Baja California images – whales and dolphins

Baja California images – a sample of high-quality photographs of whales, dolphins and elephant seals taken off the Baja California Pacific coast, in the San Ignacio Lagoon in Mexico and in the Sea of Cortez during 2011 and 2013. Numerous additional images are available, comprising a variety of behaviours and compositions of the marine mammal species inhabiting that region of the Pacific Ocean.

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Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus), Sea of Cortez, Baja California
Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus), Sea of Cortez, Baja California
Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), Sea of Cortez, Baja California
Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), Sea of Cortez, Baja California
Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), Sea of Cortez, Baja California
Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), Sea of Cortez, Baja California
Northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris), San Benitos Island, Pacific Ocean
Northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris), San Benitos Island, Pacific Ocean
Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), Sea of Cortez, Baja California
Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), Sea of Cortez, Baja California
Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus), Magdalena bay, Pacific Ocean
Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus), Magdalena bay, Pacific Ocean
Grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus), San Ignacio lagoon, Mexico
Grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus), San Ignacio lagoon, Mexico
Common dolphin (Delphinus sp.), Sea of Cortez, Baja California
Common dolphin (Delphinus sp.), Sea of Cortez, Baja California
Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), Sea of Cortez, Baja California
Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), Sea of Cortez, Baja California
Bryde’s whale (Balaenoptera edeni), Sea of Cortez, Baja California
Bryde’s whale (Balaenoptera edeni), Sea of Cortez, Baja California
Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus), Sea of Cortez, Baja California
Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus), Sea of Cortez, Baja California
Grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus), San Ignacio lagoon, Mexico
Grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus), San Ignacio lagoon, Mexico
Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus), Sea of Cortez, Baja California
Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus), Sea of Cortez, Baja California
Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), Cabo San Lucas, Baja California
Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), Cabo San Lucas, Baja California
Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), Sea of Cortez, Baja California
Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), Sea of Cortez, Baja California
Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), Cabo San Lucas, Baja California
Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), Cabo San Lucas, Baja California
Northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris), San Benitos Island, Pacific Ocean
Northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris), San Benitos Island, Pacific Ocean

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