Islas Coronado photos

Adult Male California Sea Lion with Several Young Pups, Mexico. This male sea lion is not yet large and mature enough to form his own harem so he swims at the underwater periphery of the territories of the more established males to see what females he can approach without being challenged and chased off by a bigger male.
Species: California sea lion, Zalophus californianus
Location: Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 39957  

Female California Sea Lion with Severe Fishing Line Entanglement Injury, in the Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico. The line is buried in the sea lion's tissue so far that is difficult to see. It is possible this synthetic line will continue to cut into the skin of this sea lion until it succumbs to infection or blood loss. I have never seen any marine mammal rescue teams at the Coronado islands and suspect this poor animal will not live long.
Species: California sea lion, Zalophus californianus
Location: Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 39959  

California sea lions underwater, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico.
Species: California sea lion, Zalophus californianus
Location: Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 34581  

Aerial Photo of North Coronado Island, southern point looking north, Baja California, Mexico.
Location: Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 34569  

Middle Coronado Rock Island, aerial photo.
Location: Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 35085  
Panorama dimensions: 5420 x 8725

North Coronado Island aerial photo, Baja California, Mexico.
Image ID: 36502  

Atop South Coronado Island, aerial photo.
Location: Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 35088  

California sea lion.
Species: California sea lion, Zalophus californianus
Location: Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 02943  

Brown pelicans feeding en masse on clouds of krill, Coronado Islands, Mexico.
Species: Brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis
Location: Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 03171  

Middle Coronado Island, aerial photo. Moonlight Cove on the left. Middle Rocks (Middle Grounds) and North Coronado Island in the distance.
Location: Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 35087  

Fin whale dorsal fin. The fin whale is named for its tall, falcate dorsal fin. Mariners often refer to them as finback whales. Coronado Islands, Mexico (northern Baja California, near San Diego).
Species: Fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus
Location: Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 12769  

California sea lion, Coronados Islands.
Species: California sea lion, Zalophus californianus
Location: Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 00956  

California sea lion hanging upside-down underwater, watching the photographer, Baja California, Mexico.
Species: California sea lion, Zalophus californianus
Location: Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 38570  

California sea lion hanging upside-down underwater, watching the photographer, Baja California, Mexico.
Species: California sea lion, Zalophus californianus
Location: Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 38574  

Marine algae including invasive sargassum, Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico.
Species: Sargassum, Sargassum horneri
Image ID: 34574  

Atop South Coronado Island, aerial photo.
Location: Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 35089  

California sea lion, Coronado Islands.
Species: California sea lion, Zalophus californianus
Location: Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 01923  

Garibaldi, Coronado Islands.
Species: Garibaldi, Hypsypops rubicundus
Location: Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 02511  

Gray whales traveling south to Mexico during their winter migration. The annual migration of the California gray whale is the longest known migration of any mammal, 10,000 to 12,000 miles from the Bering Sea to Baja California.
Species: Gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus
Location: Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 29048  

A blue whale raises its fluke before diving in search of food. The blue whale is the largest animal on earth, reaching 80 feet in length and weighing as much as 300,000 pounds. Near Islas Coronado (Coronado Islands).
Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus
Location: Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 09481  

A blue whale raises its fluke before diving in search of food. The blue whale is the largest animal on earth, reaching 80 feet in length and weighing as much as 300,000 pounds. North Coronado Island is in the background.
Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus
Location: Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 09484  

Invasive sargassum, Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico.
Species: Sargassum, Sargassum horneri
Image ID: 34573  
Panorama dimensions: 4582 x 8145

South Coronado Island, Mexico, northern point showing underwater reef structure, aerial photograph.
Location: Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 29061  

South Coronado Island, Mexico, southern point looking north, Middle and North Islands in the distance, aerial photograph.
Location: Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 29063  

North Island, northwest exposure, Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado).
Location: Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 05514  

Zoanthid anemones, Coronado Islands.
Location: Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 02488  

Pelagic red tuna crabs, Coronado Islands.
Species: Pelagic red crab, Pleuroncodes planipes
Location: Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 02353  

Zoanthid anemones, Coronado Islands.
Location: Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 05328  

Garibaldi juvenile, vibrant spots distinguish it from pure orange adult form, Coronado Islands.
Species: Garibaldi, Hypsypops rubicundus
Location: Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 01930  

Cormorant colony, Coronado Islands, Mexico.
Species: Cormorants, Phalacrocorax
Location: Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 05787