2 of 4 Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) (marine mammal) Mother with Pup, seen near Target Rock, in the harbor of Morro Bay, CA, 24 Jan 2010. Photo by Michael "Mike" L. Baird, mike [at} mikebaird d o t com, flickr.bairdphotos.com; Canon 1D Mark III, Canon 600mm f/4.0 Lens with Circular Polarizer on Gitzo GZGT5540LS tripod with Wimberley Gimbal Head II on leveling base. External flash on manual, full power with Better Beamer.
Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris) (marine mammals) Mother with Pup, rafting in a kelp bed, seen near Target Rock, in the harbor of Morro Bay, CA.
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Kristinna 48 [deleted] 13 months ago | reply
Lovely .
Bruce Aleksander & Dennis Milam 8 months ago | reply
Great photo!
One World One Ocean 5 months ago | reply
This is such an amazing photo - we used it in a blog post about sea otters: www.oneworldoneocean.com/blog/entry/blue-zoo-sea-otter Thank you for making it available!
mikebaird 5 months ago | reply
We got lucks as you accessed the image just before Getty Images became the sole licenser. COme back for more