Photo of Seals on the Sand, Phillip Colla Photography

Photo of Seals on the Sand

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Latitude: 32° 50' 51.61" N, Longitude: 117° 16' 42.57" W, Coord: 32.847672°, -117.27849°
Filed under: California, Harbor Seal, Photo of the Day, Wildlife on 1/24/2008

On a recent morning I dropped by the pelican bluff and found it pretty crowded so instead I shot harbor seals just around the bend. It was a fine morning and I had the beach to myself at the Children’s Pool. Here are a few portraits of the harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardsi) on the sand.

Pacific harbor seal on wet sandy beach., Phoca vitulina richardsi, Copyright Phillip Colla, image #20214, all rights reserved worldwide.
Pacific harbor seal on wet sandy beach. La Jolla, California, USA.
Image: 20214  
Species: Phoca vitulina richardsi
Location: La Jolla, California, USA
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Pacific harbor seals on sandy beach at the edge of the ocean., Phoca vitulina richardsi, Copyright Phillip Colla, image #20213, all rights reserved worldwide.
Pacific harbor seals on sandy beach at the edge of the ocean. La Jolla, California, USA.
Image: 20213  
Species: Phoca vitulina richardsi
Location: La Jolla, California, USA
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Pacific harbor seal on wet sandy beach., Phoca vitulina richardsi, Copyright Phillip Colla, image #20228, all rights reserved worldwide.
Pacific harbor seal on wet sandy beach. La Jolla, California, USA.
Image: 20228  
Species: Phoca vitulina richardsi
Location: La Jolla, California, USA
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