I fell in love with these guys ...
A wharf in Santa Cruz was a convenient lounging spot for numerous sea lions...
The sea lions were constantly maneuvering for better spots and honking irritably at one another when their space was invaded. I was reminded of the way our dogs occupy our sofas...
Then, as if
they felt it was time to entertain the tourists, a number of them would
dive into the water and swim with an exuberant splashing of flippers, suddenly diving all at once only to surface all together a little way off. . .
Others took it easy, enjoying the sun . . .
Semi-synchronized swimming?
Like a bronze sculpture...
The wharf thoughtfully provided viewing areas --
though the best shots were over the side...
Is that a sweet face or what?
There were also sea gulls -- and they were massively unimpressed by everything.
Love those whiskers...
I wonder if blond sea lions have more fun?
A passing bit of seaweed? I don't know ...
Synchronized lounging...
But the gull is still unimpressed.
9 comments:
These are great and I love the color of the water, too. More, please!
By the way, these do show up larger on lightbox than the previous post photos did.
Make that... the previous photo in question.
Great shots, Vicki.
haha i love the look on the gulls face....these guys are awesome...when we live in FL we had a pass to sea world and would go watch them all the time...
Great photos! Wouldn't it have been cool to pet one of them? I'm such a seagull fan, the last picture was my favorite.
Great photos. Maybe Willa would like a friend to keep her company when you are
away:)
Sam
Oh what lovely guys/gals. I bet they have a good life there on the pier. Thanks.
Thanks for the nudge to finally learn the difference between seals and sea lions.
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