Seal on Line

Harbor Seal -- Fisherman's Wharf, Monterey, CA
Canon EOS Rebel T5i, EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM, f/4.5, 1/800s, ISO: 6400

Poor little guy.  Gal?  Poor little gal, maybe.

I didn't realize the drama that was going on when I was taking these photos.  I thought this seal was just being frisky because the fishing was so good.  Turns out he/she was caught on a fishing line.  That seriously bummed me out when I was processing these photos Saturday evening.

Life Is Good

Harbor Seal -- Moss Landing, CA
Canon EOS Rebel T5i, EF-S 55-250mm f/4.0-5.6 IS II, 1/2000s, f/5.6, ISO: 500

I wish I could sleep so peacefully.

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.

Harbor Seals

Harbor Seal -- Moss Landing, CA
Canon EOS Rebel T5i, EF-S 55-250mm IS II, 1/1600s, f/5.6, ISO: 200

Elkhorn Slough is a great place for kayaking.  There's a lot of marine wildlife to see and getting out on the water puts one into their element.  Of course, a good distance has to be maintained away from the animals, still there's nothing like being in the same water with these seals, sea lions and sea otters.