#146 Sea Lions | 🇨🇱 海狮大放送~

How's it going my Steemit friends? This time I'm sharing some photos of sea lions I shot in the Humboldt Penguin National Reserve (Reserva Nacional Pingüino de Humboldt) in Chile. This reserve is located north of La Serena, the southern gate of the Atacama region. It is formed by three islands: Damas and Choros in the northern part of the region, and the Chañaral de Aceituno in its southern part.

As the reserve's name tells, its most famous inhabitants are the Humboldt penguins, endemic to the current with the same name - Humboldt. Though I spotted a lot of these cute little penguins who nested on the rocks and islands, they were quite far away from our boat. So I couldn't get any decent close-up shots of them.

Instead, a colony of sea lions were pretty close to us. I'm now first posting the photos of these fellows, and I will write up a more detailed post about the other creatures I spotted in this trip, such as penguins, albatrosses, cormorants, otters, whales and bottle-nosed dolphins. And we explored a bit in one of the islands, also had a picnic lunch with this wild beauty. That's truly an unforgettable experience!

Thank you @flamingirl for hosting this fun contest! Please pick one photo as my entry. :) Fellow Steemians, if you are also interested in this "WE LOVE ANIMALS - PHOTO CONTEST" hosted by her, check out her page and join the photo fun!

大家好！今天分享几张在智利太平洋沿岸的Humboldt企鹅自然保护区拍到的照片。什么？你要问为啥不是🐧的照片？哈哈，因为这些小家伙站得太远，只能拍到一些小点，不像这些岩石上的海狮离得比较近，还能拍到些特写。但都是在行驶的船上，而且风大浪急（典型的太平洋脾气~），很难稳当地拍到高质量的图片。

各位先将就着看看吧~ 以后有空时我会写写在这个自然保护区的具体行程和经历。除了可爱的小企鹅和海狮，还看到了水獭、鸬鹚、信天翁、海豚、鲸鱼等动物。期间还在一个荒无人烟、风景秀丽的小岛上停留一番，在高大的仙人掌间野餐了一顿午饭。真是一次让人非常难忘的旅程~（哈哈，不好意思，是不是有点像小学生作文结尾？）=)

Since it was incredibly chilly and windy at the Pacific Ocean, I had no mood to take photos of myself with the sea lions, ;) only a photo I took of the boat next to ours:

因为海面上风浪太大，被吹到惨不忍睹，而且饥寒交迫，实在是木有心情自拍照片来证明在场，所以就放张我拍的旁边的小船好了，呵呵：

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Thank you for reading. Please tell me what you think in the comments. Until next time! =)

感谢阅读！你的关注/点赞/留言/转发就是对我最好的支持~ 下次见！:)

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Here are some of my travel shots. Check out my travel posts on Steemit World Map, and follow me for more adventures around the globe!

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