Coastal California

Photos taken close to shore.

Red-eyed medusa, Polyorchis penicillatus, in Humboldt County
By-the-wind-sailor, Velella velella, and a Horned Nudibranch, Hermissenda crassicornis, in Humboldt County
Sea urchin barren, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus, in Humboldt County
Opalescent Nudibranch, Hermissenda opalescens, in Santa Cruz County
Shrimp, Crangon handi, in Humboldt County
Mexican Fiddler Crab, Leptuca crenulata, in San Diego County
Black Oystercatcher feeding on Limpit, Humboldt County
Three-lined aeolid, Coryphella trilineata, in Santa Cruz County
Harbor seal in Humboldt County
Dock Fouling in Monterey County
Clown Dorids, Triopha catalinae, in Humboldt County
Opalescent nudibranch, Hermissenda opalescens, in Monterey County
Black Oystercatcher with Rockweed Isopod, Humboldt County
North American River Otters, Lontra canadensis, Humboldt County
Sea Urchins, Humboldt County
Stalked Jellyfish, Haliclystus, Humboldt County
Noble Dorid, Peltodoris nobilis, Mendocino County
Harbor Seal, Humboldt County
Brown Pelicans and Coast Buckwheat, Humboldt County
Pelagic Cormorant Chicks, Nest, Urile pelagicus, Humboldt County
Pelagic Cormorant nest, Urile pelagicus, Humboldt County
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