Low, low, low tide -- and our seal returns ...

At lunch today, there was an intensly low tide on our side of the bay. It's always bizzare to see all the stuff that's normally under water.

One thing was revealed was our old buddy the pacific harbor seal from April 25th. The good news is that he seems to be fine -- he moved quite a bit, looks wet, and was actually seen swimming around later after the water returned. Below -- see a closeup of the circled area from above. Each picture can be enlarged by clicking on it.

A pacific harbor seal in trouble?...

This guy has been sitting on a mud flat outside out office (just west of the Oyster Point Marina) for 2 days now. He'll raise his head from time to time, but he hasn't moved from the spot, so I think he may be in distress.

I called the Marine Mammal Center's Stranded Marine Mammal hotline (415-289-SEAL) to see if they could come down and take a look at it. I hope he's ok.