Sea Lions of the Galapagos 

Sea Lions. Galápagos Islands, Ecuador

I am actually surprised that there are not Sea Lions at the airport to greet you when you land in the Galapagos. There are certainly Sea Lions everywhere else! You have to move them (or your guides and boatmen have to move them) off any dock you might want to use and they litter every beach (and many benches). They are also remarkably friendly. You are supposed, according to Park rules, to stay at least 7 feet from them…but we had several pups come up to see if we would play…one nuzzled my bare leg below my shorts before deciding I probably was not his mother, and you see the two in the panel investigating the tripod…though I am certain it was not the first tripod they had seen. They knocked it over, which might have been their version of a joke. Though I did not snorkel, they are famous for playing with people in the water…coming up and blowing Sea Lion bubbles in your face, etc. The only time you have to be careful is when there is Beach-Master present. The big males are not animals you want to mess with…and the Beach-Masters tend to stand on their dignity…even when their pups want to play. 

Sony Rx10iii at various focal lengths. Program Mode, except for the night shot, which was taken in Anti-motion Blur Mode. Processed in Polarr and assembled in FrameMagic on my iPad Pro. 

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