Marine Mammalogy Photos

 

--Baja--

Gray Whale Adventure, San Ignacio Lagoon

2005

 

turtle

At Bahia de Los Angeles Turtle Rescue

 

dolphin and onlookers

 

 

gray whale

 

 

gray whale

 

 

gray whale breaching

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2005 Marine Mammalogy Class

 

 

Heading off on a whalewatch adventure

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mom with her calf

 

 

Mary, with the tide coming in

 

 

Penshell, up close

 

2005 Marine Mammalogy Class

 

 

class and whale skeleton

2005 Marine Mammalogy Class

 

 

 

Elephant Seals

Ano Nuevo & Piedras Blancas

2002-2007

 

Pups, Ano Nuevo 2002

 

Pup, Ano Nuevo 2002

 

 

Buddies, Ano Nuevo 2002

 

 

Teenage Male, Ano Nuevo 2002

 

 

Ano Nuevo 2002

 

Pup getting some milk, Piedras Blancas 2003

 

 

Pile 'o Pups , Piedras Blancas 2003

 

 

 

Classic Sand Flipping Behavior , Piedras Blancas 2003

 

Scratching an itch , Piedras Blancas 2005

 

 

Mating, Piedras Blancas 2005

 

Males displaying, Piedras Blancas 2005

 

 

It's a superweaner!    Piedras Blancas 2005

 

Male drumming, Piedras Blancas 2005

 

 

Marine Mammalogy Class, Piedras Blancas 2005

 

Piedras Blancas 2007

 

 

Piedras Blancas 2007

 

Mom with her newborn pup, Piedras Blancas 2007

 

 

Mom and pup, Piedras Blancas 2007

 

Some don't make it.... Piedras Blancas 2007

 

 

Male guarding his harem,  Piedras Blancas 2007

 

 

S. California Whalewatch

--2005--

 

Fin whale footprint, 2005

 

 

Fin whale blow, 2005

 

Fin whale with tag, 2005

 

 

LA Harbor Lighthouse , 2005

--2009--

 

Humpback Whale, 4 miles off Long Beach in the Catalina Channel

 

Humpback and Whalewatch Boat

 

 

Humpback

 

Humpback doing a flipper wave

 

Humpback doing a flipper wave

 

 

Humpback Flipper

 

Humpback about to sound

 

 

Humpback breaching

 

 

...and another one

 

 

...and another one...

One more!

 

 

A spectacular landing!

 

 

This one was just off Palos Verdes

 

Watching the whales

 

 

Here come the Long-Bearked Common Dolphins!

 

Common Dolphins

 

 

Long Beacked Common Dolphin

 

Common Dolphin Mom and Calf

 

 

Agustin and a Friend

 

Sea Lions

 

Sea Lion Male

 

Marine Mammalogy Class - 2009

 

updated March 26, 2009