The Falconers of Terranea [PHOTOS]

What began as a bird abatement program turned into an attraction
From a guestroom balcony at Terranea Resort, a young family gets an up-close look at one of nature’s most spectacular flyers.

Orcas and Gray whales face off a half mile off Palos Verdes coast during migration [PHOTOS]

The call came in shortly before 10 a.m. on Jan. 4. “Orcas, orcas! We’ve got orcas!” the whale census counter at the Point Vicente Interpretive Center yelled into the phone. “And there’s a gray whale coming in too and it looks like they are on a collision path!”

Wild Things: The Masters of Motionlessness

It’s a statue, it’s a fake bird, no wait, is that a real bird?

Shark attack suspected in Redondo Beach [PHOTOS]

Shark attack suspected in Redondo Beach.

Great White Shark suspected in Redondo Breakwater attack

A six-foot dolphin with its rib cage exposed and its entrails missing washed up on the beach at the Redondo Breakwall on Thursday.

Lack of oxygen kills sardines packed in King Harbor, like sardines

Hundreds of thousands of sardines swam into King Harbor early Tuesday morning and died.

Hundreds of thousands of fish found dead in Redondo’s King Harbor [PHOTOS]

Hundreds of thousands of sardines swam into Redondo’s King Harbor and were found dead early Tuesday morning. Preliminary reports indicate the fish died due to a lack of oxygen in the water. What do you think happened? Share your opinion in the comments.

Wild Things – Legless lizards slither around in the sand

In honor of the New Year and trying new things, Wild Things is stepping out of the ocean wildlife comfort zone to examine a fascinating land-dwelling, sand-loving critter called the California legless lizard. A major challenge facing legless lizards is being mistaken for a snake. So it’s time to set the record straight and raise the public profile of legless lizards with some positive PR.

Blue Whales, the largest animals on Earth [PHOTOS]

Blue Whales, the largest animals to ever live on Earth.

The Lobster Monsters: A predator turns prey in the wee hours off the California coast

A predator turns prey in the wee hours off the California coast
With two long antennae leading the way, beady-eyed creatures crawl out of shared dens and crevices along the ocean floor in search of prey.

Blue Whale [PHOTOS]

Blue Wonder: more blue whale [PHOTOS]

Blue Wonder: more blue whale photos.

Blue Wonder: more blue whale [VIDEO]

Richard Attenburough on blue whales:

“Tarzan” Smith and Mike Vaughan whale whispering:

An SUP expedition:

Blue wonder – Local biologists, whale watchers, paddlers and boaters are experiencing a rare up-close look at the world’s largest animal

Craig Stanton was sitting on the deck of his condo overlooking King Harbor in Redondo Beach a little more than two weeks ago when something in the ocean caught his eye.

Wild Things: Holy Mola Mola Sunfish

What on earth is that? This is a common exclamation upon meeting an ocean sunfish, the craziest looking fish inhabiting the same ocean layers humans frequent.