A rainbow forms in the blow (spout) of this enormous blue whale at it is stretched out at the surface, resting and slowly swimming, during a break between feeding dives. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. San Diego, California, USA
Image: 07538
Species: Balaenoptera musculus
Common name: Blue whale
Location: San Diego, California, USA
Lat/Long: 32° 25' 46.81"N, 117° 18' 26.01"W (Coordinates: 32.42967°, -117.30723°)
Format: Digital 3:2
Other Names: Sulphur bottom whale, Sibbald's rorqual, blue rorqual, great blue whale, great northern rorqual, Ballena azul, rorqual bleu, baleine bleue
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