (Eschrichtius robustus), side by side.
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Homes, traffic and a stand up paddler share the crystal morning conditions with a northbound Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus).
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Santa Barbara Light.
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Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) - head and splashguard.
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Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) tail flukes.
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A formation of Brandts (Branta bernicla), like the Gray Whales, are migrating back home to Alaskan waters from the lagoons of Baja California.
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Portrait of a Long beak Common Dolphin (Delphinus capensis).
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Whalers on the bow of the Condor Express get some great looks at Common Dolphins (Delphinus capensis) playing around the boat.
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Two Common Dolphins (Delphinus capensis).
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A Common Dolphin (Delphinus capensis) blows bubbles.
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Common Dolphins (Delphinus capensis).
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Dolphins - abstract #1.
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Dolphins - abstract #2.
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Common Dolphin (Delphinus capensis).
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Surfing Common Dolphin (Delphinus capensis).
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Elwood oil tanks, containing oil from Platform Holly awaiting the bunker barge.
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A nearshore Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) and a flock of Brandts (Branta bernicla).
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Two Gray Whales (Eschrichtius robustus) smokin' in the wind. This is a close crop of the next image.
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Two Gray Whales (Eschrichtius robustus) smokin' in the wind. This is a wide angle of the previous image. Santa Cruz Island is seen in the background.
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The dorsal fin and back of a Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeanglilae).
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Tail flukes of a Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae).
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A Pacific Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina) and it's friend, the Black crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax).
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Two Harbor Seals (Phoca vitulina).
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Platform Holly.
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A pack of California Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus).
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