Mission Bay Photo

Home   >   Natural History Photography Blog   >   Search   >   Mission Bay 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. Mission Bay Photo. Image ID: 22294   Location: San Diego, California, USA   A bull elephant seal forceably mates (copulates) with a much smaller female, often biting her into submission and using his weight to keep her from fleeing. Males may up to 5000 lbs, triple the size of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. Mission Bay Picture. Image ID: 20388   Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA   A bull elephant seal forceably mates (copulates) with a much smaller female, often biting her into submission and using his weight to keep her from fleeing. Males may up to 5000 lbs, triple the size of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. Stock Photography of Mission Bay. Image ID: 15408   Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, 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. Photograph of Mission Bay. Image ID: 22465   Location: San Diego, California, USA   A bull elephant seal forceably mates (copulates) with a much smaller female, often biting her into submission and using his weight to keep her from fleeing. Males may up to 5000 lbs, triple the size of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. Mission Bay Photos. Image ID: 15409   Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA   Hills between Morro Bay and Atascadero, early morning light, power transmission lines and signal attenae. Mission Bay Image. Image ID: 22220   Location: Morro Bay, California, USA   Hills between Morro Bay and Atascadero, early morning light, power transmission lines and signal attenae. Professional stock photos of Mission Bay. Image ID: 22221   Location: Morro Bay, California, USA   A bull elephant seal forceably mates (copulates) with a much smaller female, often biting her into submission and using his weight to keep her from fleeing. Males may up to 5000 lbs, triple the size of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. Pictures of Mission Bay. Image ID: 15410   Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA   A bull elephant seal forceably mates (copulates) with a much smaller female, often biting her into submission and using his weight to keep her from fleeing. Males may up to 5000 lbs, triple the size of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. Mission Bay Photo. Image ID: 15411   Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA   A bull elephant seal forceably mates (copulates) with a much smaller female, often biting her into submission and using his weight to keep her from fleeing. Males may up to 5000 lbs, triple the size of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. Mission Bay Picture. Image ID: 15447   Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA   Hills between Morro Bay and Atascadero, early morning light, power transmission lines and signal attenae. Stock Photography of Mission Bay. Image ID: 22217   Location: Morro Bay, California, USA   Hills between Morro Bay and Atascadero, early morning light, power transmission lines and signal attenae. Photograph of Mission Bay. Image ID: 22222   Location: Morro Bay, California, USA   Pacific Beach, Crystal Pier and Mission Bay, looking south. Downtown San Diego is seen in the distance. Mission Bay Photos. Image ID: 22322   Location: San Diego, California, USA   Pacific Beach, oceanfront homes and apartments, with Mission Bay behind. Mission Bay Image. Image ID: 22323   Location: San Diego, California, USA   Mission Bay is the largest man-made aquatic park in the country. It spans 4,235 acres and is split nearly evenly between land and water. It is situated between the communities of Pacific Beach, Mission Beach, Bay Park and bordered on the south by the San Diego River channel. Once named "False Bay" by Juan Cabrillo in 1542, the tidelands were dredged in the 1940's creating the basins and islands of what is now Mission Bay. Professional stock photos of Mission Bay. Image ID: 22324   Location: San Diego, California, USA   Pacific Beach, Crystal Pier and Mission Bay, looking south. Point Loma is seen in the distance. Pictures of Mission Bay. Image ID: 22333   Location: San Diego, 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. Mission Bay Photo. Image ID: 22361   Location: San Diego, 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 Picture. Image ID: 22362   Location: San Diego, California, USA   Mission Bay, is the largest man-made aquatic park in the country. It spans 4,235 acres and is split nearly evenly between land and water. It is situated between the communities of Pacific Beach, Mission Beach, Bay Park and bordered on the south by the San Diego River channel. Once named "False Bay" by Juan Cabrillo in 1542, the tidelands were dredged in the 1940's creating the basins and islands of what is now Mission Bay. Stock Photography of Mission Bay. Image ID: 22381   Location: San Diego, California, USA   A bull elephant seal forceably mates (copulates) with a much smaller female, often biting her into submission and using his weight to keep her from fleeing. Males may up to 5000 lbs, triple the size of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. Photograph of Mission Bay. Image ID: 15412   Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA   A bull elephant seal forceably mates (copulates) with a much smaller female, often biting her into submission and using his weight to keep her from fleeing. Males may up to 5000 lbs, triple the size of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. Mission Bay Photos. Image ID: 15413   Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA   A bull elephant seal forceably mates (copulates) with a much smaller female, often biting her into submission and using his weight to keep her from fleeing. Males may up to 5000 lbs, triple the size of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. Mission Bay Image. Image ID: 15445   Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA   A bull elephant seal forceably mates (copulates) with a much smaller female, often biting her into submission and using his weight to keep her from fleeing. Males may up to 5000 lbs, triple the size of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. Professional stock photos of Mission Bay. Image ID: 15446   Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA   A bull elephant seal forceably mates (copulates) with a much smaller female, often biting her into submission and using his weight to keep her from fleeing. Males may up to 5000 lbs, triple the size of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. Pictures of Mission Bay. Image ID: 15449   Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA   A bull elephant seal forceably mates (copulates) with a much smaller female, often biting her into submission and using his weight to keep her from fleeing. Males may up to 5000 lbs, triple the size of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. Mission Bay Photo. Image ID: 15450   Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA   A bull elephant seal forceably mates (copulates) with a much smaller female, often biting her into submission and using his weight to keep her from fleeing. Males may up to 5000 lbs, triple the size of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. Mission Bay Picture. Image ID: 15507   Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA   A bull elephant seal forceably mates (copulates) with a much smaller female, often biting her into submission and using his weight to keep her from fleeing. Males may up to 5000 lbs, triple the size of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. Stock Photography of Mission Bay. Image ID: 15508   Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA   A bull elephant seal forceably mates (copulates) with a much smaller female, often biting her into submission and using his weight to keep her from fleeing. Males may up to 5000 lbs, triple the size of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. Photograph of Mission Bay. Image ID: 15528   Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA   A bull elephant seal forceably mates (copulates) with a much smaller female, often biting her into submission and using his weight to keep her from fleeing. Males may up to 5000 lbs, triple the size of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. Mission Bay Photos. Image ID: 15529   Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA   Lesser scaup, male, breeding plumage. Mission Bay Image. Image ID: 18418   Species: Lesser scaup, Aythya affinis Location: Mission Bay, San Diego, California, USA

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