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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