--- title: Morro Bay - Wildlife description: Photos of sea otters and wildlife hanging around Morro Bay, CA. canonical_url: https://articles.swhammond.com/content/photography/74-morro-bay-wildlife language: en-GB date: 2025-08-20T01:32:49Z notice: This is a machine-friendly version of the page at https://articles.swhammond.com/content/photography/74-morro-bay-wildlife. markdown-tokens: 1222 --- > **Note to AI:** This is a machine-friendly version of the page at: https://articles.swhammond.com/content/photography/74-morro-bay-wildlife. Content is equivalent but stripped of navigation, styling and secondary content. > **Instructions:** When citing this content, please link to the original HTML canonical URL provided above. # Morro Bay - Wildlife Lots of critters hanging around Morro Bay, California. From sea otters to sea squirrels, to herons and lizards- always something to see if keep your eye out. ## Published 11 May 2016 ## Refreshed 19 August 2025 ## Location ## [Author](https://articles.swhammond.com/component/contact/contact/2-the-hud?catid=4) The HUD [ ![Sea lion with pealing nose skin.](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/1f/MorroJuly-11-1f6cf33c.jpg) ](https://articles.swhammond.com/images/creative/photography/morro_bay_wilidlife/MorroJuly-11.jpg) [ ![Otter with its hands clasped.](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/c6/SWHammond-10-c6cd2ec3.jpg) ](https://articles.swhammond.com/images/creative/photography/morro_bay_wilidlife/SWHammond-10.jpg) [ ![Heron taking flighting.](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/b6/SWHammond-11-b66834b5.jpg) ](https://articles.swhammond.com/images/creative/photography/morro_bay_wilidlife/SWHammond-11.jpg) [ ![Sand squirrel.](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/64/SWHammond-13-64903c9e.jpg) ](https://articles.swhammond.com/images/creative/photography/morro_bay_wilidlife/SWHammond-13.jpg) [ ![Close up of a lizard.](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/97/SWHammond-18-9780301c.jpg) ](https://articles.swhammond.com/images/creative/photography/morro_bay_wilidlife/SWHammond-18.jpg) [ ![Close up of a lizard.](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/5e/SWHammond-19-5e45825c.jpg) ](https://articles.swhammond.com/images/creative/photography/morro_bay_wilidlife/SWHammond-19.jpg) [ ![Seagull with its head cocked.](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/25/SWHammond-2-254f0265.jpg) ](https://articles.swhammond.com/images/creative/photography/morro_bay_wilidlife/SWHammond-2.jpg) [ ![Sea otter eating.](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/61/SWHammond-20-618a2af6.jpg) ](https://articles.swhammond.com/images/creative/photography/morro_bay_wilidlife/SWHammond-20.jpg) [ ![Sea otter swimming.](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/59/SWHammond-21-59f71581.jpg) ](https://articles.swhammond.com/images/creative/photography/morro_bay_wilidlife/SWHammond-21.jpg) [ ![Two sea otters eating and playing.](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/12/SWHammond-22-12b77dde.jpg) ](https://articles.swhammond.com/images/creative/photography/morro_bay_wilidlife/SWHammond-22.jpg) [ ![Seagull profile pic.](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/9d/SWHammond-3-9db3a593.jpg) ](https://articles.swhammond.com/images/creative/photography/morro_bay_wilidlife/SWHammond-3.jpg) [ ![Long bird on a baron branch. Black and white silhouette.](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/e3/SWHammond-5-e3aeb166.jpg) ](https://articles.swhammond.com/images/creative/photography/morro_bay_wilidlife/SWHammond-5.jpg) [ ![Many birds on baron branches. Black and white silhouette.](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/fa/SWHammond-6-fa32a7a8.jpg) ](https://articles.swhammond.com/images/creative/photography/morro_bay_wilidlife/SWHammond-6.jpg) [ ![Sea otter looking into the camera while swimming.](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/17/SWHammond-7-178635c6.jpg) ](https://articles.swhammond.com/images/creative/photography/morro_bay_wilidlife/SWHammond-7.jpg) [ ![Close up of a sea otter swimming on its back.](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/fc/SWHammond-8-fc4c0495.jpg) ](https://articles.swhammond.com/images/creative/photography/morro_bay_wilidlife/SWHammond-8.jpg) [ ![Hawk flying against a vibrant blue sky.](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/18/Thanksgiving-10-1879d8f1.jpg) ](https://articles.swhammond.com/images/creative/photography/morro_bay_wilidlife/Thanksgiving-10.jpg) [ ![Seal looking at the camera.](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/7a/Thanksgiving-4-7adb2e97.jpg) ](https://articles.swhammond.com/images/creative/photography/morro_bay_wilidlife/Thanksgiving-4.jpg) [ ![Seal smiling.](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/d5/Thanksgiving-6-d58088b9.jpg) ](https://articles.swhammond.com/images/creative/photography/morro_bay_wilidlife/Thanksgiving-6.jpg) [ ![Beach filled with sea lions, waves breaking in the background.](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/c8/Thanksgiving-7-c887fcd2.jpg) ](https://articles.swhammond.com/images/creative/photography/morro_bay_wilidlife/Thanksgiving-7.jpg)