Images of California condors, whales, dolphins and Big Sur vistas
A collection of 1,474 images from now through 2011

A mother grey whale takes a breath in amongst the kelp at the base of the Big Sur, CA cliffs. Look carefully and you can see her calf under water on her right hand side. (1/13/2013)

An orca breathes at the glassy surface of Monterey Bay, CA. (1/12/2013)

California condor #470 "Fuego" floating along the Big Sur, CA coast. (1/13/2013)

A very wrinkly grey whale calf (no more that a few days old) shadows its mother as they head south through the Big Sur, CA area, keeping close to shore. (1/13/2013)

An orca breaks the surface of the ocean in Monterey Bay, CA. (1/12/2013)

California condor #470 "Fuego" flies in front of the sun during the "golden hour" on the first of the year in Big Sur, CA. (1/1/2013)

A group of cormorants hang out on the ruins of an old cannery building as the morning sun shines through the last vestiges of a small but chilly storm that blew through the bay overnight. Cannery Row, Monterey, CA. (1/10/2013)

Californai condor #470 "Fuego", resplendent with a full crop, rises up from a Big Sur, CA beach where he'd been dining on a sea lion carcass. (1/6/2013)

California condor chick #664 (hatched May 8th, 2012 to parents #251 "Crush" and #306) is starting to explore areas outside of her home canyon in Big Sur, CA (1/5/2013)

California condor #204 "Amigo" flies over the ocean in Big Sur, CA as he makes his way up from a beach where he'd just finished dining on a sea lion carcass. (1/6/2013)