The estuary and marine food chain attracts marine mammals and shorebirds from up and down the coast to feed and rest. ... When in the vicinity of wildlife at Elkhorn Slough, stop paddling, ...

Kayakers get close-up views of otters, seals and many other bird species paddling through the pickleweed of the Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve. ... Food. 101 best restaurants ...

Off to our left, a dozen sea otters bobbed around on their backs. One ducked down, disappeared for a moment and then emerged within a few feet -- staring right at me and rubbing its beard -- then ...

Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve teems with wildlife, which is almost within reach from the boat. Best sightings: Otters, harbor seals, ducks and shorebirds, including egrets ...

Crabs are a favorite prey item for sea otters in Elkhorn Slough. (Photo by Ron Eby) Both sea slugs and (the crustacean between the two sea slugs above) feed on algae and increase in numbers when the ...

The first male sea otter arrived in the Elkhorn Slough, 35 miles north of Bixby Cove, in the late 1990s. Only in the early 2000s did females arrive, and soon thereafter pups, said Wasson.