Blue Whale in blue waters off Santa Rosa Island spouts on the surface. Photo taken from small airplane 1000 feet above.
Balaenoptera musculus 2010 07-02 SB Coast - 008
Blue Whale tail fluke.
Close look at a Blue Whale tail fluke on mirror glassy, grey water.
Blue Whale spouts as nearby container cargo ship heads along the northbound shipping lane of the Santa Barbara Channel.
Dead blue whale pectoral fin. Ventura, California.
Balaenoptera musculus deceased DEAD 2007 09-13 Ventura--032
Balaenoptera musculus deceased DEAD 2007 09-13 Ventura--048
Researchers working with Dr. Bruce Mate and OSU’s Marine Mammal Institute suspend a camera on a pole to film blue sharks feeding on a dead blue whale. Ventura, California.
Balaenoptera musculus deceased DEAD 2007 09-13 Ventura--106
Researchers working with Dr. Bruce Mate and OSU’s Marine Mammal Institute suspend a camera on a pole to film blue sharks feeding on a dead blue whale. Ventura, California.
Researchers working with Dr. Bruce Mate and OSU’s Marine Mammal Institute suspend a camera on a pole to film blue sharks feeding on a dead blue whale. Ventura, California.
Two Blue Whales seen off Santa Rosa Island from 1000 foot altitude.
One Blue Whale spouts and another follows down deep. Photo from 1000 foot altitude.
Blue Whale rises to the surface. Photo from 1000 foot altitude.
Blue Whale spouts. Photo from 1000 foot altitude. Close up of previous image.
Long and lean, Blue Whale spouts in clear blue waters near Santa Rosa Island. Photo taken from 1000 foot altitude.
Blue Whale begins dive in clear blue waters near Santa Rosa Island. Photo taken from 1000 foot altitude.
Blue Whale spouts in clear blue waters near Santa Rosa Island. Photo taken from 1000 foot altitude.
Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus, spouting.
Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) - side view of head and blowhole...2 of 2.
Tail fluke waterfall - Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus).
Twice Blue - Two Blue Whales (Balaenoptera musculus).
Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) tail fluke waterfall.
The thick caudal peduncle and wide tail fluke of a Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus)as it begins a deep dive...2 of 2.
Final descent. Tail flukes of a Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus)on a deep dive.
Shot 1 of 4 - Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) surrounded by Common Dolphins (Delphinus sp).
BIG WHALE, LITTLE WHALES: Image 1 of 4 - Common dolphins (Delphinus sp) can reach 8.5 feet in length, but next to this behemoth Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus)they look tiny.
Shot 3 of 4 - Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) surrounded by Common Dolphins (Delphinus sp). Interesting to note that a common dolphin can reach 8.5 feet in length...compare that to the size of this big blue.
Shot 2 of 4 - Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) surrounded by Common Dolphins (Delphinus sp).
Shot 4 of 4 - Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) surrounded by Common Dolphins (Delphinus sp).
Wide tail - Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus).
Spout - Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus).
