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Some people touch your heart, other ones hold it for you... That's the pups... he have the skill to always make me feel that we are in the right place with the right person. I care about this kiddo ♥
Brave scout
After the pups spotted me and vanished into the Willow thicket, I circled around to the other side. Perhaps they came out on that side. No luck with that. Once again I returned to the original spot. Initially there were no pups in sight. Then, after about 10 minutes, this brave pup poked his head out and came into the open. He saw me right away. It was time to give them a rest. I turned walked away.
Last image of the series
It seems strange not heading off to the coast to see the seal pups, but sadly this year it isn't to be. Fingers crossed for next year.
66186 and 66183 are barely recognisable as EWS liveried machines as they head past Margam with Port Talbot steelworks dominating the background. 3S62 01:43 Margam to Margam.
Harbour or Common Seal - Phoca vitulina
Norfolk.....
The smaller of our two UK seal species, Common Seals are also known as Harbour Seals. Despite being called "Common", they are actually less common than Grey Seals!
The harbor (or harbour) seal (Phoca vitulina), also known as the common seal, is a true seal found along temperate and Arctic marine coastlines of the Northern Hemisphere. The most widely distributed species of pinniped (walruses, eared seals, and true seals), they are found in coastal waters of the northern Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and the Baltic and North Seas.
Harbor seals are brown, silvery white, tan, or gray, with distinctive V-shaped nostrils. An adult can attain a length of 1.85 m (6.1 ft) and a mass of 132 kg (290 lb). Blubber under the seal's skin helps to maintain body temperature. Females outlive males (30–35 years versus 20–25 years). Harbor seals stick to familiar resting spots or haulout sites, generally rocky areas (although ice, sand, and mud may also be used) where they are protected from adverse weather conditions and predation, near a foraging area. Males may fight over mates under water and on land. Females bear a single pup after a nine-month gestation, which they care for alone. Pups can weigh up to 16 kg (35 lb) and are able to swim and dive within hours of birth. They develop quickly on their mothers' fat-rich milk, and are weaned after four to six weeks.
The global population of harbor seals is 350,000–500,000, but subspecies in certain habitats are threatened. Once a common practice, sealing is now illegal in many nations within the animal's range.
Herbie enjoying a short rest
Yesterday evening me, Tracey, and Herb had a walk around Towneley park.
Of course Herb did a lot of running about, so here he is having a 10 second speed rest 😀
The day had started off wet, and then became dry but very windy. Not many people were in the park at all… very enjoyable!
Burnley
Lancashire
Last year I spent some time photographing seal pups. This one was just born and still has part of the umbilical cord attached.
Maryland Pig Services' ex-Conrail SW8 returns light to the property after dropping a single mill gondola for the CSS. This pup's sole task is to ferry gondolas between Maryland Pig Services and the CSS interchange located across from 130th Street. Its extremely sporadic schedule and quick round trip make it a difficult engine to shoot.
There were reports of them which I didn't believe since in the last 25 yrs I have not seen one here. I was proven wrong and saw mom with two young pups. Isle Lake Alberta. Happy Canada Day!
They never looked my way at the same time.
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Gray Squirrel pup awaiting rescue on tthe Bitter Aloe (a.k.a. Red Aloe, Cape Aloe; Aloe ferox) in my garden - The Space Coast of Florida
The Red-shoulder Hawks have been making a ruckus in the neighborhood lately, and this guy winding up in the Bitter Aloe
is likely a result of their activities.
It wasn't there an hour later,
so it was either rescued by it's parents,
or all it's problems are over.
So wonderful to see these amazing creatures in the wild on our travels around Victoria. It was especially exciting to see pups in the seal colony (we were there in February). This was the largest seal colony on mainland Australia.
Grey Seal - Halichoerus grypus
Every year, and at this time of year, grey seals come ashore at Donna Nook on the Lincolnshire coast to give birth, and to mate. Around 2,000 pups are born here each year.
The total number of pups born this year (2023) was 2,205 with the last pup being born on 21 December.
Ontario Southland SW1200RSm’s 1245- 1210 bust a move at Cami.
1245 has recently been repainted after a mishap with a farm tractor earlier in the year
Two of the three coyote pups vie for Mom's attention. She seemed to have her paws full. From a beautiful early morning encounter a few years ago. Happy Mothers Day!
Looks like a seal pup that's no more than a day or two old. They grow fast, nursing on milk that's 50% fat.
I've just spent a fun few days in Norfolk watchng these adorable seal pups. This one had to be my favourite though, the face just reminds me of a pug. We were blessed with some great weather, 2 days of cloud and 2 of mostly sunshine with glorious sunrises and sunsets. Here the sun is just starting to sink behind the dunes giving this pup a golden glow!
Just in case you are wondering I was using a really long lens so I didn't disturb the seals and always made sure I didn't cut off their escape route to the sea. This one was taken at 1000mm full frame equivalent.
Zebra Plains Mara Camp, Masai Mara, Kenya, November, 2019.
Young Hyena pup in the last of the light.
Halichoerus grypus
Donna Nook, Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust managed site.
Today's numbers as reported by Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust
1607 pups, 1568 cows and 404 bulls (24/11/2023)
The pups are born at around 14 kg. They are born in autumn (October to November) with a dense, soft silky white fur; at first small, they rapidly fatten up on their mothers' extremely fat-rich milk. The milk can consist of up to 60% fat. Within a month or so they shed the pup fur, grow dense waterproof adult fur, and leave for the sea to learn to fish for themselves