Harbor Seal

It was an almost birdless morning. A few crows, a gull or two, one Snowy Egret, one probable cormorant in

Something was moving a lot of water on the shallow eastern shore of the park. Circular bow waves pushed this

A park visitor stopped me to ask whether I’d seen the Harbor Seal. I hadn’t, and it had vanished again.

Seeing a harbor seal in the North Basin (the cove between the park and the Berkeley mainland) is always a

A keen-eyed park visitor told me that he and his little daughter saw TWO harbor seals on their walk, one

I still remember my excitement the first time I saw a seal in the water around Chavez Park. The sight

I was scanning the water’s edge for Burrowing Owls. Heard a big splash down below. A harbor seal had thrust

This Harbor Seal surfaced long enough to get its picture taken in an unusual spot.  This was not the relatively