This year with the seals, as well as using my telephoto lens (300mm), I set myself a project

of capturing some unique images using my wide angle lens (16-35mm), and off camera flash.

I wanted to show the environment, and the conditions these young pups have to endure for their first 6 weeks. Over the coming days I will be adding more to this collection of images.

Another shot of one of this years new Grey Seal pups, thanks for looking, cheers! :-)

First time out of the Den for this Groundhog pup, in my backyard. We have a total of 4 pups this year. This picture lacks scale, but the pup is about the size of a Grapefruit.

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Marmotton fraîchement sorti de son terrier, dans ma cour arrière. J'en ai aperçu quatre au total. C'est difficile à dire sur cette photo, mais le petit a la taille d'un pamplemousse!

Taken from behind the fence at Donna Nook LWT, Lincolnshire.

A photograph I took last autumn. I've often found that the young pups will engage with you a little when you are watching them (despite having your face hidden by your camera). This one was really enjoying playing with this plant stem.

Pups: Foxwood - Hallow Pups - Twins Pale RARE

Hair: KUNI - Teresa

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Tattoo: DAPPA - Evie Tattoo

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Nails: Ascendant - Ombre Chrome Stiletto 10

Horns: RAWR - Fiend horns

Tail: [ATOMIC] Demon Tail

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Found on a Broom seedpod. Unfortunately I don't have a clue who it belongs to. Any assistance on ID gratefully received.

Waiting to participate in Riverdogs on Parade at Riverfest in Narrowsburg, NY.

RBMN PVPN is making their final maneuver of the day putting their pup into one of the Port Clinton power tracks. In the distance SD38 2003 sits in the clear with the yard job.

Masai Mara National Reserve

Kenya

East Africa

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This is a hyena cub I photographed in Kenya in the Masai Mara. Seeing a group of them with the two mothers who were feeding them was a thrill of a lifetime for me. The young of both mothers started playing together out in the open making it easy to take their pictures. I was excited to be seeing them as I not done so before on any of my previous trips to Africa.

We came across this seal pup on the beach at Forvie. Photo is cropped as didn't want to go too close. Initially it was just lying very still and we thought it may be dead or injured as there was a dead seal just a wee bit further along the beach. Thankfully this one rolled over as a wave came in so we could see he was fine.

Grey Seal pup at Waxham beach in Norfolk England

A short clip of my favourite pug faced seal pup and a not so friendly meet and greet!

Every year, I look forward to that short timeframe when the pups emerge from their burrows. The day I shot this, it was VERY windy, so I upped the ISO so I could have a high shutter speed. I had the camera sitting on my drivers window on a beanbag and the wind buffeted my truck. Sheesh! I got home and and boy were the shots noisy. I had *just* purchased Topaz Denoise and decided to try it for the first time. Geez it did marvelously. Now I'm not so sorry I spent the money for the software.

Also, I shot this just before I got busted AGAIN shooting pups. I work on KAFB and know the rules about what is verboten to shoot. No worries, I don't care about base stuff, I just care about prairie dogs and owls. Friday, someone called me in as a potential threat. Two police cars and an armored vehicle came to check me out! Eventually they let me go saying it was OK so long as my camera was pointed to the ground. They apologized for scaring away the animals.

This day, Sunday, after I warned the gate guard to tell security, a cop came by. More friendly, but he said I had to leave period. Both times, I offered to show the officers the photos on my card. This guy was impressed by the quality of the shots. I'm not bragging about my shots, but duh ( :-) a 500 mm lens does take a bit better shot than a cell phone!!!! And that is kinda the whole point! :-)

I know the officers are just doing their jobs. I am still working how to get a "get out of jail free" card, though for the 2 weeks or so that I photograph the prairie dog pups. I'm not so interested the PDs when they're adults.

Two of the many Grey Seal pups at Donna Nook this week.

A five-day old Hawaiian monk seal pup stays close to mom on the shoreline. The tenth pup born on Oahu in 2024. After a morning feeding, mom and pup relax on the beach in the warming sun. Endemic to Hawaii, this species of monk seal was established in the archipelago millions of years before the human populated main volcanic islands emerged above sea level. The original seal-occupied islands have since receded to coral atolls and are now part of Papahānaumokuākea. A recently updated survey estimate by NOAA indicates a small, but encouraging, population increase to 1,570 individuals throughout the Hawaiian archipelago. However, Hawaiian monk seals remain endangered and among the rarest of marine mammals. The Hawaiian name for a monk seal is ilio holo i ka uaua meaning dog that runs in rough seas.

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Another image from my trip to Mull of Kintyre in October.

