{"id":4896,"date":"2014-03-20T07:07:43","date_gmt":"2014-03-20T11:07:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/p4td.lightshedder.com\/?p=4896"},"modified":"2014-03-20T07:09:02","modified_gmt":"2014-03-20T11:09:02","slug":"itch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=4896","title":{"rendered":"Itch"},"content":{"rendered":"

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When you have an itch you just have to scratch it. Which is what I assume this sea pup, a few months old, is doing with its flipper\/paw. Notice how flat that flipper is, and how well equipped with sharp nails! \ud83d\ude42 For the first time this visit to La Jolla California and The Children’s Pool, I was able to go down the stairs and closer to the seals on the beach. This one was directly below the landing half way down, and was actively grooming while I was there. Note that this seal is only months old, and already has a wound (upper left corner of the image). Almost all the seals on the beach who were old enough to have brown fur coming in had wounds…most likely from nips and tussels with other seals, or a blessedly brief encounter with a Sea Lion. An unsuccessful<\/em> encounter from the Sea Lion’s point of view. \ud83d\ude42 <\/p>\n

Olympus OM-D E-M10 with 75-300mm zoom. 600mm equivalent. Shutter preferred. 1\/1000th @ ISO 1250 @ f7.1. Processed in Snapseed on the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014.<\/p>\n

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