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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 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