Watching Photos

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Guadalupe fur seal, floating upside down under the ocean's surface at Guadalupe Island, watching the photographer and looking for passing predators, Arctocephalus townsendi, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)
Guadalupe fur seal, floating upside down under the ocean's surface at Guadalupe Island, watching the photographer and looking for passing predators.
Species: Guadalupe fur seal, Arctocephalus townsendi
Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 02114  
A mother California sea lion (left) and her pup (right), underwater at the Coronado Islands, Mexico. Mothers and pups spend much time together with the mother teaching her young padawan learner how to pursue prey. I spent a lot of time over 6 days watching this pair in Fall 2023, Zalophus californianus, Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado)
A mother California sea lion (left) and her pup (right), underwater at the Coronado Islands, Mexico. Mothers and pups spend much time together with the mother teaching her young padawan learner how to pursue prey. I spent a lot of time over 6 days watching this pair in Fall 2023.
Species: California sea lion, Zalophus californianus
Location: Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 39960  
California sea lion hanging upside-down underwater, watching the photographer, Baja California, Mexico, Zalophus californianus, Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado)
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: 38560  
Southern right whales very close to shore, people watching from the beach, aerial photo, Playa El Doradillo, Patagonia, Argentina, Eubalaena australis, Puerto Piramides, Chubut
Southern right whales very close to shore, people watching from the beach, aerial photo, Playa El Doradillo, Patagonia, Argentina.
Species: Southern Right Whale, Eubalaena australis
Location: Puerto Piramides, Chubut, Argentina
Image ID: 38286  
Ten southern right whales very close to shore, including four calves and a rare white calf, people watching from the beach, Playa El Doradillo, aerial photo, Patagonia, Argentina, Eubalaena australis, Puerto Piramides, Chubut
Ten southern right whales very close to shore, including four calves and a rare white calf, people watching from the beach, Playa El Doradillo, aerial photo, Patagonia, Argentina.
Species: Southern Right Whale, Eubalaena australis
Location: Puerto Piramides, Chubut, Argentina
Image ID: 35945  
California sea lion hanging upside-down underwater, watching the photographer, Baja California, Mexico, Zalophus californianus, Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado)
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: 38568  
California sea lion hanging upside-down underwater, watching the photographer, Baja California, Mexico, Zalophus californianus, Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado)
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: 38569  
California sea lion hanging upside-down underwater, watching the photographer, Baja California, Mexico, Zalophus californianus, Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado)
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, Zalophus californianus, Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado)
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  
Whale watching along Playa El Doradillo, Valdes Peninsula, Argentina. At Playa El Doradillo, whales come so close to shore people can simply stand on the beach and watch Southern Right Whales just a few yards away, Eubalaena australis, Puerto Piramides, Chubut
Whale watching along Playa El Doradillo, Valdes Peninsula, Argentina. At Playa El Doradillo, whales come so close to shore people can simply stand on the beach and watch Southern Right Whales just a few yards away.
Species: Southern Right Whale, Eubalaena australis
Location: Puerto Piramides, Chubut, Argentina
Image ID: 38442  
A crowd enjoys watching Old Faithful geyser at peak eruption, Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
A crowd enjoys watching Old Faithful geyser at peak eruption.
Location: Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 13363  
An enormous blue whale swims in front of whale watchers on a private yacht.  Only a small portion of the whale, which dwarfs the boat and may be 70 feet or more in length, can be seen. Open ocean offshore of San Diego, Balaenoptera musculus
An enormous blue whale swims in front of whale watchers on a private yacht. Only a small portion of the whale, which dwarfs the boat and may be 70 feet or more in length, can be seen. Open ocean offshore of San Diego.
Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 07541  
Gray whale dorsal ridge (back) at the surface in front of a boat full of whale watchers, Cow Bay, Flores Island, near Tofino, Clayoquot Sound, west coast of Vancouver Island, Eschrichtius robustus
Gray whale dorsal ridge (back) at the surface in front of a boat full of whale watchers, Cow Bay, Flores Island, near Tofino, Clayoquot Sound, west coast of Vancouver Island.
Species: Gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus
Location: Cow Bay, Flores Island, British Columbia, Canada
Image ID: 21180  
Whale watching along Playa El Doradillo, Valdes Peninsula, Argentina. At Playa El Doradillo, whales come so close to shore people can simply stand on the beach and watch Southern Right Whales just a few yards away, Eubalaena australis, Puerto Piramides, Chubut
Whale watching along Playa El Doradillo, Valdes Peninsula, Argentina. At Playa El Doradillo, whales come so close to shore people can simply stand on the beach and watch Southern Right Whales just a few yards away.
