Watching Seals on the Beach Near Jenner, California

We are staying five miles from the Pacific Ocean.  Today, we went in search of local sea life.  A staff member at Sonoma Coast State Park Visitor Center gives us directions to a nearby spot to watch seals.

We park a mile down the road to watch

 the seals laying along a sandbar.

From a distance, it looks like they're all napping.  Sea gulls sit close by.

A closer look reveals that some in the group

are awake & alert.

This is obviously a safe place for seals to stop and rest.  We keep our distance and quietly watch them resting along this sheltered sand bar.