RC model Sopwith Pup flying at the Road Runner Classic Scale Fly In

30.11.2021.

A female Grey Seal and her pup.

Donna Nook, Lincolnshire.

Through the grass!

Riding Mountain Park

The start of another project...

I'm planning on spending as much time as I can with a colony of Grey Seals through the Winter. The project started last weekend with my first visit to find this cute young pup.

I kept a good distance away so as to allow him to carry on rolling around and scratching. Mum was just to the right of this image and she slept most of the time.

This is a 10 week old wolf pup from the Haliburton Forest, just outside Haliburton, Ontario. The 9 adult wolves are captive and freely roam a 15 acre wooded enclosure that includes a large pond and forests. Photography is only through one-way glass which makes for a tough photo-shoot with any clarity.

I had the pleasure of watching this young coyote pup for half an hour hunting for voles. Even at his young age he had all the killer instincts catching over 10 of them before he got full and just started playing with them.

Isle Lake Alberta

Riding Mountain Park - This particular day was overcast and rainy but I was lucky enough that this coyote Pup came out to pose for a few photos before carrying on with foraging!

Seen on Deception Island, Antarctica.

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A five-day old Hawaiian monk seal pup explores the shoreline a few feet from the safety of its mother. It is the tenth pup born on Oahu in 2024. Endemic to Hawaii, this species of monk seal was established in the archipelago millions of years before the present human populated main volcanic islands emerged above sea level. The original seal-occupied islands have since receded to coral atolls and are now part of Papahānaumokuākea. A recent survey by NOAA estimated a small, but encouraging, population increase to 1,570 individuals throughout the Hawaiian archipelago. However, Hawaiian monk seals remain endangered and among the rarest of marine mammals. The Hawaiian name for a monk seal is ilio holo i ka uaua meaning dog that runs in rough seas. This young one appeared very puppy-like.

One cute looking little pup.

Last Tuesday I had the good fortune to witness and photograph the birth of an Elephant Seal Pup. From my first shot to the birth it only took about 1 1/2 minutes! As soon as the baby emerged a flock of gulls arrived to 'clean up' the afterbirth and photo bombed many of my shots, but I was still able to document the whole process. My favorite shot is of the pup (totally covered with sand) seeing mom for the first time. It is a sweet moment with both mom and pup gazing at each other with curled pink tongues.

An NS SW1001, easily my favorite model of switcher, stands at the ready to switch any of the diesels behind it.

An elephant seal pup resting on the rocks at sunset. The Falkland Islands.

Related blog post: Falkland Islands Photography

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Our three pups turned 15 today. From right, Cholie, Salty and in back Frodo. They are joined by their older sister Sadie front left. And we're thinking of and missing their litter mate, our dear, sweet Ruby Darlin'. These are the last dogs we raised from puppies, we still call them "the pups."

I have to say it is not such an easy thing to get these dogs to pose for a photo. We will celebrate with a party and "pup-cakes" this weekend.

BTW, if anyone is thinking of criticizing me, those are spruce cones back there, not dog turds. ;-) However, other criticisms are welcome.

Ano Nuevo State Park, California

Northern elephant seals are not presently endangered. At one time, however, this species was thought to have been hunted to extinction. They were presumed extinct by the 1880's, after being exploited by hunters and whalers seeking to use the animals' thick layer of blubber as an oil source. Now you can see Northern Elephants gathered on the beach in a "rookery" where the females give birth, the males fight for dominance, and the newborn pups try to stay out of the way.

This pup was less than a day old when I took the image. Donna Nook, Lincolnshire.

Another Seal Pup at Donna Nook, Lincolnshie.With a well over exposed background HSS!

I just learned a few things about the potted palm tree on my upstairs deck. Unless I'm mistaken, it's a "sago palm." (Which -- in spite of its name and its appearance -- is actually not a palm at all; it's a cycad, one of the most ancient of plants that has been around since prehistoric times.) The beautiful new growths coming up from the base under the soil are called pups. They can be removed gently from the mother tree, then potted, and will grow. I also learned that all parts of the plant are poisonous to humans and animals if ingested, and the seeds especially have a high level of the toxin cycasin.

*we found this and it is perfect!

we needed something to give the dogs shade while we sat on the beach all day,

and I am sooo thrilled to find this small tent.

Lets hope it doesnt turn into a giant kite when the wind nabs it ;D

ha ha ha.

So we set it up in the house to get them used to this new structure. They seem to like it already :)

YAY!

*If anyone wants to know where I got it, just message me and I will tell you :)

and it was really reasonably priced.

Grey Seal pup at Donna Nook Lincolnshire - Peeping over the sand dunes,only a couple of Days old this One.