Harbor Seals

Harbor Seal -- Moss Landing, CA
Canon EOS Rebel T5i, EF-S 55-250mm f/4.0-6.5 IS II, 1/1600s, f/5.6, ISO: 640

No doubt about it, seals sure are cute.

This is a shot from a kayaking excursion I took today at Moss Landing.  We paddled a ways up into Elkhorn Slough from the boat launch area.  These seals were on the sand bar across from the launch.  The passageway near the sand bar to the back of the harbor is extremely narrow when the tide is low, so we ended up a bit closer to these guys than normal (although we kept to the far side of the passage).  I think they must be used to boats going back and forth like that because they didn't seem particularly troubled.