Instead - I will show you pictures of the Elephant Seals that we saw along the coast. We headed to Cali a few weeks ago - they were having rolling black outs - and we went to the coast... it was fun!!
The walkway that you stay on - so that you don't interrupt or get in their way - gets you pretty close to them!
Aren't they cute? If they weren't so loud I might want one....
There are three peak times of the year that have large populations of seals – January, April, and October. - we were there in October
Starting in November, adult male elephant seals start to arrive on the shore. Adult males will stake claim to female pupping areas on the beach. When another adult male challenges a pupping location, a fight for dominance ensues. Adult males will fight for mating rights from December through January. Elephant seal bulls can reach 16 feet in length and weigh up to 5,000 pounds.
Sooo cute - right?
But when then do this (below)
They are scary -
and noisy
you can learn more about them here:
http://www.elephantseal.org/
Happy Stitching!!!
And did it STINK?!!! Every time I've been to see the seals, it stunk so badly I couldn't stay long. UGH!! I could only hold my breath for so long, ya know? LOL
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures, Alicia! Ano Nuevo is right up the coast from me, and I've never gone to see the seals! You're brave to come to California these days, with all the fires and, like you mentioned, the blackouts. Sounds like you need to go sew now!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing more vacation pictures! Looking forward to the Blog Hop.
ReplyDeletelovely, tks for shqring
ReplyDeleteI love seeing the elephant seals as well. Can you imaging feeding them if they were your pet?? Or cleaning up after them??!!! I'm looking forward to the Hop...my gifts are made and I even got pictures!!! This will be my first time participating in a Blog Hop!!
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