To regulate their body temperature, elephant seals will toss sand onto their backs. I liked the way this mother was going with a behind the back technique, tossing with her right flipper and keeping a watch on things with her left eye. As with most of my elephant seal shots, this one was taken just north of San Simeon, California.
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Are you sure she wasn’t just winking at you? You DO have a certain animal magnetism.
Wonderful shot Sean!
Love the sense oh humour on it. 😉