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Sea Lions for Days, Part One

03/28/17 | Ecuador, Galapagos, Travel, Wildlife

Kelly and Galapagos Sea Lion

Galápagos sea lions are So. Freaking Cute.  And friendly. And cuddly looking. And the OG nappers.   The first morning when we arrived only five minutes outside of the airporty family was standing on the a pier waiting to get into a ten person zodiac and I noticed a sea lion on the pier. I shrieked, grabbed my camera, and started shooting the animal which was at least 25 feet away.  The pictures came out well but if I had known how close I was going to get to them later in the week, I would have held off.  

In the Galapagos there is a law that you can not get within six feet of an animal but if the animal comes to you, don’t move. And if you are in the water, good luck.  As such over the course of. E trip I had a baby sea lion lick my shoe and another try and bite my flipper when, after 30 minutes of playing, I tried to swim away – he was not done yet!   I have too many photos of these beautiful creatures both in and out of the water for one post so welcome to part one, the Galápagos sea lion on land. 

Baby Sea Lion Sleeping on the Beach in the GalapagosPhotographing Galapagos Sea Lions on Fernandina IslandFur Seal at Buccaneer Cove Galapagos

And thank you for all of the feedback on the turtle videos from  last week! To help with load time I have shared the clips to YouTube, hopefully that helps – take a look at the baby sea lion: 

You will notice through through the video I am taking dozens and dozens of photos and with the cloudy day some were definitely misses but at least a dozen are real gems – the photo below is one that I took at the one minute part of the video, such a cute baby sea lion!

Baby Sea Lion in the Galapagos

Switching from Fernandina Island, where the photos above were taken (which is also the island with the Razor Snakes and Marine Iguana from Planet Earth two) to the large, inhabited island of San Cristóbal take a look at just how comfortable the sea lions are around people – from lounging on their boats and benches to interacting with tourists and locals alike! 

Sea Lions on a Zodiak BoatKevin and Galapagos Sea Lion in San Cristo?balGalapagos Sea Lion in San Cristo?balPhotographing Galapagos Sea Lions on San Cristo?balBaby Galapagos Sea Lion Sniffing Nike Shoe in San Cristo?balGalapagos Sea Lion Sleeping on a Bench in the GalapagosGalapagos Sea Lion Sleeping on a Bench in the Galapagos IslandsFive Galapagos Sea Lions on the Pier at the San Cristo?bal Island Pier

They really are adorable, don’t you agree? 

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Comments

  1. Rachelle says

    April 3, 2017 at 10:09 pm

    Wow, these photos are gorgeous Kelly!

  2. Zaci says

    April 3, 2017 at 9:06 am

    Duuuude that sleeping sea puppy! Too cute

  3. Lucy says

    March 30, 2017 at 10:35 pm

    The more pictures you post of this trip the more jealous I get – this looks like such a bucket list vacation!

  4. northierthanthou says

    March 30, 2017 at 12:43 am

    Cute little guys. Really adorable!

  5. AryaChic says

    March 29, 2017 at 7:01 am

    Aw they’re so cute! And very curious as well 🙂

    Check out my latest post – http://www.aryachic.com/spring-fashion

  6. Pam says

    March 28, 2017 at 11:59 am

    Great photos and you were so close.

    I especially love the one of you from the back and the one of the seal sitting in the water looking up at you. Adorable!

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