A great horned owl and her chick peer down from their nest in Cardiff.
Bubo virginianusgreat horned owlowletnestEncinitasCaliforniaUSA2018 April 09
From Creatures
A partially molted sea lion keeps watch at La Jolla Cove.
Zalophus californianusCalifornia sea lionLa JollaCaliforniaUSA25 December 2017
From Whale Watch
Morning sun highlights aloe flowers near Morro Rock.
morningoceansunrisewildflowerMorro BayCaliforniaUSA20 January 2018
From Scenes
Sea lions proudly sun themselves at La Jolla Cove.
Zalophus californianusCalifornia sea lionLa JollaCaliforniaUSA25 December 2017
From Whale Watch
Mom and baby northern elephant seals have a conversation at their rookery site.
Mirounga angustirostrisnorthern elephant sealrookeryCambriaCaliforniaUSA20 January 2018
From Whale Watch
Northern elephant seals congregate for winter at San Simeon Elephant Seal Vista Point.
Mirounga angustirostrisnorthern elephant sealSan SimeonCaliforniaUSA20 January 2018
From Whale Watch
Sea otters waking up at sunrise in Morro Bay.
Enhydra lutrissea otterbabygroomingMorro BayCaliforniaUSA20 January 2018
From Whale Watch
Christmastime at La Jolla Shores.
duskbeachoceansunsetLa JollaCaliforniaUSA2017 December 26
From Scenes
Angel shark at La Jolla Shores.
Squatina californicaPacific angel sharkLa JollaCaliforniaUSA
From Sharks
Winter sunset at La Jolla Shores.
duskbeachoceansunsetLa JollaCaliforniaUSA14 January 2018
From Scenes
Sea lions pups nap at La Jolla Cove.
Zalophus californianusCalifornia sea lionpupLa JollaCaliforniaUSA25 December 2017
From Whale Watch
California blue dorid at La Jolla Cove.
Hypselodoris californiensisCalifornia blue doridLa JollaCaliforniaUSA
From Nudibranchs
California blue dorid at La Jolla Cove.
Hypselodoris californiensisCalifornia blue doridLa JollaCaliforniaUSA
From Nudibranchs
Two spot octopus at La Jolla Cove.
Octopus bimaculoidestwo spot octopusLa JollaCaliforniaUSA
From Day Dive
Dive buddy Ray behind a golden and red gorgonians at Petter's Rock.
Muricea californicaLophogorgia chilensisCalifornia golden gorgonianred gorgonianSan Clemente IslandCaliforniaUSA
From Day Dive
A Garibaldi patrols a garden of golden gorgonians at Inside Boiler.
Muricea californicaHypsypops rubicundusCalifornia golden gorgonianGaribaldiSan Clemente IslandCaliforniaUSA
From Day Dive
Angel shark closeup at La Jolla Shores.
Squatina californicaPacific angel sharkLa JollaCaliforniaUSA
From Sharks
Angel sharks in the eccentric sand dollar beds at La Jolla Shores.
Squatina californicaDendraster excentricusPacific angel sharkeccentric sand dollarLa JollaCaliforniaUSA
From Sharks
Barred sand bass at La Jolla Shores.
Paralabrax nebuliferbarred sand bassLa JollaCaliforniaUSA
From Night Dive
Juvenile giant sea bass at La Jolla Shores.
Stereolepis gigasgiant sea bassjuvenilediverLa JollaCaliforniaUSA
From Night Dive
Spanish shawl at Christmas Reef.
Flabellina iodineaSpanish shawlsea slugnudibranchPoint LomaCaliforniaUSA
From Nudibranchs
Leopard dorids at Dean's Maze.
Jorunna pardusleopard doridsea slugnudibranchPoint LomaCaliforniaUSA
From Nudibranchs
Leopard dorid at Dean's Maze.
Jorunna pardusleopard doridsea slugnudibranchPoint LomaCaliforniaUSA
From Nudibranchs
Spanish shawl at Dean's Maze.
Flabellina iodineaSpanish shawlsea slugnudibranchPoint LomaCaliforniaUSA
From Nudibranchs
Opalescent nudibranch at Dean's Maze.
Hermissenda crassicornisopalescent nudibranchsea slugPoint LomaCaliforniaUSA
From Nudibranchs
Yellow rock crab at La Jolla Shores.
Metacarcinus anthonyirock crabLa JollaCaliforniaUSA
From Night Dive
Target shrimp mating behaviour at La Jolla Shores.
Sicyonia penicillatatarget shrimpmatingLa JollaCaliforniaUSA
From Night Dive
Blue rockfish below the kelp canopy at Bluefish Cove.
Sebastes mystinusNereocystis luetkeanaMacrocystis pyriferablue rockfishbull kelpgiant kelpPoint Lobos State Natural ReserveCarmelCaliforniaUSA
From Day Dive
Kelp bass at La Jolla Cove.
Paralabrax clathratusMacrocystis pyriferakelp bassgiant kelpLa JollaCaliforniaUSA
From Day Dive
Garibaldi at La Jolla Cove.
Hypsypops rubicundusMacrocystis pyriferaGaribaldigiant kelpLa JollaCaliforniaUSA
From Day Dive
Swimming crab hides in the sand at La Jolla Shores.
Portunus xantusiiswimming crabLa JollaCaliforniaUSA
From Night Dive
Red octopus in the sand dollar beds at La Jolla Shores. First place Mirrorless Macro, 2017 SoCal Shootout.
Octopus rubescensDendraster excentricusred octopuseccentric sand dollarLa JollaCaliforniaUSA2017 SoCal Shootout
From Night Dive
Red rock crab hugs a clam at La Jolla Shores.
Cancer productusrock crabLa JollaCaliforniaUSA
From Night Dive
Lingcod by the wreck of the Hogan.
Ophiodon elongatuslingcoddestroyerbombing testwreckSan DiegoCaliforniaUSA
From Day Dive
Dive buddy Henry by the radar platform on the wreck of the Yukon.
diverCanadiandestroyerwreckartificial reefSan DiegoCaliforniaUSA
From Day Dive
Playful harbor seal at La Jolla Cove. Fifth place, Mirrorless Wide Angle, 2017 SoCal Shootout.
Phoca vitulinaharbor sealLa JollaCaliforniaUSA
From Day Dive
Giant kelpfish at La Jolla Cove.
Heterostichus rostratusMacrocystis pyriferagiant kelpfishgiant kelpLa JollaCaliforniaUSA
From Day Dive
MacFarland's chromodorid at Breakwater.
Felimida macfarlandiMacFarland's chromodoridnudibranchsea slugMontereyCaliforniaUSA
From Nudibranchs
Dive buddy Felipe at Breakwater.
Macrocystis pyriferagiant kelpdiverMontereyCaliforniaUSA
From Day Dive
A sea nettle swims through the kelp at Breakwater. Honorable mention, Intermediate Wide Angle Unrestricted, 2017 Monterey Shootout.
Chrysaora fuscescensMacrocystis pyriferasea nettlegiant kelpMontereyCaliforniaUSA
From Day Dive
A sea nettle at Metridium Fields.
Metridium farcimenChrysaora fuscescensplumose anemonesea nettleMontereyCaliforniaUSA
From Day Dive