We often hear sea lions calling from out in Puget Sound, and in late summer a few usually show up around the Locks and fish ladder that connect Seattle's lakes to the ocean, to catch returning salmon. This morning on the way to work I stopped at the Locks to check for herons. Instead, I found an enormous gathering of sea lions - 60-80 at a rough count - floating in a couple of "rafts". They were mostly lolling lazily about, looking mindful, and striking very photogenic yoga poses. The pictures below were all taken with a D850, the 300 mm f/4 AF-D, and 1.4 TC. The last, in which they're all scattering in a frenzy, was about 10 minutes after a test of Seattle's cellphone earthquake warning "shake-alert". Maybe their cell carrier was slow, or they had bad reception.
Cheers, John
