steller sea lions resting on a navigational buoy in alaska

alaska sea lion steller navigation buoy eumetopias jubatus pinniped inside passage northern pacific northwest usa united states america animal bask basking channel marker coast coastal conservation ecology ecosystem environment environmental group habitat location lounge lounging mammal marine mountain mountainous nature navigational ocean outdoor outdoors relax relaxed relaxing resting scenery scenic snowcapped social species travel water wild wildlife lions snow-capped mountains background