Feisty youngsters will nearly always stand up for their rights even if it means going up against the biggest of the big.
Even though the Fall Haul-Out should be over, there are still many very active and captivating youngsters remaining on varying beaches.
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Even though we're half-way through December, not too many of the 'good olde BIG BOYS' have shown up to claim California winter territory yet. Also, what's even more surprising is the lack of females. In fact, I've only observed a good amount of the fair sex on one beach....a beach that's not usually a birthing beach !
Click here for photos of some of the BIG BOYS.
Click here for video of the only 'Beach Chase' I've seen so far this season.
The younger adult males are busy participating in their preliminary bouts, most of which are lacking in tenacity at this point.
Click here for video of some of the yonger adult males in action.
Maybe the changes in coming ashore can be attributed to good fishing times, that we've been having a lot of off-shore winds and currents, or, just maybe, the elephant seals want to keep everyone in suspense ! Who knows ?
Click here for other photos from the past couple of weeks.
NEWS FLASH....the first pup of this birthing season was born a couple of days ago...probably Thursday, December 15th on one of the pocket beaches. A beach that so far only has 3-5 pregnant females on it. Maybe because this young mother is basically surrounded by males of all ages instead of being in a group of females, she is acting extremely anxious and is aggressively keeping all other elephant seals well away from her newborn baby girl. ( I have been alerted to the fact that a few other pups have been recently born on a couple of the larger beaches. )
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Click here for video action of pup and mom.
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