Baja California Sur Photos

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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, Eschrichtius robustus, Monterey
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.
Species: Gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus
Location: Monterey, California
Image ID: 01135  
A blue whale eating krill.  This blue whale is seen feeding and surfacing amid krill with its throat fully engorged with krill and water.  It will push the water back out with its tongue, trapping the krill in its baleen which acts like a filter. Aerial photo, Baja California, Balaenoptera musculus
A blue whale eating krill. This blue whale is seen feeding and surfacing amid krill with its throat fully engorged with krill and water. It will push the water back out with its tongue, trapping the krill in its baleen which acts like a filter. Aerial photo, Baja California.
Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus
Image ID: 05837  
A great white shark swims just below the rippled ocean surface of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California, Carcharodon carcharias, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)
A great white shark swims just below the rippled ocean surface of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California.
Species: Great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias
Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 07721  
Barspot Cardinalfish, Apogon retrosell, Sea of Cortez, Apogon retrosell, Islas San Lorenzo, Baja California, Mexico
Barspot Cardinalfish, Apogon retrosell, Sea of Cortez.
Species: Barspot Cardinalfish, Apogon retrosell
Location: Islas San Lorenzo, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 40442  
Barspot Cardinalfish, Apogon retrosell, Sea of Cortez, Apogon retrosell, Islas San Lorenzo, Baja California, Mexico
Barspot Cardinalfish, Apogon retrosell, Sea of Cortez.
Species: Barspot Cardinalfish, Apogon retrosell
Location: Islas San Lorenzo, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 40445  
Longnose hawkfish on black coral, underwater, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Antipatharia, Oxycirrhites typus
Longnose hawkfish on black coral, underwater, Sea of Cortez, Baja California.
Species: Black coral, Longnose hawkfish, Antipatharia, Oxycirrhites typus
Location: Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 33616  
Aerial photo of Islas San Lorenzo in the Sea of Cortez. San Lorenzo Marine Archipelago National Park is a national park of Mexico located on San Lorenzo Island part of an archipelago in the Gulf of California off the eastern coast of Baja California. The San Lorenzo Archipelago is considered one of the most important ecological areas of the Gulf of California. The Island and surrounding areas are part of a rich ecosystem comprised by a grand variety of flora and marine fauna. This area is protected by the Mexican federal government Norma Oficial Mexicana because of its importance as a habitat for several endangered species
Aerial photo of Islas San Lorenzo in the Sea of Cortez. San Lorenzo Marine Archipelago National Park is a national park of Mexico located on San Lorenzo Island part of an archipelago in the Gulf of California off the eastern coast of Baja California. The San Lorenzo Archipelago is considered one of the most important ecological areas of the Gulf of California. The Island and surrounding areas are part of a rich ecosystem comprised by a grand variety of flora and marine fauna. This area is protected by the Mexican federal government Norma Oficial Mexicana because of its importance as a habitat for several endangered species.
Location: Islas San Lorenzo, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 40441  
Cardon cactus, near La Paz, Baja California, Mexico.  Known as the elephant cactus or Mexican giant cactus, cardon is largest cactus in the world and is endemic to the deserts of the Baja California peninsula.  Some specimens of cardon have been measured over 21m (70) high.  These slow-growing plants live up to 300 years and can weigh 25 tons.  Cardon is often mistaken for the superficially similar saguaro of Arizona and Sonora, but the saguaro does not occupy Baja California, Pachycereus pringlei
Cardon cactus, near La Paz, Baja California, Mexico. Known as the elephant cactus or Mexican giant cactus, cardon is largest cactus in the world and is endemic to the deserts of the Baja California peninsula. Some specimens of cardon have been measured over 21m (70) high. These slow-growing plants live up to 300 years and can weigh 25 tons. Cardon is often mistaken for the superficially similar saguaro of Arizona and Sonora, but the saguaro does not occupy Baja California.
Species: Cardon cactus, Elephant cactus, Pachycereus pringlei
Location: La Paz, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 05498  
Cardon Cactus on Isla San Jose, Aerial View, Baja California, Pachycereus pringlei
Cardon Cactus on Isla San Jose, Aerial View, Baja California.
