Sea otters, sea lions, and a wee little bird

A very cute seal pair in the harbor in Monterey.
A pile of sea lion pups on the jetty.

A big bull sea lion sunning himself.
A little sea lion pup snoozing on a much bigger sea lion. Yup, the pup is resting its head on the big sea lion.

Another sea lion pup looking real cute.

Pretty sure this is Plucky, our favorite sea otter.
Go, Plucky, go!
A shore bird walking on the kelp hunting for bugs.
Snoozing sea lion pup.

Coast Guard helicopter water rescue demonstration at Breakwater

We saw a water rescue demonstration put on by the regional Coast Guard helicopter today. It was a great show during the Coast Guard open house here in Monterey.


Coming in low over the water.

The dummy in the water at the lower right and the rescue swimmer getting ready to jump.
Heading down into the water.

Swimming to the rescue dummy.

Being hoisted up into the helicopter for the return trip to San Francisco.

Getting ready to go into the helicopter.
Closing the lid for the return trip to the bay area.