Humpback whale
Late afternoon light on Humpback whales
Soft-leaved paintbrush (Castilleja mollis)
Santa Cruz Island
Santa Cruz Island Scrub jay, endemic to SCI
Orr's Camp
Tidy tips (Layia platyglossia)
Orange-crowned warbler
0M9B6937.jpg Copper butterfly
Island Scrub Jay
The Island Scrub Jay (Aphelocoma insularis) is endemic to Santa Cruz Island
Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
Meadowlark
Peregrine falcon
Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) atop Cavern Point
Juvenile Northern elephant seals
House finch (Carpodacus mexicanus)
California brown pelican
Nesting season on Anacapa Island
Over 10,000 western gulls gather for nesting on Anacapa Island during the spring and summer months.
5S7W5848.jpg Lizard
5S7W2022 Copper butterfly
Santa Rosa Island Fox (Urocyon littoralis santarosae)
Santa Cruz Island fox
Santa Cruz Island fox (Urocyon littoralis)
Santa Cruz Island silver lotus, endemic to Santa Cruz Island
Santa Cruz Island silver lotus (Lotus argophyllus v. niveus) is endemic to SCI and is listed as endangered by the State of California. This photo was taken on Montañon Ridge.
Springtime wildflowers in Scorpion Canyon
Shooting stars (Dodecatheon meadia)
Santa Cruz Island ironwood
Santa Cruz Island ironwood above Scorpion Canyon
Snorkeling, Scorpion Cove
Snorkeling in the waters of Scorpion Anchorage
7892 San Miguel Island fox
Kayakers at Scorpion Anchorage
Kayaking at Scorpion Anchorage
SBI-57 Snorkling, Landing cove
SMI-07 SMI fox
