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Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage. La Jolla Photo. Image ID: 15122 Species: Brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus Location: La Jolla, California, USA	Clouds light up with blazing colors at sunset. La Jolla Picture. Image ID: 04819 Location: La Jolla, California, USA	Broken Hill with the Pacific Ocean in the distance. Broken Hill is an ancient, compacted sand dune that was uplifted to its present location and is now eroding. Stock Photography of La Jolla. Image ID: 14758 Location: Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, California, USA

Torrey Pines seacliffs, rising up to 300 feet above the ocean, stretch from Del Mar to La Jolla. On the mesa atop the bluffs are found Torrey pine trees, one of the rare species of pines in the world. Photograph of La Jolla. Image ID: 22285 Location: Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, California, USA	Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage. La Jolla Photos. Image ID: 22142 Species: Brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus Location: La Jolla, California, USA	SIO Pier. The Scripps Institution of Oceanography research pier is 1090 feet long and was built of reinforced concrete in 1988, replacing the original wooden pier built in 1915. The Scripps Pier is home to a variety of sensing equipment above and below water that collects various oceanographic data. The Scripps research diving facility is located at the foot of the pier. Fresh seawater is pumped from the pier to the many tanks and facilities of SIO, including the Birch Aquarium. The Scripps Pier is named in honor of Ellen Browning Scripps, the most significant donor and benefactor of the Institution. La Jolla Image. Image ID: 22286 Location: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California, USA

Pacific harbor seal, an sand at the edge of the sea. Professional stock photos of La Jolla. Image ID: 26315 Species: Pacific harbor seal, Phoca vitulina richardsi Location: La Jolla, California, USA	Scripps Pier, predawn abstract study of pier pilings and moving water. Pictures of La Jolla. Image ID: 26340 Location: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California, USA	Blue whale, swimming through the open ocean. La Jolla Photo. Image ID: 21248 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: La Jolla, California, USA

Blue whale. The sleek hydrodynamic shape of the enormous blue whale allows it to swim swiftly through the ocean, at times over one hundred miles in a single day. La Jolla Picture. Image ID: 21250 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: La Jolla, California, USA	Fin whale underwater. The fin whale is the second longest and sixth most massive animal ever, reaching lengths of 88 feet. Stock Photography of La Jolla. Image ID: 27116 Species: Fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus Location: La Jolla, California, USA	Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage. Photograph of La Jolla. Image ID: 15371 Species: Brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus Location: La Jolla, California, USA

Sunset falls upon Torrey Pines State Reserve, viewed from the Torrey Pines glider port. La Jolla, Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Scripps Pier are seen in the distance. La Jolla Photos. Image ID: 26436 Location: La Jolla, California, USA	Crystal Pier, 872 feet long and built in 1925, extends out into the Pacific Ocean from the town of Pacific Beach. Mission Bay and downtown San Diego are seen in the distance. La Jolla Image. Image ID: 22294 Location: San Diego, California, USA	California brown pelican, portrait in pink-purple predawn light, rests on sandstone seabluff. The characteristic mating plumage of the California race of brown pelican is shown, with red gular throat pouch and dark brown hindneck colors. Professional stock photos of La Jolla. Image ID: 23646 Species: Brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus Location: La Jolla, California, USA

Double-crested cormorant drys its wings in the sun following a morning of foraging in the ocean, La Jolla cliffs, near San Diego. Pictures of La Jolla. Image ID: 26529 Species: Double-crested cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus Location: La Jolla, California, USA	Double-crested cormorant, breeding plumage showing tufts. La Jolla Photo. Image ID: 15784 Species: Double-crested cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus Location: La Jolla, California, USA	Western gulls, courtship behaviour. La Jolla Picture. Image ID: 18397 Species: Western gull, Larus occidentalis Location: La Jolla, California, USA

Brown pelican head throw. During a bill throw, the pelican arches its neck back, lifting its large bill upward and stretching its throat pouch. Stock Photography of La Jolla. Image ID: 20257 Species: Brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus Location: La Jolla, California, USA	Blue whale. The entire body of a huge blue whale is seen in this image, illustrating its hydronamic and efficient shape. Photograph of La Jolla. Image ID: 21251 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: La Jolla, California, USA	Blue whale. The entire body of a huge blue whale is seen in this image, illustrating its hydronamic and efficient shape. La Jolla Photos. Image ID: 21252 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: La Jolla, California, USA

A humpback whale raises it fluke out of the water, the coast of Del Mar and La Jolla is visible in the distance. La Jolla Image. Image ID: 27142 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Del Mar, California, USA	Western gull, early morning pink sky. Professional stock photos of La Jolla. Image ID: 18394 Species: Western gull, Larus occidentalis Location: La Jolla, California, USA	A Pacific harbor seal hauls out on a rock. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. Pictures of La Jolla. Image ID: 00940 Species: Pacific harbor seal, Phoca vitulina richardsi Location: La Jolla, California, USA

Pacific harbor seal swims in the protected waters of Childrens Pool in La Jolla, California. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. La Jolla Photo. Image ID: 03018 Species: Pacific harbor seal, Phoca vitulina richardsi Location: La Jolla, California, USA	California brown pelican preening. La Jolla Picture. Image ID: 27261 Species: Brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus Location: La Jolla, California, USA	Brown pelican preening, cleaning its feathers after foraging on the ocean, with distinctive winter breeding plumage with distinctive dark brown nape, yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch. Stock Photography of La Jolla. Image ID: 22527 Species: Brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus Location: La Jolla, California, USA

California brown pelican, showing characteristic winter plumage including red/olive throat, brown hindneck, yellow and white head colors. Photograph of La Jolla. Image ID: 26462 Species: Brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus Location: La Jolla, California, USA	California brown pelican spreads its wings wide as it slows before landing on seacliffs. La Jolla Photos. Image ID: 18228 Species: Brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus Location: La Jolla, California, USA	Juvenile double-crested cormorants sparring with beaks. La Jolla Image. Image ID: 19932 Species: Double-crested cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus Location: La Jolla, California, USA