1. Animals

Just another day in the Monterey Bay

the activity in the bay is fairly high; lots of animals and unique behavior.
I did two trips in one day. The morning trips was in full sun so the pictures are in color. the afternoon trip, it became overcast with fog so the pictures are almost black and white.
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Risso's dolphins
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Risso's dolphins

  • Risso's dolphins
  • rissos; striped?
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  • I left this despite not being tack sharp; I do have too much breaching Rissos shots.
  • Mola mola- sun fish<br />
This is very weird looking fish; it looks like a giant fishhead with fins and no body. So, here he is floating on the surface sideways.
  • mouth wide open; they eat jellyfish
  • look at his backside; the head is lost in glare
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  • Moss Landing in the background.<br />
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So far, the interaction between Humpbacks and Sea lions has only been documented in the Monterey Bay area.
  • a little too close
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  • seconds before the Humpbacks surface, the Sea lion will come up first. it is very predictable
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