Reader Ken Phelps sent some sea life (his notes are indented):
Returning from fishing off Cabo San Lucas. Local pelicans and sea lions chase the boats in hope of treats. We didn’t provide any, but a bit of arm waving attracts them for a portrait. The sea lions hop up onto the swim grid with no apparent effort.
That might be Pancho the sea lion
Or the locals call all the sea lions who do this by that name
I hadn’t noticed before the bulge in the forehead – yet they don’t echo-locate
Seems like a happy sea lion. His whiskers look more like cartilage than hair.
Aren’t sea lions honorary cats? How irresistible.
Great shots. The old Peterson field guide referred to pelicans as “large, ponderous” birds. Yet, they appear so graceful floating in air over waves, as in the photo. Its fun to watch them feed, plunging head first into the water.
Nice pictures! The pelicans really evoke dinosaurs (because they are, of course).
At first I thought the sea lion was just hanging out in the jacuzzi, especially with that self-satisfied look on his mug. What a goof!
Very lovely!
Ah, pelicans. Once upon a time my favorite bird.
They kind of give me the creeps. When they catch a thermal and drift over a beach they put me in mind of a pterodactyl chasing down cave children in a bad movie.