There were two sea otters swimming together and appeared to be cuddling or maybe fighting at times. One of them chilled back and ate something that was very crunchy.
Juvenile S. osmudeacea (ID based on nearby alga with upper branches and pneumatocyst phenotype)
Moving this observation from my school account to my personal one
Long darker brown green straps.
Two
Deceased bird on LOs Angeles River Greenway