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Blue whale. The entire body of a huge blue whale is seen in this image, illustrating its hydronamic and efficient shape. Image ID: 21252 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: La Jolla, California, USA	Brittlebush at sunrise, dawn, springtime bloom, Palm Canyon, Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Image ID: 24301 Species: Brittlebush, Encelia farinosa Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Anza Borrego, California, USA	Brittlebush blooms in spring, Palm Canyon, Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Image ID: 24304 Species: Brittlebush, Encelia farinosa Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Anza Borrego, California, USA

Sunset on the Last Chance Mountain Range, seen from Eureka Valley Sand Dunes. Image ID: 25238 Location: Eureka Dunes, Death Valley National Park, California, USA	Mono Lake sunset, tufa and clouds reflected in the still waters of Mono Lake. Image ID: 26977 Location: Mono Lake, 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. Image ID: 27142 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Del Mar, California, USA

Sunset and boulders, Joshua Tree National Park. Sunset lights the giant boulders and rock formations near Jumbo Rocks in Joshua Tree N.P. Image ID: 26719 Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA Pano dimensions: 5493 x 10035

California brown pelican on Oceanside Pier, sitting on the pier railing, sunset, winter. Image ID: 27607 Species: brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus Location: Oceanside Pier, California, USA	Downtown Los Angeles at night, street lights, buildings light up the night. Image ID: 27727 Location: Los Angeles, California, USA	Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter plumage with distinctive yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch. Image ID: 28332 Location: La Jolla, California, USA

San Diego City Skyline at Sunrise. Image ID: 28379 Location: San Diego, California, USA	Star Trails over the San Diego Downtown City Skyline. In this 60 minute exposure, stars create trails through the night sky over downtown San Diego. Image ID: 28383 Location: San Diego, California, USA	Breaking wave, Ponto, South Carlsbad, California. Image ID: 17407 Location: Ponto, Carlsbad, California, USA

Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. Image ID: 17717 Location: Ponto, Carlsbad, California, USA	Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. Image ID: 17718 Location: Ponto, Carlsbad, California, USA	Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. Image ID: 17720 Location: Ponto, Carlsbad, California, USA

Tony Gatti, Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. Image ID: 17777 Location: Ponto, Carlsbad, California, USA	Tony Gatti, Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. Image ID: 17780 Location: Ponto, Carlsbad, California, USA	Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. Image ID: 17854 Location: Ponto, Carlsbad, 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. Image ID: 00940 Species: Pacific harbor seal, Phoca vitulina richardsi Location: La Jolla, California, USA	A neonate gray whale calf, born just hours before, still exhbiting embryonic folds in the skin along its side. This baby gray whale was born in the cold waters of Big Sur, far to the north of the Mexican lagoons of Baja California where most gray whale births take place. Image ID: 01135 Species: Gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus Location: Monterey, California, USA	California sea lions swim and socialize over a kelp-covered rocky reef, underwater at San Clemente Island in California's southern Channel Islands. Image ID: 02031 Species: California sea lion, Zalophus californianus Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA

California sea lions swim and socialize over a kelp-covered rocky reef, underwater at San Clemente Island in California's southern Channel Islands. Image ID: 02159 Species: California sea lion, Zalophus californianus Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA	Kelp frond showing pneumatocysts. Image ID: 02435 Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: Santa Barbara Island, 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. Image ID: 03018 Species: Pacific harbor seal, Phoca vitulina richardsi Location: La Jolla, California, USA

California sea lions, socializing/resting, Webster Point rookery, Santa Barbara Island, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Image ID: 06284 Species: California sea lion, Zalophus californianus Location: Santa Barbara Island, California, USA	Tanner Ferrell, The Wedge, overcast day. Image ID: 16915 Location: The Wedge, Newport Beach, California, USA	A wave, breaking with powerful energy, at the Wedge in Newport Beach. Image ID: 16988 Location: The Wedge, Newport Beach, California, USA

Bodysurfing at the Wedge in Newport Beach. Image ID: 16990 Location: The Wedge, Newport Beach, California, USA	A wave, breaking with powerful energy, at the Wedge in Newport Beach. Image ID: 16992 Location: The Wedge, Newport Beach, California, USA