Natural History Photography

Sea World Fireworks San Diego Mission Bay. Sea World shows evening fireworks over Mission Bay.
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 36914

Sea World Fireworks San Diego Mission Bay. Sea World shows evening fireworks over Mission Bay.
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 36915

Sea World Fireworks San Diego Mission Bay. Sea World shows evening fireworks over Mission Bay.
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 36916

Southern right whale underwater, Eubalaena australis, in Golfo Nuevo, Peninsula Valdes, Argentina. By permission of the Government of Argentina, Chubut, permit # 51 / 2025-SsCyA.
Species: Southern Right Whale, Eubalaena australis
Location: Puerto Piramides, Chubut, Argentina
Image ID: 41220

Portrait of an adult Southern Right Whale Underwater, Eubalaena australis, hovering over sand bottom on Golfo Nuevo, Peninsula Valdes. By permission of the Government of Argentina, Chubut, permit # 51 / 2025-SsCyA.
Species: Southern Right Whale, Eubalaena australis
Location: Puerto Piramides, Chubut, Argentina
Image ID: 41225

Mother and calf southern right whales underwater. The calf swims close to its mother but, if the mother is accepting, the calf will be allowed to come close to the photographer and check him out. By permission of the Government of Argentina, Chubut, permit # 51 / 2025-SsCyA.
Species: Southern Right Whale, Eubalaena australis
Location: Puerto Piramides, Chubut, Argentina
Image ID: 41233

Mating pair of Southern Right Whales, aerial photo. In this photo, the male is grasping the female with one of his pectoral fins as a prelude to copulation. By permission of the Government of Argentina, Chubut, permit # 51 / 2025-SsCyA.
Species: Southern Right Whale, Eubalaena australis
Location: Puerto Piramides, Chubut, Argentina
Image ID: 41221

Mating pair of Southern Right Whales, aerial photo. The female's calf is seen at the surface above the adults; it has no choice but to stay near its mother even if she is involved in courtship or mating activities. By permission of the Government of Argentina, Chubut, permit # 51 / 2025-SsCyA.
Species: Southern Right Whale, Eubalaena australis
Location: Puerto Piramides, Chubut, Argentina
Image ID: 41222

Copulating Southern Right Whales, aerial photo. The male is upside down (belly up) and trying to copulate with the female who is also belly up and being evasive of the male. The female's calf is at lower right. By permission of the Government of Argentina, Chubut, permit # 51 / 2025-SsCyA.
Species: Southern Right Whale, Eubalaena australis
Location: Puerto Piramides, Chubut, Argentina
Image ID: 41234

Courting Pair of Southern Right Whales, Aerial Photo, Sand is disturbed in the shallow waters of Golfo Nuevo from their socialization and mating activities. By permission of the Government of Argentina, Chubut, permit # 51 / 2025-SsCyA.
Species: Southern Right Whale, Eubalaena australis
Location: Puerto Piramides, Chubut, Argentina
Image ID: 41235

Aerial photo of Courtship / Mating Group of Southern Right Whales at Peninsula Valdes, Argentina. Eubalaena australis. By permission of the Government of Argentina, Chubut, permit # 51 / 2025-SsCyA.
Species: Southern Right Whale, Eubalaena australis
Location: Puerto Piramides, Chubut, Argentina
Image ID: 41236

Aerial photo of Seven Southern Right Whales Engaged in Courtship / Mating at Peninsula Valdes, Argentina. Eubalaena australis. By permission of the Government of Argentina, Chubut, permit # 51 / 2025-SsCyA.
Species: Southern Right Whale, Eubalaena australis
Location: Puerto Piramides, Chubut, Argentina
Image ID: 41237

San Diego and Tijuana City Skyline, panoramic photo, viewed from Mount Soledad, Mission Bay, San Diego Bay, the Coronado Bay Bridge are also seen in this panorama.
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 39860
Panorama dimensions: 5883 x 12949

Imperial Shags, Phalacrocorax atriceps or Blue-eyed Cormorant, gather on exposed rocks at Puerto Piramides, UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site, Golfo Nuevo. By permission of the Government of Argentina, Chubut, permit # 51 / 2025-SsCyA.
Location: Puerto Piramides, Chubut, Argentina
Image ID: 41217
Panorama dimensions: 5760 x 8640

