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| Water falling from the fluke (tail) of a humpback whale as the whale dives to forage for food in the Santa Barbara Channel. Santa Rosa Island Photo. Image ID: 27029 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Santa Rosa Island, California, USA | Pacific torpedo ray in kelp forest, filming lights. Santa Rosa Island Picture. Image ID: 01009 Species: Pacific torpedo ray, Torpedo californica, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: Santa Rosa Island, California, USA | Water falling from a blue whale fluke as the whale dives to forage for food in the Santa Barbara Channel. Stock Photography of Santa Rosa Island. Image ID: 27023 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: Santa Rosa Island, California, USA |
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| Blue whale fluke (tail) lifted high above the water as the whale dives in the Santa Barbara Channel. Photograph of Santa Rosa Island. Image ID: 27020 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: Santa Rosa Island, California, USA | Scarring of this humpback whale's fluke allow researchers to identify this particular whale from season to season. Santa Rosa Island Photos. Image ID: 27027 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Santa Rosa Island, California, USA | Perfect view of the ventral surface of a humpback whales fluke, as the whale raises its fluke just before diving underwater. The white patches and scalloping along the trailing edge of the fluke make this whale identifiable when it is observed from year to year. Santa Rosa Island Image. Image ID: 27031 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Santa Rosa Island, California, USA |
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| Scarring of this humpback whale's fluke allow researchers to identify this particular whale from season to season. Professional stock photos of Santa Rosa Island. Image ID: 27039 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Santa Rosa Island, California, USA | Humpback whale blowhole, showing twin nares (nostrils) which have a few small parasites clinging to the whale's skin around the blowhole openings. Pictures of Santa Rosa Island. Image ID: 27041 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Santa Rosa Island, California, USA | Water falling from the fluke (tail) of a humpback whale as the whale dives to forage for food in the Santa Barbara Channel. Santa Rosa Island Photo. Image ID: 27035 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Santa Rosa Island, California, USA |
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| Two humpback whales swim in front of a whale watching boat. Santa Rosa Island Picture. Image ID: 27037 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Santa Rosa Island, California, USA | Humpback whale rounding out, arching its back before diving underwater. Stock Photography of Santa Rosa Island. Image ID: 27046 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Santa Rosa Island, California, USA | Blue whale exhaling in a blast as it dives underwater in the Santa Barbara Channel. Photograph of Santa Rosa Island. Image ID: 27021 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: Santa Rosa Island, California, USA |
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| Water falling from a blue whale fluke as the whale dives to forage for food in the Santa Barbara Channel. Santa Rosa Island Photos. Image ID: 27022 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: Santa Rosa Island, California, USA | Water falling from a blue whale fluke as the whale dives to forage for food in the Santa Barbara Channel. Santa Rosa Island Image. Image ID: 27024 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: Santa Rosa Island, California, USA | Coccineis ceticola diatoms grow on the skin of a blue whale. The thin brown film of commensal parasitic Coccineis diatoms, likely the species Coccineis ceticola, are often found on the skin of large cetaceans. Professional stock photos of Santa Rosa Island. Image ID: 27025 Species: Blue whale, Coccineis diatoms, Coccineis ceticola, Balaenoptera musculus Location: Santa Rosa Island, California, USA |
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| Scarring of this humpback whale's fluke allow researchers to identify this particular whale from season to season. Pictures of Santa Rosa Island. Image ID: 27026 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Santa Rosa Island, California, USA | Water falling from the fluke (tail) of a humpback whale as the whale dives to forage for food in the Santa Barbara Channel. Santa Rosa Island Photo. Image ID: 27028 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Santa Rosa Island, California, USA | Water falling from the fluke (tail) of a humpback whale as the whale dives to forage for food in the Santa Barbara Channel. Santa Rosa Island Picture. Image ID: 27030 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Santa Rosa Island, California, USA |
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| Water falling from the fluke (tail) of a humpback whale as the whale dives to forage for food in the Santa Barbara Channel. Stock Photography of Santa Rosa Island. Image ID: 27032 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Santa Rosa Island, California, USA | Water falling from the fluke (tail) of a humpback whale as the whale dives to forage for food in the Santa Barbara Channel. Photograph of Santa Rosa Island. Image ID: 27033 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Santa Rosa Island, California, USA | Humpback whale blowing, exhaling as it swims toward a whale-watching boat. Santa Rosa Island Photos. Image ID: 27034 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Santa Rosa Island, California, USA |
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| Water falling from the fluke (tail) of a humpback whale as the whale dives to forage for food in the Santa Barbara Channel. Santa Rosa Island Image. Image ID: 27036 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Santa Rosa Island, California, USA | Water falling from the fluke (tail) of a humpback whale as the whale dives to forage for food in the Santa Barbara Channel. Professional stock photos of Santa Rosa Island. Image ID: 27038 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Santa Rosa Island, California, USA | Tubercles on the rostrum of a humpback whale. Tubercles are actually hair follicles, and small coarse hair grows from each tubercle on the whale's head (rostrum). Pictures of Santa Rosa Island. Image ID: 27040 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Santa Rosa Island, California, USA |
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| Blue whale fluke (tail) lifted high above the water as the whale dives in the Santa Barbara Channel. Santa Rosa Island Photo. Image ID: 27042 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: Santa Rosa Island, California, USA | Humpback whale rounding out, arching its back before diving underwater. Santa Rosa Island Picture. Image ID: 27043 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Santa Rosa Island, California, USA | Humpback whale dorsal fin, one of the identifiable characteristics researchers use to capture/recapture humpback whales from year to year. Stock Photography of Santa Rosa Island. Image ID: 27044 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Santa Rosa Island, California, USA |
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| Water falling from the fluke (tail) of a humpback whale as the whale dives to forage for food in the Santa Barbara Channel. Photograph of Santa Rosa Island. Image ID: 27045 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Santa Rosa Island, California, USA | Perfect view of the ventral surface of a humpback whales fluke, as the whale raises its fluke just before diving underwater. The white patches and scalloping along the trailing edge of the fluke make this whale identifiable when it is observed from year to year. Santa Rosa Island Photos. Image ID: 27047 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Santa Rosa Island, California, USA | Torrey Pines overlook the Pacific Ocean at Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego. The Torrey Pine is the rarest native pine tree in the United States, is native to the coastal chaparral of San Diego County. A subspecies of the Torrey Pine is found in a small grove on Santa Rosa island, one of Californias Channel Islands. Santa Rosa Island Image. Image ID: 12037 Species: Torrey pine tree, Pinus torreyana Location: Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, California, USA |
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