Tag: Piedras Blancas

• Mirounga angustirostris

  

  More commonly known as the Northern Elephant Seal. Elephant seals get their name from their huge size (Male’s can get up to 5,000 pounds) and from the male’s large proboscis, which is used in making extremely loud snorting noises during the mating season. A successful bull is able to impregnate up to 50 females in…

  Michael Andrew Just

  February 7, 2020

  California, Ocean, Photography, Wildlife

  Bull, Elephant Seal, Mammals, Pacific Ocean, Piedras Blancas, Pups, Rookery

• Sounds Of The Elephant Seals

  

  This video really captures the sounds of elephant seals, especially from the females when they feel  their pups are threatened.  

  Michael Andrew Just

  February 7, 2020

  California, Photography, video, Wildlife

  California, Elephant Seals, Pacific Ocean, Piedras Blancas, Sounds, video

• Elephant Seals Are For The Birds

  Images of Elephant Seals and a few birds along California’s Coastline.

  Michael Andrew Just

  April 23, 2015

  California

  Birds, California, Elephant Seals, Flying, Images, In Flight, Mammals, Pacific Ocean, Photography, photos, Piedras Blancas, Wildlife