Elephant seal today at #DeceptionPassStatePark (Washington state, USA).
She (?) hauled herself up on the beach and used her flippers to spray a mud bath on herself and then took a nap.

This might be "Elsie Mae", who had a pup there last year.
Large sections of the park were off limits to humans to let her raise her pup.

#wildlife #seal #SeaLife #MarineMammals

State park article:
https://www.parks.wa.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=768

News article (might be paywalled, cute picture of her pup)
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/bowman-bay-at-deception-pass-closed-after-well-known-elephant-seal-gives-birth/