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16th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Gray Whales in the Kelp Forest

A great whale leads her calf through the kelp forests of Big Sur. Their migration takes them from the warm lagoons of Baja, north to their feeding grounds in Alaska. The cliffs of Big Sur give us a bird's eye view of this amazing spectacle.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 05.2018
Date Uploaded: 05.2018
Photo Location: Big Sur, California, United States of America
Camera: NIKON D500
Copyright: © Douglas Croft