Breaching Southern Right Whale, Eubalaena australis, Golfo Nuevo, Peninsula Valdes, Argentina. By permission of the Government of Argentina, Chubut, permit # 51 / 2025-SsCyA.
Species: Southern Right Whale, Eubalaena australis
Location: Puerto Piramides, Chubut, Argentina
Image ID: 41218

Southern right whale in the "galleon position", floating on the surface of the water with only its rostrum and fluke out of the water, in an effort to avoid gulls picking at the skin of its back. By permission of the Government of Argentina, Chubut, permit # 51 / 2025-SsCyA.
Species: Southern Right Whale, Eubalaena australis
Location: Puerto Piramides, Chubut, Argentina
Image ID: 41223

Southern giant petrel in flight, Macronectes giganteus, Peninsula Valdes, Argentina. This large seabird has a wingspan up to 80" from wing-tip to wing-tip. By permission of the Government of Argentina, Chubut, permit # 51 / 2025-SsCyA.
Species: Southern giant petrel, Macronectes giganteus
Location: Puerto Piramides, Chubut, Argentina
Image ID: 41226

Magellanic penguin in its burrow, Spheniscus magellanicus, Peninsula Valdes, Patagonia, Argentina. By permission of the Government of Argentina, Chubut, permit # 51 / 2025-SsCyA.
Species: Magellanic penguin, Spheniscus magellanicus
Location: Puerto Piramides, Chubut, Argentina
Image ID: 41227

Patagonian burrowing owl, Athene cunicularia, Valdes Peninsula, Argentina. By permission of the Government of Argentina, Chubut, permit # 51 / 2025-SsCyA.
Species: Patagonian Burrowing Owl, Athene cunicularia
Location: Puerto Piramides, Chubut, Argentina
Image ID: 41228

Rostrum and callosities of southern right whale, Eubalaena australis. Whale lice can be seen attached to the collosities, which are patches of thickened keratinized tissue, like calluses (thus the name). The pattern of callosities on a right whale are unique and serve as a way to identify individuals throughout their lifetime. By permission of the Government of Argentina, Chubut, permit # 51 / 2025-SsCyA.
Species: Southern Right Whale, Eubalaena australis
Location: Puerto Piramides, Chubut, Argentina
Image ID: 41238

South American Terns in flight, Sterna hirundinacea, Golfo Nuevo, Peninsula Valdes, Chubut, Argentina. By permission of the Government of Argentina, Chubut, permit # 51 / 2025-SsCyA.
Species: South American Tern, Sterna hirundinacea
Location: Puerto Piramides, Chubut, Argentina
Image ID: 41239

South American Tern in flight, Sterna hirundinacea, Golfo Nuevo, Peninsula Valdes, Chubut, Argentina. By permission of the Government of Argentina, Chubut, permit # 51 / 2025-SsCyA.
Species: South American Tern, Sterna hirundinacea
Location: Puerto Piramides, Chubut, Argentina
Image ID: 41240

South American Sea Lion, Otaria flavescens, Golfo Nuevo, Peninsula Valdes, Chubut, Argentina. By permission of the Government of Argentina, Chubut, permit # 51 / 2025-SsCyA.
Species: South American Sea Lion, Otaria flavescens
Location: Puerto Piramides, Chubut, Argentina
Image ID: 41241

Snowy egret, Mission Bay, San Diego. The snowy egret can be found in marshes, swamps, shorelines, mudflats and ponds. The snowy egret eats shrimp, minnows and other small fish, crustaceans and frogs. It is found on all coasts of North America and, in winter, into South America.
Species: Snowy Egret, Egretta thula
Image ID: 36823

Mission Bay, Ocean Beach, Point Loma, OB Pier, Mission Bay Channel and Coronado islands, at night, San Diego, California

Mission Bay, Ocean Beach, Point Loma, OB Pier, Mission Bay Channel and Coronado islands, at night.
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 37497
Panorama dimensions: 1070 x 3500

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.
Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris
Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California
Image ID: 15408

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