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  California Marine Life
 
  Marine Mammals - Dolphin, Whales, Seals, Sea Lions & Otters
 
  Pelagic - Open Ocean - Marine Science
 
  Kelp Forests - Marine Algae
 
  Marine Fishes Sharks & Rays
 
  Plankton - Zooplankton, Jellyfish & Krill
 
  Invertebrates - Anemones, Gorgonian, Hydrocoral, Sea Stars, Squid
 
  California Terresterial
 
  Coastal California
 
  Inland - Backcountry 
 
  Mountains - High Sierras, Sequoia National Park & Yosemite 
 
  Deserts - Anza Borrego, Desert Wildflowers, Salton Sea
   
 
  Sacramento - California State Capital Building
 
  San Diego - City Scenics Landmarks & Skyline
 
  San Francisco - Golden Gate Bridge
   
 
  Birds - Coastal & Inland
 
  General Interest 
 
  Pollution - Air, Water, Litter, Trash 
   
Marine Life of California
  Marine Fishes
 
  Anchovies - Northern Anchovy Bait Ball ( Engraulis mordax )
Barracuda ( Sphyraena argentea )
  Black or Giant Sea Bass ( Stereolepis gigas )
  Blacksmith ( Chromis punctipinnis )
Cabezon ( Scorpaenichthys marmoratus )
  Dorado, Dolphinfish or Mahi mahi ( Coryphaena hippurus )
  Flounder
  Garibaldi ( Hypsypops rubicundus )
  Guadalupe Cardinal Fish ( Apogon guadalupensis )
  Gunnel - Crescent ( Pholis laeta )
  Jack Mackerel ( Trachurus symmetricus )
  Kelp Bass ( Paralabrax clathratus )
  Kelpfish
  Lingcod ( Ophiodon elongatus )
  Lizardfish ( Synodus lucioceps )
  Marine Fish - General
  Moray Eels ( Gymnothorax mordax )
  Ocean Sunfish ( Mola mola )
  Ocean Whitefish ( Caulolatilus princeps )
  Painted Greenling ( Oxylebius pictus )
  Plainfin Midshipman ( Porichthys notatus )
  Rays
  Rays - Bat Ray ( Myliobatis californica )
  Rays - Round Stingray ( Urolophus halleri )
  Rays - Shovelnose Guitarfish ( Rhinobatus productus )
  Rays - Thornback Ray ( Platyrhinooidis triseriata )
  Rays - Torpedo or Pacific Electric Ray ( Torpedo californica )
  Rockfish
  Scorpionfish ( Scorpaena guttata )
  Sculpin
  Scythe Butterflyfish ( Chaetodon falcifer )
  Sheephead ( Semicossyphus pulcher )
  Treefish ( Sebastes serriceps )
  Sharks Common to California
  Sharks - Angel Shark ( Squatina californica )
  Sharks - Blue Shark ( Prionace glauca )
  Sharks - Great White ( Carcharodon carcharias )
  Sharks - Horn Shark ( Heterodontus francisci )
  Sharks - Mako Shark ( Isurus oxyrinchus )
  Sharks - Swell Shark ( Cephaloscyllium ventriosum )
  Wolf Eels ( Anarrhichthys ocellatus )
Yellowtail ( Seriola lalandi )
  Kelp Forests - Macrocystis
 
  Algae - Marine
  Anemones
  Drift Kelp - Kelp Patty ( Macrocystis pyrifera )
  Garibaldi ( Hypsypops rubicundus )
  Kelp Forests ( Macrocystis pyrifera )
  Kelp Crab - Southern ( Taliepus nuttallii )
  Moray Eels ( Gymnothorax mordax )
  Scuba Diving - Divers
Starfish
  Marine Mammals
 
