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March 2020

California Sea Lions at Lobster Shack, Coronado Islands, Mexico Islas CoronadoMexicoSea LionUnderwater Photography

California Sea Lions at Lobster Shack, Coronado Islands, Mexico

I try to reach Lobster Shack at North Coronado Island each fall to dive with California Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus). Some years are better than others but generally the months of October and November offer superb encounters with these gregarious young pinnipeds.  I say young because in fact the gangs…
March 30, 2020
Underwater Photos of Steller Sea Lions, Eumetopias jubatus, British Columbia CanadaHornby IslandSea LionUnderwater Photography

Underwater Photos of Steller Sea Lions, Eumetopias jubatus, British Columbia

In January I made another trip to Hornby Island to photograph Steller Sea Lions (Eumetopias jubatus).  This is some of the most exciting scuba diving that can be done anywhere in the world and is not for the faint of heart!  Steller sea lions are some of the largest pinnipeds in…
March 25, 2020
Ancient Bristlecone Haiku CaliforniaHaikuWhite Mountains

Ancient Bristlecone Haiku

Ancient Bristlecone Persisting through the Eons You must be so bored Bristlecone pine displays its characteristic gnarled, twisted form as it rises above the arid, dolomite-rich slopes of the White Mountains at 11000-foot elevation. Patriarch Grove, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest.Image ID: 17475Species: Bristlecone Pine, Pinus longaevaLocation: White Mountains, Inyo National…
March 8, 2020