Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Point Lobos: Cormorant Carcas, Black Oyster Catcher and Southern Sea Otters

November 2011: Point Lobos by apple-pine
November 2011: Point Lobos, a photo by apple-pine on Flickr.

Our visit started with a blast: a couple of southern sea otters (enhydra lutris nereis) were soaking by the rocky shore in whaler cove. One of them looked very content and calm. Another (a little smaller) was incredibly playful and moving extremely fast: washing his face, scrubbing his back, checking out armpits, splashing water onto paws and chest, wiggling his tail, swimming around and jumping over his calm buddy. I think it was mother and son - based on my personal experience :)

Nearby a very bright-beaked oyster catcher was working on a clam: sliding it between rocks, then hitting it hard and eating his prize piece-by-piece.

I am partial to cormorants since I saw one under water. We saw many that day - but this one was, sadly, dead and dry.

4 comments:

  1. Love this page! Your sketches are very exciting (even the dead cormorant).

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  2. You DO capture life beautifully! What a great place this must be...

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  3. thank you, Paula and Kate;
    I would be glad to take you there sketching! Just holler when you are in the area :)

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  4. What a wonderful page full of memories ....

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