Male Brandt's Cormorant Skypointing, Courtship Display, Breeding Plumage with blue throat and white pin-feathers, La Jolla. Skypointing is an interesting courtship behavior that many birds practice. Among Brandt's Cormorants the male performs this, likely as a way of attracting a mate to the nest he has built by showing off his striking blue throat. He tips his head backward showing off his striking blue throat, and partially raises his wings. Seen here on seacliffs above the ocean, where the fading light of late afternoon just illuminates his head and wings.
Species: Brandt's cormorant, Phalacrocorax penicillatus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 40142
Two Bodysurfing Sea Lions Side by Side. California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) is surfing extreme shorebreak at Boomer Beach, Point La Jolla. The original bodysurfer.
Species: California Sea Lion, Zalophus californianus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 37739
Beautiful golden female Calfornia sea lion on rocks at sunrise. This sea lion has hauled out of the ocean onto rocks near Point La Jolla to rest and warm in the morning sun.
Species: California sea lion, Zalophus californianus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 38634
Sun Gold Point Reef Exposed at Extreme Low Tide, La Jolla, California.
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 37984
Nicholson Point and Hospitals Beach, aerial photo, extreme low tide, La Jolla, California.
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 37987
Sun Gold Point Reef Exposed at Extreme Low Tide, La Jolla, California.
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 38012
Aerial Panorama of Nicholson Point and Hospitals Beach, aerial photo, extreme low tide, La Jolla, California.
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 38041
Panorama dimensions: 5143 x 12532
Childrens Pool seawall and Casa Cove aerial photo, La Jolla, California. Sunset. Aerial panoramic photograph.
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 38072
La Jolla Shores coastline, from Point La Jolla in the south to Blacks Beach in the north, aerial photo.
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 38137
La Jolla Caves and Coastline, Goldfish Point, Aerial Photo.
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 38153
La Jolla Caves and Coastline, Goldfish Point, Aerial Photo.
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 38185