  California Sea Lion ( Zalophus californianus )
  Dolphin - Bottlenose Dolphin ( Tursiops truncatus )
  Dolphin - Common Dolphin ( Delphinus delphis )
  Dolphin - Pacific White-Sided Dolphin ( Lagenorhynchus obliquidens )
  Dolphin - Pacific White-Sided Dolphin Jumping ( Lagenorhynchus obliquidens )
  Dolphin - Risso's Dolphin ( Grampus griseus )
  Elephant Seals - Northern ( Mirounga angustirostris )
  Guadalupe Fur Seals ( Arctocephalus townsendi )
  Harbor Seals ( Phoca vitulina )
  Sea Otters ( Enhydra lutris )
  Whales - Beaked Whale
  Whales - Blue Whale ( Balaenoptera musculus )
  Whales - Blue Whales Underwater
  Whales - Fin Whale ( Balaenoptera physalus )
  Whales - Fin Whales Underwater
  Whales - Gray Whale ( Eschrichtius robustus )
Whales - Humpback Whale ( Megaptera novaeangliae )
  Pelagic - Open Ocean
 
  Dolphin
  Dorado or Mahi mahi ( Coryphaena hippurus )
  Jellyfish
  Krill ( Thysanoessa spinifera )
  Marine Science
  Marine Science - FLIP Acoustic Ocean Research Vessel
  Marine Science - NOAA Weather Buoy
  Ocean Sunfish ( Mola mola )
  Pelagic - Open Ocean General
  Plankton - Zooplankton
  Sharks
  Squid ( Loligo opalescens )
  Tuna Crab - Pelagic Red Crab ( Pleuroncodes planipes )
  Turtles - Green Sea Turtle ( Chelonia mydas )
  Turtles - Loggerhead Turtle ( Coretta coretta )
  Whales
Yellowtail ( Seriola lalandi )
  Plankton / Zooplankton
 
  Jellyfish - General
  Jellyfish - Moon Jellyfish ( Aurelia aurita )
  Jellyfish - Pelagia or Purple Jellyfish ( Pelagia noctiluca )
  Krill ( Thysanoessa spinifera )
Plankton - Zooplankton
    Invertebrates
 
