2011 12-17 SB Channel

A mild wintery day, a few light rain squalls, and so clear one could see all 4 islands in a row. Magnificent.

Gulls blooming at Santa Cruz Island.
Larus cliffs 2011 Sta Cruz Isl 010
Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus).
Eschrichtius robustus 2011 Channel 029
Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus).
Eschrichtius robustus 2011 Channel 030
Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus).
Eschrichtius robustus 2011 Channel 035
Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus).
Eschrichtius robustus 2011 Channel 060
Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus).
Eschrichtius robustus 2011 Channel 063
Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus).
Eschrichtius robustus 2011 Channel 061
Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus).
Eschrichtius robustus 2011 Channel 072
Santa Rosa Island.
Carrington Sta Rosa Isl 2011 Channel 001
Risso's Dolphin (Grampus griseus).
Grampus griseus 2011 Channel 011
Risso's Dolphin (Grampus griseus).
Grampus griseus 2011 Channel 002
Risso's Dolphin (Grampus griseus).
Grampus griseus 2011 Channel 019
Risso's Dolphin (Grampus griseus).
Grampus griseus 2011 Channel 012
Gulls at Santa Cruz Island.
Larus near cliffs 2011 Sta Cruz Isl 014
View of the mainland coast with rain squalls.
Rain Squals Sta Ynez Mtns 2011 Channel 034
Brandt's Cormorants (Phalocrocorax penicillatus) at Santa Cruz Island.
Green cliffs 2011 Sta Cruz Isl 004
California Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus) on the harbor entrance buoy.
Zalophus californianus buoy 2011 Harbor 005
Santa Rosa Island.
Sta Rosa Isl looking 2011 Channel 017
Common Dolphins (Delphinus capensis) riding the bow of the Condor Express (top of photo).
Delphius bow 2011 Channel 077

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