Masked up and en route to begin a photographic aerial survey for seabirds and marine mammals off Central California, over the California Current.
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Masked up and en route to begin a photographic aerial survey
Masked up and en route to begin a photographic aerial survey for seabirds and marine mammals off Central California, over the California Current.
Rich Kim builds a giant gartersnake trap
Rich Kim works on giant gartersnake trap building.
Rich Kim works on giant gartersnake trap building.
Releasing red-legged frog tadpoles into a temporary enclosure
Researchers Liz Gallegos and Adam Backlin releasing California red-legged frog tadpoles into a temporary enclosure as part of an international translocation. The tadpoles were collected from the Sierra San Pedro Martir mountains of Baja California, Mexico and transported to two sites in the United States.
Researchers Liz Gallegos and Adam Backlin releasing California red-legged frog tadpoles into a temporary enclosure as part of an international translocation. The tadpoles were collected from the Sierra San Pedro Martir mountains of Baja California, Mexico and transported to two sites in the United States.
Translocating a red-legged frog egg mass
Adam Backlin and Elizabeth Gallegos translocatw an egg mass of the California Red Legged Frog from a donor site in the mountains of Baja California MX. The recipient site, where the photo was taken, was at Mesa Grande in San Diego County.
Adam Backlin and Elizabeth Gallegos translocatw an egg mass of the California Red Legged Frog from a donor site in the mountains of Baja California MX. The recipient site, where the photo was taken, was at Mesa Grande in San Diego County.
Humpback and California Sea Lion
Humpback and California Sea Lion
Humpback and California Sea Lion
Humpback Whale
Humpback Whale
Checkerspot butterfly on desert marigold
Checkerspot butterfly on desert marigold in Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Checkerspot butterfly on desert marigold in Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Clouds over Lake Cachuma
Clouds over Lake Cachuma. En route to begin a photographic aerial survey for seabirds and marine mammals off Central California, over the California Current.
Clouds over Lake Cachuma. En route to begin a photographic aerial survey for seabirds and marine mammals off Central California, over the California Current.
Spring bloom along the coast while conducting a seabird and marine mammal survey
Spring bloom along the coast while conducting a seabird and marine mammal survey.
Spring bloom along the coast while conducting a seabird and marine mammal survey.
Rainbow captured along the CA coast from a plane
This photo was taken during an aerial photographic survey of seabirds and marine mammals along the California Coast. The project is supported by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and helps planning in advance of potential offshore wind energy development along the California Coast.
This photo was taken during an aerial photographic survey of seabirds and marine mammals along the California Coast. The project is supported by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and helps planning in advance of potential offshore wind energy development along the California Coast.
Superpod of dolphins
Superpod of dolphins.
Big Sur viewed from a plane above the ocean
Late spring snow on the Santa Lucia Mountains in Big Sur while conducting aerial surveys offshore.
Late spring snow on the Santa Lucia Mountains in Big Sur while conducting aerial surveys offshore.
Brown pelican
Brown pelicans viewed from a plane.
Brown pelicans viewed from a plane.
Cuvier's Beaked Whale
Aerial image of Cuvier's Beaked Whale.
Aerial image of Cuvier's Beaked Whale.
Sunfish (Mola mola)
Aerial view of a sunfish (Mola mola).
Aerial view of a sunfish (Mola mola).
Ocean sunfish (Mola mola)
Aerial view of a sunfish (Mola mola).
Aerial view of a sunfish (Mola mola).
Western sandpiper in San Francisco Bay
A Western sandpiper in San Francisco Bay.
A Western sandpiper in San Francisco Bay.
Trash bag in the ocean
Trash bag in the ocean. Photos capture some of the visible human impacts on the California Current, from trash bags to plastic bottles to mylar balloons and ghost fishing gear.
Trash bag in the ocean. Photos capture some of the visible human impacts on the California Current, from trash bags to plastic bottles to mylar balloons and ghost fishing gear.