Please enjoy these amphibian and reptile photos by Mike Benard. You can use the links below to navigate between different galleries. If you have any questions, feel free to send me an email: mfbenard@gmail.com
Northern Elephant Seals
This is a cropped version of a larger photo. Northern Elephant Seal bellows at Año Nuevo State Park.
Northern Elephant Seal bellows at Año Nuevo State Park.
Surfer with Sea Otter
This Sea Otter was seen floating past a group of three surfers around sunrise off Santa Cruz's East Cliff (near the hook) in the Monterey Bay. NOTE: These photos were taken from a distance, with high ISO and cropped, so the resolution is not as high as many of the other photos in my galleries. Please contact me (mfbenard@gmail.com) if you have any question about these photos.
Sea Otter eating a crab
NOTE: These photos were taken from a distance, with high ISO and cropped, so the resolution is not as high as many of the other photos in my galleries. Please contact me (mfbenard@gmail.com) if you have any question about these photos.
Sea Otter floating next to Western Gull
Sea Otter appears to be eating a starfish
Two Sea Otters floating together
Sea Otter floating and eating.
NOTE: These photos were taken from a distance, with high ISO and cropped, so the resolution is not as high as many of the other photos in my galleries. Please contact me (mfbenard@gmail.com) if you have any question about these photos. The Sea Otter carries a rock on its belly to smash open hard prey.
Bison sitting in field
Chipmunk
Sea otter bares teeth at a gull
A sea otter (Enhydra lutris) bares its teeth at a gull that has been trying to steal food from it. Observed in Monterey Bay.
