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Two Giant black sea bass hover in the kelp forest as a courting pair, part of a larger mating aggregation at Catalina Island. In summer months, giant black seabass gather in kelp forests in California to form mating aggregations leading to spawning. Courtship behaviors include circling of pairs of giant sea bass, production of booming sounds by presumed males, and nudging of females by males in what is though to be an effort to encourage spawning, Stereolepis gigas
Five giant black sea bass in a mating and courtship aggregation in the kelp forest at Catalina Island. In summer months, black seabass gather in kelp forests in California to form mating aggregations leading to spawning. Courtship behaviors include circling of pairs of giant sea bass, production of booming sounds by presumed males, and nudging of females by males in what is though to be an effort to encourage spawning, Stereolepis gigas
Two Giant sea bass comprise a courting pair as part of a larger mating aggregation amid the kelp forest at Catalina Island. In summer months, giant seabass gather in kelp forests in California to form mating aggregations leading to spawning. Courtship behaviors include circling of pairs of giant sea bass, production of booming sounds by presumed males, and nudging of females by males in what is though to be an effort to encourage spawning, Stereolepis gigas
Southern elephant seal pup taking its first breath. Just moments before the pup was still wrapped in placenta and had to free its head in order to breathe, Mirounga leonina, Valdes Peninsula, Mirounga leonina, Puerto Piramides, Chubut, Argentina
Fall Colors in the Virgin River Narrows, Zion National Park, Utah
Kanarra Creek Falls in Kanarra Canyon, Utah, Kanarraville
Adult male humpback whale singing, suspended motionless underwater. Only male humpbacks have been observed singing. All humpbacks in the North Pacific sing the same whale song each year, and the song changes slightly from one year to the next, Megaptera novaeangliae, Maui
Aerial Photo of North Coronado Island, southern point looking north, Baja California, Mexico, Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado)
North Coronado Island, Mexico, northern point looking south with Middle and South Islands in the distance, aerial photograph, Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado)
Sunset at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. Spectacular sunsets at Bosque del Apache, rich in reds, oranges, yellows and purples, make for striking reflections of the thousands of cranes and geese found in the refuge each winter, Chen caerulescens, Socorro, New Mexico
African Elephants Drinking from the Mara River, Mara Triangle, Kenya, Loxodonta africana, Maasai Mara National Reserve
Royal tern in flight, Thalasseus maximus, adult nonbreeding plumage, breaking waves in the background, La Jolla, Sterna maxima, Thalasseus maximus
Royal tern in flight, Thalasseus maximus, adult nonbreeding plumage, breaking waves in the background, La Jolla, Sterna maxima, Thalasseus maximus
Big Surf Breaking at Boomer Beach, La Jolla, Scripps Institute of Oceanography in the distance
Brandt's Cormorant Spreading Wings to Land on sea cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean, La Jolla, California
Male Brandt's Cormorant Skypointing, Courtship Display, Breeding Plumage with blue throat and a few white pin-feathers, La Jolla. Skypointing is an interesting courtship behavior that many birds practice. Among Brandt's Cormorants the male performs this, likely as a way of attracting a mate to the nest he has built by showing off his striking blue throat. He tips his head backward showing off his striking blue throat, and partially raises his wings. Seen here on seacliffs above the ocean, Phalacrocorax penicillatus
Beautiful golden-brown adult female California Sea Lion, resting on rocks in the morning sun, La Jolla, catching a little splash from a wave breaking on the reef just behind her, Zalophus californianus
Torrey Pines State Beach on the extreme low King Tide, people walking on the beach, sunset light and La Jolla in the distance, Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, California
Sunset on the Del Mar Bluffs and Train Tracks, with North County coastline. The highest peaks in the distance are Santiago Peak and Modjeska Peak, the pair commonly known as Saddleback
Portrait of two California brown pelicans with breeding plumage, note the striking red throat, yellow and white head, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus, La Jolla
Sunset and King Tide on Del Mar Beach, Dog Beach, Solana Beach, looking north into North County San Diego
Royal Tern in flight, breaking waves and surf in the background, adult non-breeding plumage, La Jolla, Sterna maxima, Thalasseus maximus
Killer whale attacking sea lion. Biggs transient orca and California sea lion, Orcinus orca, Zalophus californianus, Palos Verdes
Bald eagle in flight, banking at a steep angle before turning and diving, wings spread, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Haliaeetus leucocephalus washingtoniensis, Kachemak Bay, Homer, Alaska
Panoramic view from Vogelsang Pass (10685') in Yosemite's high country, looking south. A hiker appears twice in this curious panoramic photo, enjoying the spectacular view. Visible on the left are Parson's Peak (12147'), Gallison Lake and Bernice Lake, while Vogelsang Peak (11516') rises to the right, Yosemite National Park, California
Panorama of Nameless Lake (10709'), surrounded by glacier-sculpted granite peaks of the Cathedral Range, near Vogelsang High Sierra Camp, Yosemite National Park, California
Yellow cottonwood trees in autumn, fall colors in the Virgin River Narrows in Zion National Park
The Virgin River flows through the Zion Narrows, with tall sandstone walls towering hundreds of feet above, Virgin River Narrows, Zion National Park, Utah
Photographer in the Virgin River Narrows, with flowing water, autumn cottonwood trees and towering red sandstone cliffs, Zion National Park, Utah
Breaking wave at the Wedge, The Wedge, Newport Beach, California
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