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Uploaded: 07/04/12 7:53 PM GMT
Mating Season
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This shot was taken two years ago at Aņo Nuevo State Park (about 55 miles south of San Francisco on our 5th wedding anniversary. This coastal area and park is the site of the largest mainland breeding colony in the world for the northern elephant seal. They estimated about 3,000 sea lions were there at one time!!! Not all in this one shot of course:):):) The range in size is about 6 to 14 feet in length!! Enjoy:):)

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.ovar2008
07/04/12 8:42 PM GMT
Great capture!
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.snapshooter87
07/04/12 9:09 PM GMT
Very nice shot, Bruce.They certainly appear comfortable.
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.icedancer
07/04/12 11:36 PM GMT
My goodness, now that's a lot of seals. You're so lucky to have seen this in person and also love the action of the water
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Have a Sunny Day
.Joanie
07/05/12 1:19 AM GMT
An awesome capture and so amazing Bruce! And so outstanding as well! Perfect focus, great natural color and a perfect comp!
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Four eyes are better than two.
.Eubeen
07/05/12 6:15 AM GMT
You should have gone down and slapped one of them on the rump or yelled shark to see what happens. A good shot of this exclusive beach resort, Bruce. Glad I'm not the towel-boy for this crowd.
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.koca
07/05/12 6:36 AM GMT
It's along the sea and that's fantastic. Great shot, Bruce.
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::Dunstickin
07/05/12 7:15 AM GMT
Not much 'activity' going on during this 'mating session'!..

Go on!...I dare you to do what Wendell said!...lol
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::SEFA
07/05/12 7:25 AM GMT
Lol at Bobs comment. A great capture. Fantastic animals and it must be wonderful to see them in real life.
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SEFA
::corngrowth
07/05/12 8:41 AM GMT
---Mating Season---

Think that they all are very tired now (or just lazy?), lol.

Very nice capture, Bruce.

Regards, Cornelius.
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::Jimbobedsel
07/05/12 12:50 AM GMT
Amazing shot, Bruce. Nicely done!
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.sunny184
07/05/12 1:18 PM GMT
Not much mating going on here. Maybe it's afterglow time. Nice shot.
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.LakeMichigan
07/05/12 2:41 PM GMT
Very nice shot of this amazing sight .
This is one of the things that is great about Caedes.
We get to see sights that we might not see other wise.
Nicely done.
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.palral
07/06/12 2:49 AM GMT
There's a site just north of San Simeon where I went for some elephant seal shots a couple of months ago. I was hoping to get some shots of the bulls fighting for turf and females. My shots were a little closer since I stepped over the warning fence, but basically I achieved the same level of action that I see here. I like your wide view version much better. I watched them for an hour and thought that they were all dead until one scratched her back with a flipper.
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