My photograph of a gray whale blowing as it surfaces along the Big Sur coast appeared on the cover of the Where magazine:
Gray whale, blow.
Image ID: 01173
Species: Gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus
Location: Big Sur, California, USA
About Phil Colla
I am a natural history photographer. I enjoy making compelling images in the ocean, on land, and in the air. I have maintained the Natural History Photography blog since 2005 and my searchable Natural History Photography Library since 1997. Here are some tear sheets and behind the scenes views. Thanks for looking!
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- When Clark’s Grebes and Western Grebes Walk on Water – The Courtship Behavior of Rushing Grebes
- California Brown Pelicans in La Jolla, November through January
- 2024 Song of the Humpback Whale and Remembering Doctor Dan
- Natural History Photography – My Favorite Photos of 2024
- Diving Islas San Lorenzo in Baja California’s Midriff Islands, Mexico
- Diving Isla San Pedro Martir in Baja California’s Midriff Islands, Mexico
- Diving Isla Angel de la Guarda in Baja California’s Midriff Islands, Mexico
- Sea Lions in the Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico, Fall 2024
- Burrowing Owls in Cape Coral, Florida
- A Morning Photographing Birds at Fort De Soto Park, Florida
- Wood Storks and Egrets at the Harley Davidson Rookery
- Roseate Spoonbills at Alafia Bank Bird Sanctuary in Florida
- Surfing Sea Lions of La Jolla, Winter 2024
- The Year of the Desert Lily: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park Wildflowers in Spring 2024
- Warblers, Whimbrels and Hummingbirds on the Coast Walk in La Jolla
- Finding Leafy Sea Dragons at Rapid Bay Jetty, South Australia
- Wildlife Portrait Photography on Point La Jolla; Year-Round Closure Makes This a Thing of the Past
- La Jolla Pelicans in Late January and Early February
- Hite Crossing Bridge over the Colorado River, Utah
- Brandt’s Cormorants (Phalacrocorax penicillatus) Courtship and Nesting on Seacliffs in La Jolla, California
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