Species: Cardon cactus, Elephant cactus, Pachycereus pringlei
Location: Isla San Jose, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 33688  
Panorama dimensions: 3155 x 8689
Cardon Cactus on Isla San Diego, Aerial View, Baja California, Pachycereus pringlei
Cardon Cactus on Isla San Diego, Aerial View, Baja California.
Species: Cardon cactus, Elephant cactus, Pachycereus pringlei
Location: Isla San Diego, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 33575  
Beautiful underwater sunburst, glittering light through the ocean surface, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico
Beautiful underwater sunburst, glittering light through the ocean surface, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico.
Location: Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 27562  
Yellow-tailed surgeonfish schooling, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, Prionurus laticlavius
Yellow-tailed surgeonfish schooling, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico.
Species: Yellow-tailed surgeonfish, Prionurus laticlavius
Location: Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 27564  
Longnose Hawkfish on Black Coral, Oxycirrhites typus, Antipatharia, Oxycirrhites typus, Isla San Diego, Baja California, Mexico
Longnose Hawkfish on Black Coral, Oxycirrhites typus.
Species: Black coral, Longnose hawkfish, Antipatharia, Oxycirrhites typus
Location: Isla San Diego, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 33570  
A great white shark swims just below the rippled ocean surface of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California, Carcharodon carcharias, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)
A great white shark swims just below the rippled ocean surface of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California.
Species: Great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias
Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 07717  
Starfish Sea Star Detail, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, Isla Angel de la Guarda, Baja California
Starfish Sea Star Detail, Sea of Cortez, Mexico.
Location: Isla Angel de la Guarda, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 40332  
Barspot Cardinalfish, Apogon retrosell, Sea of Cortez, Apogon retrosell, Islas San Lorenzo, Baja California, Mexico
Barspot Cardinalfish, Apogon retrosell, Sea of Cortez.
Species: Barspot Cardinalfish, Apogon retrosell
Location: Islas San Lorenzo, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 40443  
Underwater Reef with Invertebrates, Gorgonians, Coral Polyps, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mikes Reef, Mexico
Underwater Reef with Invertebrates, Gorgonians, Coral Polyps, Sea of Cortez, Baja California.
Location: Mikes Reef, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 33494  
King Angelfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Holacanthus passer, Isla San Diego, Mexico
King Angelfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California.
Species: King angelfish, Holacanthus passer
Location: Isla San Diego, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 33528  
King Angelfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Holacanthus passer, Isla San Diego, Mexico
King Angelfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California.
Species: King angelfish, Holacanthus passer
Location: Isla San Diego, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 33533  
Coral Hawkfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Isla San Diego, Mexico
Coral Hawkfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California.
Location: Isla San Diego, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 33557  
Starfish Sea Star Detail, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, Isla San Diego, Baja California
Starfish Sea Star Detail, Sea of Cortez, Mexico.
Location: Isla San Diego, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 33558  
Coral Hawkfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Isla San Diego, Mexico
Coral Hawkfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California.
Location: Isla San Diego, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 33566  
Minute starfish (sea star) living on larger starfish, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, Isla San Diego, Baja California
Minute starfish (sea star) living on larger starfish, Sea of Cortez, Mexico.
Location: Isla San Diego, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 33586  
Minute starfish (sea star) living on larger starfish, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, Isla San Diego, Baja California
Minute starfish (sea star) living on larger starfish, Sea of Cortez, Mexico.
Location: Isla San Diego, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 33587  
Coral Hawkfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Isla San Diego, Mexico
Coral Hawkfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California.
Location: Isla San Diego, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 33592  
Coral Hawkfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Isla San Diego, Mexico
Coral Hawkfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California.
Location: Isla San Diego, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 33593  
Coral Hawkfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California
Coral Hawkfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California.
Location: Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 33610  
Cortez Angelfish, Pomacanthus zonipectus, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, Pomacanthus zonipectus, Isla San Francisquito, Baja California
Cortez Angelfish, Pomacanthus zonipectus, Sea of Cortez, Mexico.
Species: Cortez Angelfish, Pomacanthus zonipectus
Location: Isla San Francisquito, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 33636  
In the Shallows at Isla San Francisquito, Sea of Cortez
In the Shallows at Isla San Francisquito, Sea of Cortez.
Location: Isla San Francisquito, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 33638  
Coral Hawkfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Isla San Francisquito, Mexico
Coral Hawkfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California.
Location: Isla San Francisquito, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 33644  
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