First, let’s turn right and see what’s going on at the marina. We’ll head back to the rock jetty shortly.
Okay, let’s head back to the rock jetty and see what everyone is watching.
Every year, practically outside our back doors, the herring fishery creates quite the commotion and attracts innumerable sea lions, sea gulls, Brandt Geese, and spectators. The fishery itself is quite controversial and rightfully so.
I hope you’ve enjoyed these few images and a glimpse into a unique experience that occurs in very few places.
What an interesting event to have so closely…for humans and animals. I read about the controversy. Well, mankind cannot leave well enough alone when $$ is to be had. Sad situation. Your new website layout is so different, I like it, though.
So this must be where all of the sea lions from San Francisco disappeared to. A great series of photos documenting this outing of observers! I can understand the concern about the herring. The salmon have been disappearing from Lake Michigan since the “accidental” introduction of the Asian Carp.
Humans watching sea lions and sea lions watching humans – love it!
It is the same here on our side of the strait. The spawn has turned the sea an emerald green. Looking closer the individual eggs look like grains of gold. We are about a ten minute walk from the sea. Last night the seals were in fine voice, their barks easily carrying up to us. The frogs are singing full blast too, so it was quite a noisy night.
I love sea lions. We last saw a colony at Race Rocks Ecological Reserve and there was one huge guy who posed for the pictures. I find them so charming. Thank you for sharing.