Sea Lion
29 August 2004 | ||
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| While we were waiting to get on our whalewatching trip at 8am... | ||
Whale Backbones
29 August 2004 | ||
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| Two humpbacks in parallel before diving again.... | ||
Fluke
29 August 2004 | ||
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| Much closer than many years ago at Hawaii.... | ||
Rissos
29 August 2004 | ||
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| School of Risso Dolphins.... | ||
Rissos
29 August 2004 | ||
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| Strange bitemarks on them... Strange torpedo form... Unlike the smaller Dolphins in New Zealand, they did not want to swim along with the boats waves.... | ||
Ghost
29 August 2004 | ||
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| A mola mola, aka sunfish... What a weird looking creature.... Like a ghost underwater.... | ||
More Mola Mola
29 August 2004 | ||
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| He did not seem to fear us at all.... | ||
Most amazing Moment...
29 August 2004 | ||
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| After this photo.... the humpback dove down and did a big breach... Jumped out at least 8m high above us out of the water and crashed to the side and splat water all over us.... One of the best moments of that year... | ||
Fluke
29 August 2004 | ||
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| Just before we headed on... | ||
Sea Lions and Sea birds
29 August 2004 | ||
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| On this rock at the harbor.... | ||
Model
29 August 2004 | ||
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| Sea Lions modelling for our cameras.... | ||
Gulls and Otters
29 August 2004 | ||
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| This cute otter and a seagull hovering above it.... | ||
Pelican
29 August 2004 | ||
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| Out of the window of a Mexican restaurant where we ate... | ||
Pelican Closeup
29 August 2004 | ||
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| Looks like one wise old bird... | ||
Otters
4 February 2005 | ||
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| After the meeting finished I rushed to Monterey to see an otter mum and her cub in the bay.... | ||
Cub and Mum
4 February 2005 | ||
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| Munching away | ||
Otter Baby
4 February 2005 | ||
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| Likes shellfish.... | ||
Nice background
4 February 2005 | ||
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| With the Otter Baby in front... | ||
Going out...
4 February 2005 | ||
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| ..on the last cruise of the day.... | ||
Grey Whale
4 February 2005 | ||
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| Fluke from far, while moving and cropped.... | ||
Grey Whale
4 February 2005 | ||
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| From far, while moving and cropped.... | ||
Grey Whale
4 February 2005 | ||
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| A bit closer... Grey Whales are just not as photogenic as humpbacks since they don't come out of the water that far.... | ||
Starry Sky Upside Down
4 February 2005 | ||
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| A great time to look at the sea and relax before another long flight back.... Looks like Los Angeles at night.... | ||
Rissos again....
4 February 2005 | ||
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Risso Scratchmarks
4 February 2005 | ||
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| They get them while young and playing with each other.... Looks like tattoos. | ||
Fluke
4 February 2005 | ||
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| Rissos are sometimes mistaken for sharks.... | ||
Seal Model
4 February 2005 | ||
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| Back into the bay.... | ||
Seagull
4 February 2005 | ||
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| ... | ||
Dolphins!!!
15 January 2007 | ||
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| On Martin Luther King day, we all headed down to Monterey.... When we went on the Whale Watching trip, we encountered a group of around 500 dolphins... Amazing! | ||
More dolphins
15 January 2007 | ||
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| When we met this group, I started making the weirdest happiness sounds... Glucking around... I really encountered true happiness in that moment... | ||
Swimming at the bow of the boat...
15 January 2007 | ||
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I have taken this photo before....
15 January 2007 | ||
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| ...slightly different in February 2005. | ||
Blowing out...
15 January 2007 | ||
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| Yay, we found three grey whales! | ||
Grey Whale Fluke
15 January 2007 | ||
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| Good that I brought my 400mm with me... | ||
Actually two whales...
15 January 2007 | ||
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| One's back, the other's fluke | ||
More grey whale
15 January 2007 | ||
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And then we said goodbye...
15 January 2007 | ||
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| ..to the grey whales... | ||
Return...
15 January 2007 | ||
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| ...to our Dolphin Crew | ||
From the distance...
15 January 2007 | ||
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| ...it was obvious that the dolphins were having a big activity. Probably getting a fish school to the surface... | ||
Yet more Dolphin
15 January 2007 | ||
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Nice group
15 January 2007 | ||
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Yet more dolphins
15 January 2007 | ||
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Common Dolphin...
15 January 2007 | ||
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Back of a Dolphin fluke
15 January 2007 | ||
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Dolphin Back
15 January 2007 | ||
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Holger and Sofia
15 January 2007 | ||
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| Cold, but happy... | ||
Us three....
15 January 2007 | ||
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Monterey Port
15 January 2007 | ||
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