YAWN

Ever wondered how a sea lion sleeps??? Well, this is how... they float about with their flipper and nose out of the water so they can breathe. I caught this guy in a yawn today as he drifted past our house. Best viewed large.

[Debra]

That is so cool...but have to admit, I never wondered how they sleep

[Milanie]

What a neat thing to run across.

[Shy Abel]

Fav! This is such an awesome photo, he's just in chil mode in the water lol

[gloria jones]

Great shot and observation...I learned something new :)

[Jeff in VT, USA]

Great capture and informative commentary!

[Lisa Stein]

That is so cute! Never knew!

[Skip Tribby - ​🖖]

ANy idea the purpose of it holding its flipper up out of the water?

[KWind]

@skipt07 I think it has something to do with monitoring their body temperature.

[Caroline]

This is such an awesome capture, he's too much!!!

[Dyan Stevens]

Wow! Would love to see that out my back window. Fantastic shot.

[tony gig]

Wonderful nature shot.

[Tracie Broadhead]

how cute! great capture

[Martina]

This is amazing. Thank you for sharing this. Where is your house that you get to see these little wonders...

[Suse♡]

Incredible!

[Sylvia du Toit]

Thanks for sharing.

[Dione Giorgio]

Beautiful shot! Well spotted.

[leggzy]

How cute...they a quite clever the way they sleep. Great spotting

[Margaret Obey]

Wonderful, I love him.

[Lady Magpie (Heather)]

Great spot and capture. FAV

[bkb in the city]

Very cool

[Chris Johnson]

Looks like he started something! He making me yawn too! Super awesome capture!

[Nina Ganci]

that is so sweet! love the layers of blue in the mountains
fav

[Paula]

Sweet!

[carol white]

A super capture. Fav!! 😃

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Super shot

[KWind]

@cherrymartina We live on the east side of Vancouver Island in a place called Campbell River.

[Margaret Brown]

Well you live and learn,a very interesting capture

[John]

How interesting! Fascinating creatures!

[Pyrrhula]

Great shot and a beautiful view. Interesting information.

[Joan Robillard]

Fun capture.

[Janet B.]

What a fabulous capture! Have you seen it on black? WOW! To think that you can watch sea lions sleep from the comfort of your home...what fun! This is a FAV for me!

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Cool capture,

[Lin]

Love those beautiful blue tones!

[Taffy]

Fascinating and rather elegant looking. Great capture of the relaxing creature.

[Karen Mitchell]

Hahaha, this is SO great! What a delight.

[Disha Parekh]

I did not know this! great shot and thanks for sharing!

[Liz Hammond]

Lovely capture. I like it that it shows a behaviour that I knew nothing about before.

[Vera]

That is funny! I didn't know they sleep like this. It just brings a nice touch of silliness right into that gorgeous seascape.

[Francesca Ciarrocchi]

Fabulous!

[Susan Klassen]

Great photo - Interesting ... never thought of it before.

[Phil]

Love this! I thought 'what a serene scene' and then read about the sea lion. Marvellous & Fav of course!