These images are copyrighted. You are welcome to use them in educational, research and nonprofit presentations, but please credit them (©Kathy West Studios).

If you have a need for high resolution, print quality images, of these or many other species, please contact me.

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 with nesting material

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