Western Grebes rushing across Lake Wohlford, exhibiting a spectacular courtship behavior in which the aquatic birds literally run across the surface of the water while their feet hit the water up to 20 times per second.
Species: Western Grebe, Aechmophorus occidentalis
Location: Lake Wohlford, Escondido, California
Image ID: 40862
Western Grebes rushing across Lake Wohlford, exhibiting a spectacular courtship behavior in which the aquatic birds literally run across the surface of the water while their feet hit the water up to 20 times per second.
Species: Western Grebe, Aechmophorus occidentalis
Location: Lake Wohlford, Escondido, California
Image ID: 40863
A human-powered submarine, designed, built and operated by University of California San Diego engineering students.
Location: Offshore Model Basin, Escondido, California
Image ID: 09768
A human-powered submarine, designed, built and operated by University of California San Diego engineering students.
Location: Offshore Model Basin, Escondido, California
Image ID: 09769
The propellers and steering foils of a human-powered submarine, designed, built and operated by University of Washington engineering students.
Location: Offshore Model Basin, Escondido, California
Image ID: 09773
The OMER 5 human-powered submarine, designed, built and operated by Montreal, Canadas École de Technologie Supérieure (University of Quebec) engineering students. The submersible is 16 feet long and has two people inside powering and piloting the sub. Made of high tech composite materials and containing networked computers, the OMER 5 has reached a speed of nearly 7 knots underwater, a world record for human-powered submarines.
Location: Offshore Model Basin, Escondido, California
Image ID: 09774
The OMER 5 human-powered submarine, designed, built and operated by Montreal, Canadas École de Technologie Supérieure (University of Quebec) engineering students. The submersible is 16 feet long and has two people inside powering and piloting the sub. Made of high tech composite materials and containing networked computers, the OMER 5 has reached a speed of nearly 7 knots underwater, a world record for human-powered submarines.
Location: Offshore Model Basin, Escondido, California
Image ID: 09775
The OMER 5 human-powered submarine, designed, built and operated by Montreal, Canadas École de Technologie Supérieure (University of Quebec) engineering students. The submersible is 16 feet long and has two people inside powering and piloting the sub. Made of high tech composite materials and containing networked computers, the OMER 5 has reached a speed of nearly 7 knots underwater, a world record for human-powered submarines.
Location: Offshore Model Basin, Escondido, California
Image ID: 09776
The OMER 5 human-powered submarine, designed, built and operated by Montreal, Canadas École de Technologie Supérieure (University of Quebec) engineering students. The submersible is 16 feet long and has two people inside powering and piloting the sub. Made of high tech composite materials and containing networked computers, the OMER 5 has reached a speed of nearly 7 knots underwater, a world record for human-powered submarines.
Location: Offshore Model Basin, Escondido, California
Image ID: 09777
A human-powered submarine passes through an underwater electronic timing gate that will measure the speed of the sub, designed, built and operated by University of California San Diego engineering students.
Location: Offshore Model Basin, Escondido, California
Image ID: 09778