  Anemones
  Anemones - Corynactis ( Corynactis californica )
  Anemones - Giant Green ( Anthopleura xanthogrammica )
  Anemones - Metridium ( Metridium senile )
  Anemones - Proliferating ( Epiactis prolifera )
  Anemones - White-Spotted Rose ( Urticina lofotensis )
  Anemones - Zoanthid
  Barnacles ( Balanus nubilus )
  Cowry - Chestnut ( Cypraea spadicea )
  Crabs - Decorator Crab ( Oregonia gracilis )
  Crabs - Hermit Crab ( Pagurus armatus )
  Crabs - Southern Kelp Crab ( Taliepus nuttallii )
  Crabs - Swimming Crab ( Portunus xantusii )
  Crabs - Purple Globe Crab ( Randallia ornata )
  Crabs - Tuna Crab - Pelagic Red Crab ( Pleuroncodes planipes )
  Gorgonians - Sea Fans
  Gorgonians - California Golden Gorgonian ( Muricea californica )
  Gorgonians - Red Gorgonian ( Lophogorgia chilensis )
  Hydrocoral ( Stylaster californicus )
  Lobster - California Spiny ( Panulirus interruptus )
  Nudibranchs
  Nudibranchs - Hermissenda
  Nudibranchs - Spanish Shawl
  Octopus - Red Octopus ( Octopus rubescens )
  Octopus - Two-Spot Octopus ( Octopus bimaculatus )
  Shells
  Shrimp
  Shrimp - Spot Prawn
  Snail - Blue Ringed Top ( Calliostoma annulatum )
  Snail - Blue Top ( Calliostoma ligatum )
  Snail - Lewis Moon ( Polinices lewisii )
  Squid ( Loligo opalescens )
  Starfish
  Starfish - Bat Star ( Asterina miniata )
  Starfish - Blood Star ( Henricia leviuscula )
  Starfish - Brittle Star ( Ophiopsilla californica )
  Starfish - Channeled Star ( Tethyaster canaliculatus )
  Starfish - Fragile Rainbow Star ( Astrometis sertulifera )
  Starfish - Giant Spined Star ( Pisaster giganteus )
  Starfish - Ochre Star ( Pisaster ochraceus )
  Starfish - Red Sea Star ( Mediaster aequalis )
  Starfish - Spiny Sand Star ( Astropecten armatus )
  Tidepools
  Urchins
  Urchins - Crowned Sea Urchin ( Centrostephanus coronatus )
  Urchins - Heart Urchin ( Lovenia cordiformis )
  Urchins - Purple Sea Urchin ( Strongylocentrotus purpuratus )
Urchins - Red Sea Urchin ( Strongylocentrotus franciscanus )
Birds - Coastal & Inland
  American Avocet ( Recurviorstra americana )
  Blue Heron ( Ardea herodias )
  Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia )
  California Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila californica )
  Cattle Egrets ( Bubulcus ibis )
  Coastal Shorebirds
  Cormorant - Double Crested Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax auritus )
  Egret - Great ( Ardea alba )
  Egret - Snowy ( Egretta thula )
  Gulls
  Gulls - Heermanns Gull ( Larus heermanni )
  Gulls - Ring-Billed Gull ( Larus delawarensis )
  Gulls - Western Gull ( Larus occidentalis )
  Marbled Godwit ( Limosa fedoa )
  Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus )
  Pelicans - Brown Pelican ( Pelecanus occidentalis )
  Pelicans - White Pelican ( Pelecanus erythrorhynchos )
  Peregrine Falcon ( Falco peregrinus )
  Royal Tern ( Sterna maxima )
  Snow Geese ( Chen caerulescens )
  Wild Turkey ( Meleagris gallopavo )
Willet ( Catoptrophorus semipalmatus )
Coastal California
  Beach - Beaches
  Beaches - Summer Beachgoers sand & Surf
  Big Sur Coast
  Blacks Beach - San Diego
  Cardiff - San Elijo Lagoon
  Central Coast
  Coastal scenics
  Del Coronado Hotel
  Del Mar
  Del Mar - Fairgrounds
  Del Mar - Hot Air Balloons
  Imperial Beach
  La Jolla - Cove
  La Jolla - Scenics
  Late Light Scenics / Sunsets
  Lighthouses - Cabrillo or Old Point Loma 
  Lighthouses - Piedras Blancas
  Lighthouses - Pigeon Point
  Lighthouses - Point Loma
  Lighthouses - Point Montara
  Los Angeles - Santa Monica
  Los Angeles - Santa Monica Pier
  Missions - Junipero Serra Mission Old Town
  Missions - San Buenaventura Mission
  Missions - San Juan Capistrano Mission
  Missions - San Luis Obispo Mission
  Missions - San Luis Rey Mission
  Missions - San Diego Mission
  Missions - Santa Barbara Mission
  Missions - Santa Ines Mission
  Monterey
  Morro Bay
  Morro Bay - Morro Rock
  Oceanside
  Orange County - Huntington Beach
  Rabbits - Cottontail Brush Rabbit ( Sylvilagus bachmani )
  Redwoods - Coast Redwood ( Sequoia sempervirens )
  Sailing & Sailboats
  Santa Barbara
  Surfers - Surfing
  Tidepools
  Torrey Pines - Hang Gliders - Paragliders
  Torrey Pines - State Beach
  Torrey Pines - Scenics
Waves - Surf
Inland - Backcountry California
  California Aqueduct
  Colorado River Aqueduct
  Dragonflies - Flame Skimmer Dragonfly ( Libellula saturata )
