Suzi Eszterhas / Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) group flying, Monterey Bay, California

Suzi Eszterhas / Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) trio, Monterey Bay, California

Sean Crane / Monterey Formation of silica-rich rock along Pacific coastline at sunset, Montana De Oro State Park, Los Osos, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) juveniles flying, Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) adult and juvenile flying, Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) group flying, Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay, California

David Welling / Monterey pine trees {Pinus radiata} growing on cliffs, Point Lobos reserve, California, 1990

Chase Dekker / Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) pod gulp feeding on Northern Anchovy (Engraulis mordax), Monterey Bay, California