Softer Than a Rock (Steller Sea Lion)
Some of the sea lions do get along and here is an example of one letting another use them as a pillow. Many of them were sleeping in the water and on the rocks at Neck Point Park on Saturday after gorging themselves on a recent herring run.
Stand Off on The Beach (Steller Sea Lions)
A portrait version of the same two sea lions during their confrontation at Neck Point.
Beach Master (Steller Sea Lion)
Hard to get this guy all in the frame. Even at 400mm. I have heard it said that some of them can reach 1200 pounds!
Hard Rock Pillow (Steller Sea Lion)
After a big feeding of herring a sea lion rests high up on the rocks at Neck Point.
Temporary Disagreement (Steller Sea Lions)
A young bull and a larger old bull, sometimes known as a "Beach Master" have a short lived argument over position on the rocks at Neck Point Park in Nanaimo.
