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Breaching humpback, Monterey ©KathyWestStudios
Humpback whale ©KathyWestStudios
Butterfly and butterfly bush, Davis, California ©KathyWestStudios
Lunge feeding humpback, Monterey ©KathyWestStudios
Southern Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris)(IUCN: Endangered) ©Kathy West Studios ©2021
Flame skimmer dragonfly, Davis, California ©KathyWestStudios
Pelican in flight, Monterey ©KathyWestStudios
Pelican, Monterey ©KathyWestStudios
Elegant tern, Monterey ©KathyWestStudios
Pelican swallowing, Monterey ©KathyWestStudios
Lunge feeding humpback ©KathyWestStudios
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum), Davis, California
Breaching humpback ©KathyWestStudios
Snowy egret display, Davis, California
California Sea Lions, surfing, Monterey Bay, Kathy West Studios©2017
Harbor seal(Phoca vitulina) resting, Monterey Bay, Kathy West Studios©2017
Pregnant Harbor seal(Phoca vitulina) resting, Monterey Bay, Kathy West Studios©2017
Harbor seal(Phoca vitulina), Monterey Bay, Kathy West Studios©2017
Breaching humpback, Monterey ©2017KathyWestStudios
Breaching humpback, Monterey ©2017KathyWestStudios
Humpback whale tail, Monterey Bay, Kathy West Studios©2017
Humpback whale pectoral fin, Monterey Bay, Kathy West Studios©2017
Humpback whale breach splash, Monterey Bay, Kathy West Studios©2017
Lunge feeding humpback ©KathyWestStudios
Long-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus capensis) herding fish, Monterey Bay, Kathy West Studios©2017
Orca whale male (Orcinus orca), Monterey Bay, Kathy West Studios©2017
Orca whales (Orcinus orca)– male (left), his sister (far right) and her daughter (center), Monterey Bay, Kathy West Studios©2017
Sea Otter mom (left) passing crab to juvenile, Monterey Bay, Kathy West Studios©2017
Sea Otter juvenile with pre-cracked crab from mom, Monterey Bay, Kathy West Studios©2017
Sea Otter juvenile with pre-cracked crab from mom, Monterey Bay, Kathy West Studios©2017
Sea Otter juvenile with pre-cracked crab from mom, Monterey Bay, Kathy West Studios©2017
Sea Otter mom and juvenile, Monterey Bay, Kathy West Studios©2017
Long-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus capensis), Monterey Bay, Kathy West Studios©2017
Red necked phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus), Monterey Bay, Kathy West Studios©2017
Brandt’s Cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus) Monterey Bay
black-footed albatross (Phoebastria nigripes), Monterey Bay, California
Brandt’s Cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus) bringing algae for nesting material, Monterey Bay
Brandt’s Cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus) displaying, Monterey Bay, Kathy West Studios©2017
California Sea Lion, male (Zalophus californianus), Monterey Bay, California. ©Kathy West Studios
New life out of the wildfire ashes, California
Sierra Nevada wildflowers, California KathyWestStudios©2020
Shooting stars, Sierra Nevada, California
Columbine, Sierra Nevada, California KathyWestStudios©2020
Lodgepole Chipmunk (Neotamias speciosus) Sierra Nevada, California KathyWestStudios©2020
Lupine and butterflies, California Sierra Nevada. ©2020 Kathy West Studios
White-faced ibis (Plegadis chihi). Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area, California. ©2020KathyWestStudios
Great Egret (Ardea alba), Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area, California. ©KathyWestStudios
Brandt’s Cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus)in mating display. Point Lobos State Natural Reserve, California. KathyWestStudios_©2019
Surf Scoter(Melanitta perspicillata) awkward takeoff. Monterey Bay, Calif. ©Kathy West Studios
Southern Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris nereis) Elkhorn Slough, California. ©Kathy West Studios
California sea lion pups, sleeping, Monterey Bay harbor, California. ©2019 Kathy West Studios
Northern Right Whale Dolphin (Lissodelphis borealis), Monterey. KathyWestStudios_©2019
Northern Right Whale Dolphins, adult and calf (Lissodelphis borealis), Monterey Bay, California. ©Kathy West Studios
Lunge feeding humpback off Monterey Bay bluffs with fall colors ©KathyWestStudios
Humpback whale and California sea lions feeding on anchovies, Monterey Bay, California. ©Kathy West Studios 2018
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