California Ecosystems - Orcas Near the Farallones (original) buttefly featuring Great Blue Herons

featuring Great Blue Herons

and three spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus)

females forage in the open ocean

Herons help natvie species like the stickleback survive by eating invasive bullfrogs

California Ecosystems - Orcas Near the Farallones (original) buttefly featuring Great Blue HeronsWhite Sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) and Orcas (Orcinus orca) both occupy a position as apex predators in their ocean habitat. When sharks move out of an area to avoid orcas, that impacts the prey the both hunt here, Northern Elephant Seals (Mirounga angustirostris). The presence or absence of apex predators also impacts the foraging strategies, which are different for male and female Elephant Seals. Where males forage near the sea floor along the