California Sea Lion

All along the coast of California these guys are always perched on rocks and abutments/cliffs. They are not afraid of humans and often get a little too close to swimmers and the general public. So, in San Diego where they have chosen to give birth to young the City has chosen to close off that area to the public. It did cause quit a riff as the area closed off was a children's wading pool. Very honestly, the City created a prefect calving area for these seals, and folks got very up in arms wanting the City to get rid of the seals and the danger to children using the wading pool. It is located in La Jolla a part of San Diego and located at the site is a huge concrete wall that abuts the incoming waves and makes for a very calm "U" shaped pool...The seals could not read the signs and chose to take over the area and defend it as their own. A very natural pose as this image suggests, he is basking in the sun sharing space often with their sunbathing buddies the Pelicans, and both will do for hours on end.

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