I love images of animals in their natural environment, like this Sea Otter photographed on our Marine Mammals trip in a bed of kelp.

Sea Otters will do this in order to keep themselves from floating away while they rest and nap.  It looked like he was really all knotted up, and won’t be going anywhere soon, however if he needed to, I’m sure he would be able to unwrap and get away in a few seconds.

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Taken: August 5, 2019
Location: Off Coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia

Camera: Canon 1DX Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM
Focal Length: 500mm
Aperture: f/5
ISO: 400
Exposure: 1/2000