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2016 Wildlife Photo Contest

Seal, La Jolla Coves, USA
The littlest ones - The blessed ones

Species: Seal | Location: La Jolla Coves, USA

On a photo walk on a Sunday, I saw the LaJolla coves and decided to walk down and see what all of the seal fuss is about online. I saw this family of 6 all in a row and then out of the water came a little one seal, so small, so new. It came up and snuggled in with the others moving one or two out of the way. it just settled in and fell asleep right in front of me. it was such a beautiful moment, and then some bus load of tourists began to come down and bug these beauties and I had to fight them away from the others.

About The Photographer

My name is Sonja Hults. I am a photographer in the Vista, CA area. Photography is my yoga.

Check out Sonja’s photography website: sonjahultsphotography
Follow Sonja on Instagram: @sonjaelise
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