California elephant seals...
Mar 18, 2018 05:40:05 #
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Mar 18, 2018 06:55:29 #
Thank you for posting. Many of us never see them up close and personal.
Mar 18, 2018 07:02:51 #
Mike M wrote:
at the Piedras Blancas Rookery near San Simeon
California Dreamin'
Mar 18, 2018 07:09:05 #
Mar 18, 2018 07:17:05 #
Wow!!! Good work.
--Bob
--Bob
Mike M wrote:
at the Piedras Blancas Rookery near San Simeon
Mar 18, 2018 09:41:30 #
Mar 18, 2018 12:54:49 #
Aren't that many of these gigantic creatures in one place amazing? The Elephant Seals stay on the beach during mating/calving season and do not eat. Swims are just short trips out into the surf to cool off. In February-March, the adults begin to leave, the Males swim up to the Aleutians, the Females out to Hawaii. The Pups are left alone, without any guidance, training, ext on how to survive in the open ocean and hunt food.
Mar 18, 2018 22:13:19 #
Mar 18, 2018 22:21:21 #
Mike M wrote:
at the Piedras Blancas Rookery near San Simeon
Holy smoke! Great capture, Mike. That's an unbelievable number of elephant seals. I especially like the last image.
Mar 19, 2018 07:05:19 #
Mike M wrote:
at the Piedras Blancas Rookery near San Simeon
Nice set Mike.
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Mar 28, 2018 23:11:40 #
westitzer
Loc: Central California coastal area
I live about 45 minutes from this place. Go over every winter to see them. Unbelievably noisy! Interesting to watch the bulls battle it out!
Mar 29, 2018 07:22:31 #
westitzer:
It is a full sensory experience: sights, sounds, smells. I think they are fascinating. I could spend hours there.
Mike M.
It is a full sensory experience: sights, sounds, smells. I think they are fascinating. I could spend hours there.
Mike M.
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