Search results for Mission Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara Island, aerial photograph.
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 29371  

A California sea lion plays with a piece of kelp, underwater at Santa Barbara Island. Santa Barbara Island, 38 miles off the coast of southern California, is part of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and Channel Islands National Park. It is home to a large population of sea lions.
Species: California sea lion, Zalophus californianus
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 23427  

Torrey Pines balloon aerial survey photo. Torrey Pines seacliffs, rising up to 300 feet above the ocean, stretch from Del Mar to La Jolla. On the mesa atop the bluffs are found Torrey pine trees, one of the rare species of pines in the world. Peregrine falcons nest at the edge of the cliffs. This photo was made as part of an experimental balloon aerial photographic survey flight over Torrey Pines State Reserve, by permission of Torrey Pines State Reserve.
Location: Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, California
Image ID: 27288  

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: 20388  

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: 35132  

Kelp Forest, Santa Barbara Island.
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 35829  

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  

Sea World Fireworks San Diego Mission Bay. Sea World shows evening fireworks over Mission Bay.
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 36894  

Sea World Fireworks San Diego Mission Bay. Sea World shows evening fireworks over Mission Bay.
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 36895  

Sea World Fireworks San Diego Mission Bay. Sea World shows evening fireworks over Mission Bay.
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 36896  

Sea World Fireworks San Diego Mission Bay. Sea World shows evening fireworks over Mission Bay.
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 36897  

Sea World Fireworks San Diego Mission Bay. Sea World shows evening fireworks over Mission Bay.
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 36900  

Sea World Fireworks San Diego Mission Bay. Sea World shows evening fireworks over Mission Bay.
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 36901  

Sea World Fireworks San Diego Mission Bay. Sea World shows evening fireworks over Mission Bay.
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 36913  

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  

Santa Cruz Island, north side, aerial photo.
Image ID: 29394  

Wildflowers Bloom in Spring, Joshua Tree National Park.
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  

Shooting stars, a springtime flower, blooming on the Santa Rosa Plateau.
Location: Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve, Murrieta, California
Image ID: 33152  

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  

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  

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  

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  

Lupine (species unidentified) blooms in spring.
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  

Lupine (species unidentified) blooms in spring.
Species: Lupine, Lupinus
Location: Rancho Santa Fe, California
Image ID: 11414