Wave action and allopreening

 Continued large swell on Friday morning (14-16 feet).

For scale, a Western Gull (next photo) and a cormorant (following photo):

 

 

Sea lion catching a wave 

Ravens practice allopreening (preening each other).  Below is a possible male-female pair, with the male being slightly larger than the female.  Raven pairs begin to defend breeding territories in late winter -- earlier than most other songbirds.