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Seabirds and Marine Mammals Photographed During Aerial Surveys

By Western Ecological Research Center (WERC)
Pod of dolphins captured during aerial photographic survey Brown pelican in flight Northern Right Whale Dolphins viewed from an airplane Cuvier’s Beaked Whale (Ziphius cavirostris) Humpback Whale and shearwaters feeding in southern California Zoomed image of a Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus) breaking the surface Black-footed Albatross (Phoebastria nigripes) taking off Kelp bed with Southern Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris nereis) A group of Risso’s Dolphins (Grampus griseus) Four sea lions resting on a mooring Shorebirds over breaking waves Small terns in flight Group of adult and immature Western Gulls (Larus occidentalis)

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