Sentences with phrase «sea lion haul»

Many pods of the transient killer whales converged on our Steller sea lion haul - out sites in the San Juan Islands.

In addition, there are seal and / or sea lion haul out areas in close proximity to these release locations.

Another cool Humpback moment today as we watched Guardian and Inukshuk the Humpback Whales travelling together near one of the Steller Sea Lion haul outs.

We made our way over to the Steller Sea Lion haul - out and sat quietly watching these giants as the sound of their growling carried across the water.

There wasn't much left of the Steller Sea Lion haul - out due to the very high tide, but a few individuals managed to find some space to rest.

Both harbour seals and Steller sea lions haul out on the many rocky islets, always weary of an ambush from transient (marine mammal - eating) killer whales.

Over the coming months, as seals and sea lions haul out on beaches and give birth to pups up and down the California coast, the Marine Mammal Center is looking for volunteers to care for a likely onslaught of young animals that need help.

Steller sea lions haul out on the rocky islands between feeding on migrating salmon and other fish species.

While paddling this network of tiny islands, you might see over a hundred Stellar sea lions hauled out on the rocky outcrops.

Not exact matches

Unlike sea lions, harbor seals can not rotate their hind flippers underneath them so when they haul out, they scoot across the ground on their bellies.

California sea lions are typically the first animal we spot on tours since they love to haul out on docks in Moss Landing Harbor.

Also making a comeback, after years of hunting, are the thousands of pinnipeds (seals and sea lions) that breed, pup, and haul out on the island's 27 miles of isolated coastline.

It's dark when I get up at 6 am, the first hint of a new day on the horizon; the forest floor has turned gold and green as the cedars shed their summer cloak; honeysuckle leaves litter the boardwalks and garden ground; bright red honeysuckle berries are being plucked by tiny wrens; jays are sitting in the apple tree, feasting on the fruit we imagined as apple pie; the last roses are fading; fronds of great bull kelp are landing on the beach, food for next year's garden; the sudden daybreak howl of sporty boats heading to the hot fishing spots where we have our hydrophones has gone; sea lions are beginning to heave their huge bodies onto haul - out rocks along the way; most of our assistants have left, heading back to school or home; and in their absence we are spending more time in the lab at night, recording the voices of the orcas, who are still here.

Seals and sea lions are sometimes spotted from the beach or viewpoints overlooking rocky haul - outs.

[2] Castle Rock is the northernmost breeding colony of northern elephant seals, which like harbor seals breed on the island; California sea lions and Steller sea lions use the island as a haul - out [3] but do not breed there.

You'll even enjoy a short cruise to the Millar group of islands, where you'll spend the day paddling a network of tiny islands that host haul - out for sea lions and a hangout for humpback whales.