Mating Courtship Photo

Mating Courtship   >             photos@oceanlight.com   +1-760-707-7153 Double-crested cormorant nuptial crests, tufts of feathers on each side of the head, plumage associated with courtship and mating. Image ID: 36845   Species: Double-crested cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus Location: La Jolla, California, USA   Western Grebes rushing in a courtship display. Rushiing grebes run across the water 60 feet (20m) or further with their feet hitting the water as rapidly as 20 times per second. Lake Hodges, San Diego. Image ID: 36888   Species: Western grebe, Aechmophorus occidentalis   Magnificent frigatebird, adult male on nest, with throat pouch inflated, a courtship display to attract females. Image ID: 16725   Species: Magnificent frigatebird, Fregata magnificens Location: North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador   Giant black sea bass, gathering in a mating - courtship aggregation amid kelp forest, Catalina Island. Image ID: 33355   Species: Giant black sea bass, Stereolepis gigas Location: Catalina Island, California, USA   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. Image ID: 02796   Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA   Clark's Grebes Rushing on Lake Hodges, San Diego. Image ID: 36830   Species: Clarks grebe, Aechmophorus clarkii Location: Lake Hodges, San Diego, California, USA   Double-crested cormorant nuptial crests, tufts of feathers on each side of the head, plumage associated with courtship and mating. Image ID: 36848   Species: Double-crested cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus Location: La Jolla, California, USA   Western Grebes rushing in a courtship display. Rushiing grebes run across the water 60 feet (20m) or further with their feet hitting the water as rapidly as 20 times per second. Lake Hodges, San Diego. Image ID: 36887   Species: Western grebe, Aechmophorus occidentalis   Western Grebes rushing in a courtship display. Rushiing grebes run across the water 60 feet (20m) or further with their feet hitting the water as rapidly as 20 times per second. Lake Hodges, San Diego. Image ID: 36889   Species: Western grebe, Aechmophorus occidentalis   Western gulls, courtship behaviour. Image ID: 18397   Species: Western gull, Larus occidentalis Location: La Jolla, California, USA   Giant black sea bass, gathering in a mating - courtship aggregation amid kelp forest, Catalina Island. Image ID: 33357   Species: Giant black sea bass, Stereolepis gigas Location: Catalina Island, California, USA   Giant black sea bass, gathering in a mating - courtship aggregation amid kelp forest, Catalina Island. Image ID: 33359   Species: Giant black sea bass, Stereolepis gigas Location: Catalina Island, California, USA   Giant black sea bass, gathering in a mating - courtship aggregation amid kelp forest, Catalina Island. Image ID: 33360   Species: Giant black sea bass, Stereolepis gigas Location: Catalina Island, California, USA   Giant black sea bass, gathering in a mating - courtship aggregation amid kelp forest, Catalina Island. Image ID: 33361   Species: Giant black sea bass, Stereolepis gigas Location: Catalina Island, California, USA   Giant black sea bass, gathering in a mating - courtship aggregation amid kelp forest, Catalina Island. Image ID: 33362   Species: Giant black sea bass, Stereolepis gigas Location: Catalina Island, California, USA   Giant black sea bass, gathering in a mating - courtship aggregation amid kelp forest, Catalina Island. Image ID: 33364   Species: Giant black sea bass, Stereolepis gigas Location: Catalina Island, California, USA   Giant black sea bass, gathering in a mating - courtship aggregation amid kelp forest, Catalina Island. Image ID: 33379   Species: Giant black sea bass, Stereolepis gigas Location: Catalina Island, California, USA   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. Image ID: 02794   Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA   Courtship group of six Southern right whales, Eubalaena australis, Argentina. Image ID: 35915   Species: Southern right whale, Eubalaena australis Location: Puerto Piramides, Chubut, Argentina   Three Western Grebes Rushing on Lake Hodges. Image ID: 36779   Species: Western grebe, Aechmophorus occidentalis Location: Lake Hodges, San Diego, California, USA   Western Grebes Ratchet Pointing in preparation for rushing, a courtship ceremony, Lake Hodges, San Diego. Image ID: 36781   Species: Western grebe, Aechmophorus occidentalis Location: Lake Hodges, San Diego, California, USA   Western Grebes Rushing on Lake Hodges, amidst a mix of Western Grebes and Clarks Grebes. Image ID: 36790   Species: Western grebe, Aechmophorus occidentalis Location: Lake Hodges, San Diego, California, USA   Double-crested cormorant nuptial crests, tufts of feathers on each side of the head, plumage associated with courtship and mating. Image ID: 36847   Species: Double-crested cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus Location: La Jolla, California, USA   Clarks Grebes (left) and Western Grebe (right), arguing over a rock, Lake Hodges. Image ID: 36883   Species: Clarks grebe, Western grebe, Aechmophorus clarkii, Aechmophorus occidentalis   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. Image ID: 02802   Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA   Clarks Grebes, courting pair, Lake Hodges. Image ID: 36881   Species: Clarks grebe, Aechmophorus clarkii Location: Lake Hodges, San Diego, California, USA   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. Image ID: 20388   Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA   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. Image ID: 02813   Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA   Clark's Grebes Rushing on Lake Hodges, San Diego. Image ID: 36784   Species: Clarks grebe, Aechmophorus clarkii Location: Lake Hodges, San Diego, California, USA   Clark's Grebes Rushing on Lake Hodges, San Diego. Image ID: 36785   Species: Clarks grebe, Aechmophorus clarkii Location: Lake Hodges, San Diego, California, USA

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