My Australia
Mike Eidam
Round 9 Runner Up Mike Eidam, JURIEN BAY, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
I took this photo in the Jurien Bay Marine Park, about 270 km north of Perth, which is home to several colonies of Australian sea lions the world's rarest sea lion species. They are very curious and will come quite close to snorkelers.
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