2011 01-13 Zuma - sunrise, dolphins and plankton.

A spectacular glassy and warm day with bright sun. A few dolphins came through, and the plankton was fantastic.

A harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) is seen through the wave.
Phoca vitulina surfing 2011 Zuma 144
Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina).
Phoca vitulina wave 2011 Zuma 152
Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola).
Pluvialis squatarola walking sand CLOSE 2011 Zuma 125
Two Willets (Tringa semipalmata) resting on the sand.
Tringa semipalmata resting sand 2011 Zuma 167
Sunrise, Point Dume, with Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis).
Sunrise Dume Pelecanus silhouettes 2011 Zuma 010
Surfing Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus).
Tursiops surfing 2011 Zuma 195
Glassy wave with funny ripples on its face caused by Tursiops.
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Surfing Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus).
Tursiops surfing 2011 Zuma 200
Surfing Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus).
Tursiops surfing Baywatch 2011 Zuma 194
Surfing Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus).
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Surfing Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus).
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Diatom chain Ceratulina, and a large centric diatom Coscinodiscus.
diatom Ceratulina 2011 Zuma Plankton 004
Two specimens of Dinophysis that appear to be new cells after division.
Dinophysis TWO just divided 2011 Zuma Plankton 012
Side view of a copepod with an egg sac.
copepod egg sac 2011 Zuma Plankton 008
Evadne with her brood.
Evadne brood 2011 Zuma Plankton 010
Globigerina bulloides
Globigerina bulloides 2011 Zuma Plankton 009
A pluteus, 4-arm stage, perhaps Stongylocentrotus purpuratus.
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A heavy shell of a late gastropod veliger lying against a Coscinodiscus.
late gastropod veliger shell 2011 Zuma Plankton 003
The dinoflagellate, Noctiluca scintillans.
Noctiluca scintillans 2011 Zuma Plankton 007
A polychaete.
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The dinoflagellate, Pyrocystis lunula.
Pyrocystis lunula 2011 Zuma Plankton 016
A rotifer with its head retracted and an egg forming inside.
Rotifer head inside 2011 Zuma Plankton 174

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2011 01-13 Zuma - sunrise, dolphins and plankton.