Species: Southern Right Whale, Eubalaena australis
Location: Puerto Piramides, Chubut, Argentina
Image ID: 38441  
Whale watching along Playa El Doradillo, Valdes Peninsula, Argentina. At Playa El Doradillo, whales come so close to shore people can simply stand on the beach and watch Southern Right Whales just a few yards away, Eubalaena australis, Puerto Piramides, Chubut
Whale watching along Playa El Doradillo, Valdes Peninsula, Argentina. At Playa El Doradillo, whales come so close to shore people can simply stand on the beach and watch Southern Right Whales just a few yards away.
Species: Southern Right Whale, Eubalaena australis
Location: Puerto Piramides, Chubut, Argentina
Image ID: 38443  
Southern right whales very close to shore, people watching from the beach, aerial photo, Patagonia, Argentina, Eubalaena australis, Puerto Piramides, Chubut
Southern right whales very close to shore, people watching from the beach, aerial photo, Patagonia, Argentina.
Species: Southern right whale, Eubalaena australis
Location: Puerto Piramides, Chubut, Argentina
Image ID: 35975  
Pelican in Flight over Huge Waves in La Jolla, foamy ocean water background, people watching from the cliffs, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus
Pelican in Flight over Huge Waves in La Jolla, foamy ocean water background, people watching from the cliffs.
Species: Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 38909  
Gray whale raising its fluke (tail) in front of a boat of whale watchers before diving to the ocean floor to forage for crustaceans, Cow Bay, Flores Island, near Tofino, Clayoquot Sound, west coast of Vancouver Island, Eschrichtius robustus
Gray whale raising its fluke (tail) in front of a boat of whale watchers before diving to the ocean floor to forage for crustaceans, Cow Bay, Flores Island, near Tofino, Clayoquot Sound, west coast of Vancouver Island.
Species: Gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus
Location: Cow Bay, Flores Island, British Columbia, Canada
Image ID: 21184  
Birdwatching, on the stern deck of the ship M/V Polar Star.  While en route between remote ocean islands such as the Falklands, South Georgia, South Orkneys and South Shetlands, seabirds often fly alongside the boat
Birdwatching, on the stern deck of the ship M/V Polar Star. While en route between remote ocean islands such as the Falklands, South Georgia, South Orkneys and South Shetlands, seabirds often fly alongside the boat.
Location: Falkland Islands, United Kingdom
Image ID: 23711  
Southern right whale near whale watching boat, aerial photo, Eubalaena australis, Puerto Piramides, Chubut, Argentina
Southern right whale near whale watching boat, aerial photo.
Species: Southern Right Whale, Eubalaena australis
Location: Puerto Piramides, Chubut, Argentina
Image ID: 38301  
Two humpback whales swim in front of a whale watching boat, Megaptera novaeangliae, Santa Rosa Island, California
Two humpback whales swim in front of a whale watching boat.
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Santa Rosa Island, California
Image ID: 27037  
Humpback whale blowing, exhaling as it swims toward a whale-watching boat, Megaptera novaeangliae, Santa Rosa Island, California
Humpback whale blowing, exhaling as it swims toward a whale-watching boat.
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Santa Rosa Island, California
Image ID: 27034  
Humpback whale surface active group including head lunge and two fluke swipes, whale watching boat, Megaptera novaeangliae, Maui
Humpback whale surface active group including head lunge and two fluke swipes, whale watching boat.
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Image ID: 04243  
Bird watching, birding from the tallest deck of the M/V Polar Star as it sails south through the Beagle Channel, Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
Bird watching, birding from the tallest deck of the M/V Polar Star as it sails south through the Beagle Channel.
Location: Beagle Channel, Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
Image ID: 23621  
North Pacific humpback whale rounds out in front of whale watching boat, Megaptera novaeangliae, Maui
North Pacific humpback whale rounds out in front of whale watching boat.
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Image ID: 00347  
North Pacific humpback whale at the surface with open mouth and inflated throat, in front of whale watching boat, Megaptera novaeangliae, Maui
North Pacific humpback whale at the surface with open mouth and inflated throat, in front of whale watching boat.
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Image ID: 00985  
A crowd enjoys watching Old Faithful geyser at peak eruption, Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
A crowd enjoys watching Old Faithful geyser at peak eruption.
Location: Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 13362  
A crowd enjoys watching Old Faithful geyser at peak eruption, Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
A crowd enjoys watching Old Faithful geyser at peak eruption.
Location: Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 13364  
A crowd enjoys watching Old Faithful geyser at peak eruption, Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
A crowd enjoys watching Old Faithful geyser at peak eruption.
Location: Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 13365  
Whale watchers look in all directions searching for a whale, near Tofino, Clayoquot Sound, west coast of Vancouver Island, Cow Bay, Flores Island, British Columbia, Canada
Whale watchers look in all directions searching for a whale, near Tofino, Clayoquot Sound, west coast of Vancouver Island.
Location: Cow Bay, Flores Island, British Columbia, Canada
Image ID: 21179  
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