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Marc DamantChecking us out!
This curious Sea Lion played with us for 4-5 minutes before speeding off.
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Marc DamantOn Guard
Male Ling Cod guarding a mass of eggs in the background. I couldn't get to close a he would run me off.
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Marc DamantA portrait of a Sea Lion! Canon T2I with Tokina 10-17mm twin sea an sea 110a strobes!
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Marc DamantA little scratch! These sea lions liked to rub up against you and would even mouth you gently!
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Marc Damant"Photo Bombed" The Stellar Sea Lions of Norris Rocks off Vancouver Island Canada are playful, curious and intelligent animals. Sometimes they just show up at the right time!
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Marc DamantA whiskery close up. A Stellar Sea Lion closes in for a whiskery kiss. Taken with a Tokina 10-17 mm fisheye on a Canon T2i in an aquatic ousing with twin sea and sea Ds1's
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Marc DamantA Emerald Sea Siren. The Stellar Sea Lion swimming in the cold clear winter water off Vancouver Island Canada. Canon T2i with Tokina 10-17mm and twin D1 sea and sea strobes.
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Marc DamantThe clear cold waters just off Vancouver Island hold many a wonder and playground for all divers. This dive the Sun shone above while the Sea Lions frolicked below with us!
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Marc DamantA Sea Lion defends itself against an intruder into its personal space!
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Marc DamantOpen Up and Say Ahhhh!
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Marc DamantSometimes something to distract the sea lions was enough to get a picture. My wife was just rattling her muck stick along the rock wall and made me think of a conductor with her choir!
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Marc DamantA face full of whiskers on the surface just off Norris Rocks Vancouver Island Canada!
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Mario RobillardCurious guys ;-)
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Mario RobillardSea puppies having fun around me
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Marc DamantOne of my first memories of swimming was having to stick my head underwater and blow bubbles. I think that this Sea Lion was trying to show me how to do it! Canon T2I with Tokina 10-17mm and twin Sea and Sea DS1's.
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Marc DamantA Stellar Sea Lion decoded it wanted to play with my wife hood during a chilly dove in the early spring