That might be on a the nearest vacant spot on the beach…
A New Zealand fur seal (Arctocephalus forsteri) sleeping on a kelp covered beach. Kaikoura, New Zealand. Taken with a Canon 1D Mark IV, EF70-200mm f/4L USM, 1/100 s exposure at f/9, ISO 640.
..or on the side of a road…
A New Zealand fur seal sleeping on the side of a road. It wasn’t injured, and it wasn’t at all fazed by passing traffic (even a beautifully painted scooter). Kaikoura, New Zealand. Taken with a Canon 1D Mark IV, EF70-200mm f/4L USM, 1/80 s exposure at f/7.1, ISO 400.
..or in a car park…
A flax plant makes a nice looking pillow for a New Zealand fur seal sleeping in a planted traffic island in a car park. Kaikoura, New Zealand. Taken with a Canon 1D Mark IV, EF70-200mm f/4L USM, 1/250 s exposure at f/7.1, ISO 640.
..or in the middle of a boardwalk built to help prevent people from disturbing sleeping seals…
Fur seals may spend several weeks at sea before coming ashore. People are warned to not disturbed them as they rest between foraging trips, and a boardwalk helps keep visitors separate from seals that may be sleeping under vegetation along this popular stretch of coast near Kaikoura. It seems though, that no one told the seals! Taken with a Canon 1D Mark IV, EF16-35mm f/2.8L II USM, 1/8 s exposure at f/6.3, ISO 250.
