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These lovely ladies, smiling for their portrait, are a pair of Northern elephant seal cows (Mirounga angustirostris) who’ve hauled out onto a California beach for their annual spring “catastrophic” molt. No, moulting is not a catastrophe for elephant seals! Shedding all their fur along with their epidermal skin is a natural process that reveals a fresh new coat of fur beneath.

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I'm a native coastal Californian transplanted to the foothills of the Cascades. Being near the mountains has afforded me the opportunity to become attuned to seasonal rhythms and infuse that sense of time and place into my nature photography. I love to take off on roads less traveled, especially when it means losing myself in some remote place until I feel like being found. My portfolio includes natural landscapes, wildlife portraits, botanical macros, vintage architecture, cool geological formations, ranch life and a sprinkling of eccentric oddities that captured my imagination. I invite you to take a moment to peruse my galleries and follow me on Twitter: @EclecticImages. I hope you'll find something that makes you smile! .