Seals and Sea Lions
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San Francisco’s Seal Rocks rise from the Pacific Ocean surf just off the shore of Lands End as the sun begins to set on the western edge of the city.
It was a popular place for children to swim but it has become a gathering place for sea lions to lounge in the sun.
A Common seal youngster, was great to come across this little fella on my walk along the beach yesterday
A few more from the Grey Seal project. Most have now returned to sea so my trip tomorrow may well be the last for this season. I'll hopefully have time to work with them again when they return at the end of this year.
Without a board you can surf inside the wave. This seal or sea lion was showing off quite close to shore yesterday while we walked the beach. Happy Sunday and new week. Thanks very much if you have time for a comment!
Taken at The Great Orme, Llandudno, Wales.
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I'm going to end this series for now with this newborn. At the end of the afternoon this baby seal was born in front of my eyes. It happened all within a few seconds. The highlight of the week and a moment I will never forget. Here you see the first encounter of the mother with her baby.
This will also be my last upload as I will be going on holidays for three weeks as of next week. Hopefully coming back with beautiful pictures!!
Northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) on the beach at the Piedras Blancas Rookery, north of San Simeon California. Conservation status: Least Concern
Haha! talk about looking comfy while sunbathing :)
Seal taking in the sunshine at Machrihanish beach.
My encounter with the seals on Horsey Beach will stay with me forever. It was breathtaking to see and hear them!
This was probably the most challenging subject to photograph on St Paul Island. In addition to a very flat and dull light, the seals may look cute to some people, but to me, they will never be as cute as the young pribilof artic foxes. Let me know if you can find a favorite among these or a cute one in this series.
Grey seals with three pups (one behind the mother) on a very small island north west of Kerrera.
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Elephant Seals have been inhabiting the coast of Highway 1 for years, and they continue to be a famous stop while visitors are in the Cambria area. Elephant seals were hunted to the brink of extinction by the end of the 19th century, but numbers have since recovered. Here a couple of bulls are fighting for dominance. Cambria, California, USA, June 2015
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This Common (Harbour) Seal was just sliding down the sea-weed as we passed in the Zodiac and the angle of view makes it look like she's smiling. It occurs round the coasts of much of the Northern Hemisphere and is the most widely distributed species of pinniped (seals, sea lions, walruses). There are many subspecies but the one found in Britain is the nominate subspecies; vitulinus. They often haul out on rocks at low tide so they can have the cushion of sea-weed to lie on, so they are less likely to damage themselves if they have to make a dash for the water. At high tide the rocks are bare, uncomfortable and dangerous for loafing seals. Most baby seals are white and fluffy but Common Seals moult while they are in utero so have adult-type fur by the time they are born in June and July. Its scientific name Phoca vitulinus, given by Linnaeus translates as "seal like a calf" perhaps because Linnaeus thought the Common Seal had a more calf-like face than Grey Seal.
Harbour Seals are separated from Grey Seals by their smaller size, head profile (almost a dished dog-like face in the Harbour, but a good Roman nose in the Grey) and the banana-shape when loafing. They don't always do this but if you see a seal like this, it's a Harbour
Fur Seals on South Georgia.
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