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Two Alpha Males in Fierce Battle. Northern Elephant Seal M. angustirostris Piedras Blancas 28Jan2011
Image by mikebaird
Two Alpha Males in Fierce Battle. Northern Elephant Seal M. angustirostris Piedras Blancas 28Jan2011. Northern Elephant Seal (M. angustirostris) Scene at Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal south viewing area, north of San Simeon, CA, at sunrise on a photomorrobay.com outing on 28 Jan 2011.
Photographers Kim Siebert, Jerry Kirkhart, and Mike Baird arrived at 7AM.
From a set of 14 photos at www.flickr.com/photos/mikebaird/sets/72157625803343179/ saved from > 800 taken today.
Photo © 2011 “Mike” Michael L. Baird, mike {at] mikebaird d o t com, flickr.bairdphotos.com, Canon EOS 1D Mark III 10.1MP Digital SLR Camera, Canon 300mm f/2.8, no Circular Polarizer, Gitzo Tripod with Gimbal Head, RAW.
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Note: Two of my other Elephant Seal photos appears on the related Wikipedia pages at
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant_seal and
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Elephant_Seal
to
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mating_scene_with_elevated_Alp...
and
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Elephant_seals_fighting.jpg and
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keywords: elephant seal, Northern Elephant Seal, M. angustirostris,Mammal,piedras,blancas,blancas,san simeon,28Jan2011, angustirostris
Northern Elephant Seal M angustirostris Piedras Blancas 28Jan2011
Northern Elephant Seal Piedras Blancas 28Jan2011
05 Feb 2011 Tech note: cloned out a gull head and a few white drops in the very bottom that were distracting.
Lone Alpha Male. Mom with recently born pup. Northern Elephant Seal M. angustirostris at Piedras Blancas
Image by mikebaird
Lone Alpha Male. Mom with recently born pup. Northern Elephant Seal M. angustirostris at Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal viewing area, north of San Simeon, CA 21 Dec 2010.
Photo © 2010 “Mike” Michael L. Baird, mike {at] mikebaird d o t com, flickr.bairdphotos.com, Canon EOS 1D Mark III 10.1MP Digital SLR Camera, Canon 300mm f/2.8, no Circular Polarizer, handheld and braced on railing, RAW.
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Note: one of my other Elephant Seal photos appears on the related Wikipedia page en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant_seal at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Elephant_seals_fighting.jpg from www.flickr.com/photos/72825507@N00/2238575400/
keywords: elephant seal, Northern Elephant Seal, M. angustirostris,Mammal,piedras blancas,blancas,san simeon,21Dec2010
Watching a Gorilla Family
Image by superfem
I am fond of the many planes of activity in this image... the gorilla family, the zoo visitors behind glass, and the slumbering gorilla grandfather in the back.
