Northern Elephant Seal

(Mirounga angustirostris)

Description:

Tossing sand over their backs is thought to help thermoregulation. Elephant Seals have frequented Drake’s Beach, on the southern shore of the peninsula, for many years. Point Reyes National Seashore on the northern California coast.

Date Taken: 2022:03:05 15:17

Location:

Point Reyes
Inverness, California
United States
6.56 ft above sea level

Camera Information:

NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800

File Name: NorthernElephantSeal_8503014-PointReyes

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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