2012 01-15 SB Channel

It was supposed to rain, but it did not and we had some great sightings!

A Dall's Porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) sends up a characteristic rooster tail as it drives forward down an open ocean wave.
Phocoenoides dalli 2012 Channel 063
A breaching Risso's Dolphin (Grampus griseus).
breaching Grampus griseus 2012 Channel 001
A Long-beaked Common Dolphin (Delphinus capensis) .
Delphinus capensis 2012 Channel 001
A triumverate of Common Dolphins (Delphinus capensis).
Delphinus capensis 2012 Channel 048
Common Dolphins (Delphinus capensis).
Delphinus capensis 2012 Channel 045
Gray Whales (Eschrichtius robustus) near the Painted Cave, Santa Cruz Island.
Eschrichtius robustus 2012 Channel 040
Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) with Profile Point, Santa Cruz Island in the back.
Eschrichtius robustus 2012 Channel 033
A trio of Gray Whales (Eschrichtius robustus).
Eschrichtius robustus 2012 Channel 010
Two Gray Whales (Eschrichtius robustus) along the north face of Santa Cruz Island.
Eschrichtius robustus 2012 Channel 021
Face to face with a California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus).
Zalophus californianus herd water 2012 Channel 018
Dall's Porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli)
Phocoenoides dalli 2012 Channel 067

© Robert Perry