Harbor SealWildlife Not What It Looks Like At first glance this looks like a typical mother and pup harbor seal (Phoca vitulina…adminFebruary 29, 2008
CaliforniaHarbor SealWildlife Pregnant or Just Plain Fat? This looks to me like a very pregnant harbor seal (Phoca vitulina richardsi). Its pupping…adminFebruary 27, 2008
CaliforniaHarbor SealWildlife Over the Shoulder Glance One more of the harbor seal (Phoca vitulina richardsi) from the past couple days, this…adminFebruary 26, 2008
CaliforniaHarbor SealWildlife Stretch Same harbor seal (Phoca vitulina richardsi) as yesterday, here caught in the middle of a…adminFebruary 25, 2008
CaliforniaFunnyHarbor SealWildlife Yawn This harbor seal (Phoca vitulina richardsi) doesn't look too motivated this morning. Pacific harbor seal…adminFebruary 24, 2008
CaliforniaHarbor SealWildlife Newborn This tiny harbor seal pup (Phoca vitulina richardsi) is pretty young, it still has its…adminFebruary 23, 2008
CaliforniaElephant SealWildlife Photo of Elephant Seals Fighting Another photograph of two male northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) "bulls" fighting on a central…adminFebruary 22, 2008
CaliforniaElephant SealWildlife Photo of Elephant Seals Mating Here is another photograph of a large male northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) forcibly mating…adminFebruary 21, 2008
CaliforniaElephant SealWildlife Rough Sex In this photograph an adult male northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) mates with a much…adminFebruary 20, 2008
CaliforniaElephant SealWildlife Photo of Elephant Seals Fighting Here we see two northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) "bulls" fighting on a central California…adminFebruary 19, 2008
CaliforniaElephant SealWildlife Photo of Elephant Seal Bellowing A photograph of a northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) "bull" bellowing on a central California…adminFebruary 18, 2008
CaliforniaElephant SealWildlife Photo of Bull Elephant Seal Bellowing in Fog Another photograph of a northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) "bull" bellowing on a foggy central…adminFebruary 17, 2008
CaliforniaElephant SealWildlife Munch Check it out, these are two bull elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris) fighting for territory and…adminFebruary 16, 2008
CaliforniaElephant SealWildlife Weaner This is a "weaner", a young northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) that has been weaned…adminFebruary 15, 2008
CaliforniaElephant SealWildlife Photo of an Elephant Seal Pup This northern elephant seal pup (Mirounga angustirostris) looks like it has issues to work out…adminFebruary 14, 2008
CaliforniaElephant SealWildlife Crowded Beach Here we see part of the burgeoning Piedras Blancas colony of northern elephant seals (Mirounga…adminFebruary 13, 2008
CaliforniaElephant SealWildlife Bull Fog I arrived at the elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) rookery before sunrise and walked out in…adminFebruary 12, 2008
Photo of the Day Photo of McWay Falls, Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park I stopped for a bit in Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park in Big Sur, to…adminFebruary 11, 2008
Photo of the Day Photos of Piedras Blancas Lighthouse The Piedras Blancas lighthouse, which sits on BLM land just north of San Simeon and…adminFebruary 10, 2008
CaliforniaMorro BayPhoto of the Day Photo of Sea Otter Mother and Pup On my way back down the coast from Big Sur I made a stop in…adminFebruary 9, 2008
CaliforniaLa JollaPelicansPhoto of the DayWildlife Photo of a Brown Pelican Preening Here is a California brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) preening. Using it's long bill, the pelican…adminFebruary 8, 2008
CaliforniaPelicansPhoto of the DayWildlife Photo of a Pelican in Flight Yet another photo of a pelican in flight. This California brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) is…adminFebruary 7, 2008
CaliforniaLa JollaPhoto of the DaySeascapes Abstract Water Photo This abstract water photograph is a blurred time exposure of the ocean surface in La…adminFebruary 6, 2008
CaliforniaPelicansPhoto of the DayWildlife Pelican Eye This California brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) is resting and warming itself in the sun after…adminFebruary 5, 2008
CaliforniaLa JollaPhoto of the DaySan DiegoSeascapes Photo of La Jolla Cove at Sunrise Check out the deep pink skies, it was a super sunrise the morning I shot…adminFebruary 4, 2008
CaliforniaLa JollaPhoto of the Day Pelican Bluff at Sunrise This is the bluff on which the bird photographers take their photos of the California…adminFebruary 3, 2008
CaliforniaLa JollaPhoto of the Day Photo of La Jolla Cave at Sunrise The biggest of the caves in La Jolla is seen here at sunrise. The other…adminFebruary 2, 2008
CaliforniaLa JollaPhoto of the DaySan DiegoSeascapes Photo of the La Jolla Cliffs at Sunrise The La Jolla Cliffs early in the morning, under a pink sunrise. Marine Room restaurant…adminFebruary 1, 2008