Mommy and Baby

Taken at Piedras Blancas. These two elephant seals were not roaring at me, but another mother with a pup just out of the frame. In fact, for the hour that I watched these, the two mothers were constantly bickering. The babies got involved when necessary.

At one point, the large male, whose tail is behind the pup, rolled over on this pup. I was so worried about it, but it got loose and the male wanderered off, tired of the squabbling, I think.

I take a very non-intrusive approach to photographing wildlife. If I am disturbing them, I leave.

 

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