Bonus! Northern Elephant Seal Colony at Punta Gorda

This was recorded on a sunny winter afternoon on the Lost Coast by the Punta Gorda Lighthouse in Humboldt County, California. The colony was quite active on this afternoon, with many newborn pups, their mothers, and massive males making a myriad of interesting, and at times funny, sounds. Though the wind was very light for most of the day, it started to pick up as I was setting up the recording rig. I didn't bring much in the way of wind protection for the mics, so there is quite a bit of wind noise in this recording. Nevertheless, I thought it was worth sharing with you. I hope you enjoy it,

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Bonus! Northern Elephant Seal Colony at Punta Gorda is an episode from Sound By Nature by Sound By Nature.

This episode is 00:19:07 long.

This episode was published on Jan 24, 2026.

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