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Indeed, the Gulls were quite persistent, and while most of the other Seals generally ignored them or shoo-ed them off, this young mom refused to come ashore with her newborn for almost 2 hours, rather than confront them.
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In talking to one of the local volunteers at the Rookery, he mentioned that while pups were generally fine with water births, most of the local seals prefer to pup on the beach. His speculation was this was a young mom, perhaps her 1st time, as she was very nervous about the Seagulls who had congregated in the area (to feed on the afterbirth, etc.) and had been going to great lengths to avoid them all morning, eventually pupping in the water.
Welcome To The World:
April 19th was big day at the Hopkins Beach Rookery. These are the peak weeks for the local Harbor Seals giving birth, and when I arrived there on a cool and gray morning, a number of pups coming into the World.
For example this mother had pupped in the shallows just moments before I arrived and was still in the process of giving the afterbirth when I took this image.
Hey, Mom...
Hopkins Beach Rookerey. Pacific Grove California. April 19th, 2025
Approximately 90 minutes after giving birth in the water, a Mother Harbor Seal and Pup Connect on the Beach for the First Time.
Hopkins Beach Rookerey. Pacific Grove California. April 19th, 2025
Still going through my pics from last weekend of Harbor Seal Gals and their Pups at the Hopkins Beach Rookery in Pacific Grove CA, using Sony's new 400-800mm G lens.
But I'm still finding some "Aww" moments, such as this Mom and her Recent Newborn posing for the camera:
I think we could all gain something from learning to be this chill:
Yesterday Morning in Salinas, California.
Even when the Weather is Moody, it is Beautiful:
Late Night at Goverment Plaza:
https://friendica.world/display/84b6ef2b-8367-d4c5-430a-56a996043113
Santa Rosalia Keeping Watch:
https://friendica.world/display/84b6ef2b-1167-c619-7a5d-3e6341162110
FYI - Around the beginning of the year I retired the Facebook page I was using for my Photography Hobby and moved to the Fediverse. Since then I have been slowly re-posting past and current work.
If what I occasionally share on Mastodon is your thing, you can find more here:
http://www.imagesbymek.com (URL forward)
Or by directly going to:
https://friendica.world/profile/imagesbymek
#Photography #Images #MomentOfZen
(And thanks to the Fedihosting Foundation and @ruud for making these servers a thing 
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Getting Ready for The Night at Point Sur Lighthouse:
https://friendica.world/display/84b6ef2b-9767-b381-2348-56b236271224
California Harbor Seals - November 30th 2024:
https://friendica.world/display/84b6ef2b-1067-b0fc-236e-69b534863082
