2012 01-22 SB Channel

A nice westerly swell rolled through the Channel with a moderate breeze on top. But the mammals were there in multiple flavors.

A Long-beaked Common Dolphin (Delphinus capensis) rides the waves.
Delphinus capensis 2012 Channel 006
A leaping Long-beaked Common Dolphin (Delphinus capensis).
Delphinus capensis 2012 Channel 042
Our friendly naturalists, Catherine and Anna.
CINC Catherine Anna 2012 Channel 001
A lob-tailing Long-beaked Common Dolphin (Delphinus capensis).
Delphinus capensis 2012 Channel 019
A pair of Long-beaked Common Dolphins (Delphinus capensis).
Delphinus capensis 2012 Channel 080
A Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) spouts.
Eschrichtius robustus 2012 Channel 030
A spouting Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus).
Eschrichtius robustus 2012 Channel 064
A Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) sends up a tall spout very close to the cliffs at Santa Cruz Island.
Eschrichtius robustus 2012 Channel 054
Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus); Santa Cruz Island.
Eschrichtius robustus Sta Cruz Island 2012 Channel 007
Risso's Dolphin (Grampus griseus) dorsal fin.
Grampus griseus 2012 Channel 019
A close look at a Black-Crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) on the prowl.
nycticorax wading under Sea Landing 2012 Harbor 006
A Risso's Dolphin (Grampus griseus).
Grampus griseus 2012 Channel 016
Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) asleep on the bait barge in Santa Barbara Harbor.
Pelecanus occidentalis sleeping bait barge 2012 Harbor 005
Portrait of a Black-Crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax).
nycticorax wading under Sea Landing 2012 Harbor 016
A Dall's Porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) slices the surface.
Phocoenoides dalli 2012 Channel 007
Offshore Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) ride a wave.
Tursiops truncatus offshore 2012 Channel 012
Offshore Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) love to ride the bow of the boat and so do the passengers.
Tursiops truncatus offshore 2012 Channel 025
Offshore Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) [a mother an her calf are seen here] love to ride the bow of the boat and so do the passengers.
Tursiops truncatus offshore 2012 Channel 027
Offshore Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) love to ride the bow of the boat and so do the passengers.
Tursiops truncatus offshore 2012 Channel 032
An Offshore Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus).
Tursiops truncatus offshore 2012 Channel 051
Offshore Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) love to ride the bow of the boat and so do the passengers.
Tursiops truncatus offshore 2012 Channel 063
Who dat 'n dere?
waves sandspit 2012 Harbor 009
Offshore Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) riding the bow.
Tursiops truncatus offshore 2012 Channel 070
California Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus).
Zalophus californianus 2012 Channel 010
The West End of Santa Cruz Island. The large crashing waves have sent the gulls flying.
West End waves crashing 2012 Sta Cruz Island 004

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2012 01-22 SB Channel