Carlsbad Coast Highway Sunset, Terramar and North Ponto to Oceanside with Camp Pendleton in the distance. San Onofre Mountain (1722'), one of the southern peaks in the Santa Ana Mountains, can just barely be seen in the distance.
Location: Carlsbad, California
Image ID: 35904
Location: Carlsbad, California
Image ID: 35904
Santa Cruz Island, north side, aerial photo.
Image ID: 29394
Image ID: 29394
Wildflowers Bloom in Spring, Joshua Tree National Park.
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California
Image ID: 33143
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California
Image ID: 33143
Chocolate lily growing among grasses on oak-covered hillsides. The chocolate lily is a herbaceous perennial monocot that is increasingly difficult to find in the wild due to habitat loss. The flower is a striking brown color akin to the color of chocolate.
Location: Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve, Murrieta, California
Image ID: 33149
Location: Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve, Murrieta, California
Image ID: 33149
Shooting stars, a springtime flower, blooming on the Santa Rosa Plateau.
Location: Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve, Murrieta, California
Image ID: 33152
Location: Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve, Murrieta, California
Image ID: 33152
Barnacle blenny, Acanthemblemaria macrospilus, Sea of Cortez.
Location: Isla Espiritu Santo, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 33783
Location: Isla Espiritu Santo, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 33783
Aerial Photo of San Elijo Lagoon. San Elijo Lagoon Ecological Reserve is one of the largest remaining coastal wetlands in San Diego County, California, on the border of Encinitas, Solana Beach and Rancho Santa Fe.
Location: Encinitas, California
Image ID: 30592
Location: Encinitas, California
Image ID: 30592
Terramar Sunset, viewed from North Ponto with Oceanside and Camp Pendleton in the distance. Rising in the distance is San Onofre Mountain (1722') topped by a tall signal tower, one of the southern peaks in the Santa Ana Mountains.
Location: Carlsbad, California
Image ID: 36743
Location: Carlsbad, California
Image ID: 36743
Terramar Sunset, viewed from North Ponto with Oceanside and Camp Pendleton in the distance. Rising in the distance is San Onofre Mountain (1722') topped by a tall signal tower, one of the southern peaks in the Santa Ana Mountains.
Location: Carlsbad, California
Image ID: 35903
Location: Carlsbad, California
Image ID: 35903
Lupine (species unidentified) blooms in spring.
Species: Lupine, Lupinus
Location: Rancho Santa Fe, California
Image ID: 11395
Species: Lupine, Lupinus
Location: Rancho Santa Fe, California
Image ID: 11395
Lupine (species unidentified) blooms in spring.
Species: Lupine, Lupinus
Location: Rancho Santa Fe, California
Image ID: 11408
Species: Lupine, Lupinus
Location: Rancho Santa Fe, California
Image ID: 11408
Lupine (species unidentified) blooms in spring.
Species: Lupine, Lupinus
Location: Rancho Santa Fe, California
Image ID: 11414
Species: Lupine, Lupinus
Location: Rancho Santa Fe, California
Image ID: 11414
A SCUBA diver enters a submarine cavern at Santa Barbara Island, underwater cave.
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 23423
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 23423
California sea lion, juveniles at play in kelp forest.
Species: California sea lion, Zalophus californianus
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 00619
Species: California sea lion, Zalophus californianus
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 00619
Chestnut cowrie with mantle extended, feather duster worm.
Species: Chestnut cowrie, Date cowrie, Cypraea spadicea, Eudistylia polymorpha
Location: Santa Cruz Island, California
Image ID: 01061
Species: Chestnut cowrie, Date cowrie, Cypraea spadicea, Eudistylia polymorpha
Location: Santa Cruz Island, California
Image ID: 01061
Kelp frond in motion, time exposure.
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 02344
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 02344
Kelp frond showing pneumatocysts.
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 02436
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 02436
Kelp stipe and blades.
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 02498
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 02498
California sea lion.
Species: California sea lion, Zalophus californianus
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 02951
Species: California sea lion, Zalophus californianus
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 02951
California bat ray swimming amidst giant kelp forest.
Species: California bat ray, Macrocystis pyrifera, Myliobatis californica
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 03414
Species: California bat ray, Macrocystis pyrifera, Myliobatis californica
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 03414
California sea lion, Webster Point rookery.
Species: California sea lion, Zalophus californianus
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 03803
Species: California sea lion, Zalophus californianus
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 03803
California sea lion, Webster Point rookery.
Species: California sea lion, Zalophus californianus
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 03804
Species: California sea lion, Zalophus californianus
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 03804
California sea lion, Webster Point rookery.
Species: California sea lion, Zalophus californianus
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 03807
Species: California sea lion, Zalophus californianus
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 03807
California sea lion, Webster Point rookery.
Species: California sea lion, Zalophus californianus
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 03811
Species: California sea lion, Zalophus californianus
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 03811
California sea lion, Webster Point rookery.
Species: California sea lion, Zalophus californianus
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 03812
Species: California sea lion, Zalophus californianus
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 03812
California sea lion.
Species: California sea lion, Zalophus californianus
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 04827
Species: California sea lion, Zalophus californianus
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 04827
California sea lions, socializing/resting, Webster Point rookery, Santa Barbara Island, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary.
Species: California sea lion, Zalophus californianus
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 06285
Species: California sea lion, Zalophus californianus
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 06285
California sea lions, socializing/resting, Webster Point rookery, Santa Barbara Island, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary.
Species: California sea lion, Zalophus californianus
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 06290
Species: California sea lion, Zalophus californianus
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 06290
Pacific torpedo ray in kelp forest, filming lights.
Species: Pacific torpedo ray, Macrocystis pyrifera, Tetronarce californica, Torpedo californica
Location: Santa Rosa Island, California
Image ID: 01009
Species: Pacific torpedo ray, Macrocystis pyrifera, Tetronarce californica, Torpedo californica
Location: Santa Rosa Island, California
Image ID: 01009
A cluster of vibrantly-colored strawberry anemones (club-tipped anemone, more correctly a corallimorph) polyps clings to the rocky reef.
Species: Strawberry anemone, Corynactis californica
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 10168
Species: Strawberry anemone, Corynactis californica
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 10168