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Sea Lions

USA, San Francisco, Sept. 2008

Pier 39, the famous Sea Lion Pier 39 at Fishermans Wharf.

California Sea Lions have always been present in San Francisco Bay. They started to haul out on docks of Pier 39 in September 1989.
Before that they mostly used Seal Rock for that purpose. Ever since September 1989 the number of sea lions on Seal Rock has
been steadily decreasing, while their number on Pier 39 has generally increased. Some people speculate that sea lions moved to
docks because of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, but the earthquake occurred months after the first sea lions had arrived at Pier 39.
It is likely that the sea lions feel safer inside the Bay.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pier_39

Comentarios 21

  • GoPicturesBerlin 11/07/2015 22:35

    Eine interessante Aufnahme. und Danke für die Beschreibung dazu. Fine quality. Gr.Volker
  • Christos Banos 07/06/2015 18:13

    Excellent capture!
  • noblog 30/05/2015 0:25

    interessante Momentaufnahme

    Gruß
    Norbert
  • † liesel47 24/05/2015 22:12

    Wonderful! Sea Lions are so beautiful thank you
    Thank you for the info.
    Have a nice week, Peter.
    Greetings Liesel
  • Mirjam Burer 23/05/2015 16:50

    most impressive Peter and thank you for sharing...
    great image and wonderful the sea lion looking at you..
    lg, Mirjam
  • aline64 23/05/2015 14:51

    oh oh !!!! impressionnant, un très beau shoot de ces animaux
    amicalement
  • Inez Correia Marques 23/05/2015 10:31

    siesta time !! :-))
    gorgeous
  • Cameraqueen 23/05/2015 9:55

    Great capture and perfect foto, Peter! Looking at it I can smell this place.
    Happy Saturday,
    Sabine
  • Harold Thompson 23/05/2015 8:41

    Good view of the sea lions basking
    :-)) Harold
  • uweha 22/05/2015 22:24

    absolute amazing - wonderful capture
    Regards Uwe
  • TeresaM 22/05/2015 20:44

    Une excellente et belle mise en valeur dont j'aime le point de vue !!
    Amitiés & bon weekend,
  • Adele D. Oliver 22/05/2015 20:22

    a terrific view of so many sea lions and taken from a perfect angle ... so sharp throughout, great inclusion of the PIER, and yes, this is quite an experience to see, hear and smell them :-)))
    cheers, Adele
  • Dr.D.Schaps 22/05/2015 18:44

    Schön festgehalten. Dort waren wir auch gerade
    Gruß
    Detlev
  • Sue Thompson 22/05/2015 16:25

    I wonder how much they are charged per day for a floating sun raft....
    Great shot.

    :))
  • Rm Fotografie 22/05/2015 16:20

    die sind ja süß und so viele auf einmal....ein tolles tierfoto

    liebe grüße
    ruthmarie

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Cámara SP550UZ
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Diafragma 3.8
Tiempo de exposición 1/200
Distancia focal 13.0 mm
ISO 50