Photo by @FransLanting // I don’t have to go very far from home to witness awesome wildlife spectacles. Less than half an hour from where I live, sea lions haul out by the thousands on the beaches of Año Nuevo Island, a rocky outcrop at the northern tip of Monterey Bay. It’s a great testimonial to the natural abundance of California’s marine ecosystem. In this image, one youngster is perched atop a mass of slumbering sea lions. @natgeo @thephotosociety @natgeocreative #california #sealion #ocean #wildlife #MontereyBay