Elephant Seal Vocalizing on Sandy Beach at Drakes Beach
Saturday, January 24th, 2026 at 11:53:10 PM · 2026/Drakes Beach Elephant Seal Pups
This wildlife photograph captures an elephant seal in the midst of vocalizing, its mouth open wide revealing a pink tongue. The seal is resting on sandy beach terrain, its large gray body showing the characteristic wrinkled, molted skin texture. Several other elephant seals are visible in the background and foreground, creating a colony scene. The close-up perspective provides excellent detail of the animal's whiskers, eye, and facial features, while the shallow depth of field keeps focus on the main subject.
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