  Inland Backcountry Scenics
  Julian - Historic Gold Rush Town
  Oak Trees - Central Coast
  Oak Trees - Woodland
  Owens Valley
  Rattlesnake - Mojave ( Crotahus scutulatus )
  Rattlesnake - Southern Pacific ( Crotalus viridis helleri )
  Warner Hot Springs
  Wildflowers - Chocolate Lily ( Fritillaria biflora )
  Wildflowers - Parrys Phacelia ( Phacelia parayi )
  Wildflowers - Poppies - California Poppy - State Flower ( Eschscholtzia californica )
Wildflowers - Poppies - Matilija Poppy ( Romneya coulteri )
Mountains
  Aspen Trees ( Populus tremuloides )
  Bristlecone Pines - White Mountains Inyo National Forest ( Pinus longaeva )
  High Sierra
  High Sierra - Eastern
  High Sierra - Crabtree Meadows
  High Sierra - Fall Colors
  High Sierra - Gardiner Basin
  High Sierra - Kern River & Milestone Basin
  High Sierra - Miter Basin
  High Sierra - Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog ( Rana muscosa )
  High Sierra - Mt Whitney - Mountain Scenics
  High Sierra - Vidette Meadows
  Mount San Gorgonio
  Mount San Jacinto
  Mule Deer ( Odocoileus hemionus )
  Sequoias - General Grant Sequoia Tree
  Sequoias - General Sherman Sequoia Tree
  Sequoias - Giant Sequoia Trees ( Sequoiadendron giganteum )
  Sequoias - Kings Canyon National Park
  Sequoias - Sequoia National Park
  Yosemite National Park
  Yosemite - El Capitan
  Yosemite - Half Dome
Yosemite - Vernal Falls
Desert - Anza Borrego
  Anza Borrego
  Anza Borrego Palm Canyon
  Cactus
  Cactus - Beavertail Cactus ( Opuntia basilaris )
  Cactus - Buckhorn Cholla Cactus ( Opuntia acanthocarpa )
  Cactus - Ocotillo Cactus ( Fonquieria splendens )
  Cactus - Parrys Century Plant ( Agave parryi )
  Cactus - Prickly Pear Cactus ( Opuntia sp )
  Desert Bighorn Sheep ( Ovis canadensis nelsoni )
  Pinyon Pine ( Pinus monophylla )
  Rattlesnake - Mojave ( Crotahus scutulatus )
  Rattlesnake - Southern Pacific ( Crotalus viridis helleri )
  Salton Sea
  Salton Sea - Mud Domes
  Santa Rosa Mountains
  Wildflowers - Borrego Desert
  Wildflowers - Desert Sunflower ( Geraea canescens )
  Wildflowers - Dune Primrose ( Oenothera deltoides )
Wildflowers - Sand Verbena ( Abronia villosa )
General Interest
  American Flag
  Butterflies - Cloudless Sulphur ( Phoebis sennae )
  Butterflies - Painted Lady ( Vanessa cardui )
  Butterflies - Pale Swallowtail ( Papilio eurymedon )
  California Missions
  California Wildflowers
  Endangered & Threatened Species found in California
  Gas Price Signs
  Late Light & Sunsets
  Lighthouses
  People in nature
  Power Generation - Geothermal
  Power Generation - Nuclear Power - San Onofre
  Power Generation - Solar Power
  Power Generation - Wind Turbine
  Sky & Cloud Formations
  State Flag - California
Urban Wildlife
Pollution - Air, Water, Litter, Trash
  Pollution - General
  Pollution - Air - Smog
  Pollution - Litter - Trash
  Pollution - New River
  Pollution - Ocean - Beach
  Pollution - Salton Sea Fish Die Offs
  Pollution - Stormdrain Runoff
  Pollution - Tijuana River Valley
Pollution - Water - Sewage - Gas - Oil
Sacramento - California State Capital
  State Capital Building
  Sacramento Tower Bridge
State Flag - California
San Diego City Scenics Landmarks & Skyline
  Architecture, Building & Hotels
  Balboa Park
  Balboa Park - Botanical Building
  Balboa Park - Casa Del Prado Theatre
  Balboa Park - Museum of Man
  Balboa Park - Natural History Museum
  Balboa Park - Spreckels Organ Pavilion
  Belmont Park - Mission Beach - Roller Coaster
  Cabrillo National Monument
  Chicano Park Barrio Logan
  Convention Center
  Coronado Bridge
  Del Coronado Hotel
  Gaslamp Quarter
  Imperial Beach Pier
  Junipero Serra Mission Old Town
  Little Italy
  Mission Bay
  Mission Bay Thunderboat Regatta - Unlimited Hydroplane Racing
  Mt Soledad Cross
  Ocean Beach Pier
  Old Town
  Pacific Beach
  Pacific Beach - Crystal Pier
  Petco Ballpark
  Sailing - Sailboats
  San Diego - Downtown
  San Diego - Skyline
  San Diego - Skyline Panoramics
  San Diego - Night Skyline / City Lights
  San Diego Mission
  San Diego Trolley
  San Diego Yacht Club & Marina
  Santa Fe Train Depot
  Scripps Birch Aquarium
  Seaport Village
  South Bay Salt Works
  Star of India - Tall Ship
Stars & Stripes America's Cup Yacht
San Francisco
  Golden Gate Bridge
  San Francisco - Night Skyline City Lights
  Marin Headlands
Muir Woods - Coast Redwoods
   

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