
_R9A0416sq.tif


Southern Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris nereis) feeding in churning ocean swells. Central California Coast.
©Tom & Pat Leeson
California, California Coast, Enhydra lutris, Enhydra lutris nereis, Monterey Bay, Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Sea Otter, Sea Otters, Southern Sea Otter, Southern Sea Otters, California Sea Otter, California Sea Otters, animal, animals, carnivore, carnivores, coast, coastal, fauna, mammal, mammals, marine mammal, marine mammals, mustelid, mustelids, otter, otters, predator, predators, saltwater, wildlife, rough, sea foam, wave, rough water, waves, North America, square, leesonphoto, turbulent seas, swells