A thin layer of high clouds on an otherwise sunny day with very calm seas. This was our first ever sighting of a pod of Risso's dolphins from the beach research station.
Image sequence: shot #1 of 4 - A Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus), a very rare sighting off the beach at Zuma, is seen breaching several times in a row.
Image sequence: shot #2 of 4 - A Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus), a very rare sighting off the beach at Zuma, is seen breaching several times in a row.
Image sequence: shot #3 of 4 - A Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus), a very rare sighting off the beach at Zuma, is seen breaching several times in a row.
Image sequence: shot #4 of 4 - A Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus), a very rare sighting off the beach at Zuma, is seen breaching several times in a row.