2013 11-14 Zuma

A heat wave with mild Santa Ana conditions creates great research with nice Spring low tides too. The bottlenose went surfing.

A drifting paddy of giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) takes its final ride on a wave heading for the beach.
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One of a series of images showing bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the surf zone.. Here we see a dolphin cruising inside the surf in a series that shows the animal gently riding up the wave as it passes by.
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One of a series of images showing bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the surf zone.. Here we see a dolphin cruising inside the surf in a series that shows the animal gently riding up the wave as it passes by.
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One of a series of images showing bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the surf zone.. Here we see a dolphin cruising inside the surf in a series that shows the animal gently riding up the wave as it passes by.
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Three bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the surf zone riding a wave.
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Three bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the surf zone riding a wave.
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Three bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the surf zone riding a wave.
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An interesting slashing wave pattern that was caused by a bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) kicking out the back of a wave it had been riding.
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Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the surf zone riding a wave.
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Three bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the surf zone riding a wave.
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Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) deep inside a nice glassy wave.
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Two bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) one down inside the wave, and the other just leaving up top.
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A single bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) in the surf zone riding a wave.
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Masses of gulls (Larus sp.) scatter as low tide beach walkers move into their territory.
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Our MHS research location seen fully occupied by gulls (Larus sp.) in the early morning sunlight.
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Two marbled godwits (Limosa fedoa) foraging in shallow water.
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Interesting stipe reflections from giant kelp debris (Macrocystis pyrifera) on the wet sand.
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Student researchers examine some macrophyte wrack at low tide.
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An elegant tern (Sterna elegans) carrying a fish in its mouth.
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A very close up look at a colony of "Jack Frost" bryozoans (Membranipora membrancea) on a piece of red algae debris. We see their cyphonautes larvae all year long in our plankton samples.
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Three pictures of an unusual kelp species for our Zuma beach macrophyte wrack: Colpomenia sinuosa, found around the Pacific and beyond, including sub-tropical regions such as Hawaii.
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Three pictures of an unusual kelp species for our Zuma beach macrophyte wrack: Colpomenia sinuosa, found around the Pacific and beyond, including sub-tropical regions such as Hawaii.
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Three pictures of an unusual kelp species for our Zuma beach macrophyte wrack: Colpomenia sinuosa, found around the Pacific and beyond, including sub-tropical regions such as Hawaii.
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2013 11-14 Zuma