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Each year from late October to December, Donna Nook in Lincolnshire becomes one of the best places in the UK to witness the grey seal breeding season. This incredible natural event sees hundreds of grey seals returning to the dunes to give birth to their pups.
Female seals (cows) come ashore to deliver their adorable white-coated pups, while the much larger males (bulls) fight for dominance and the chance to mate. The pups, born with their distinctive fluffy coats, are nurtured by their mothers for about three weeks, during which they rapidly gain weight on their mother’s rich milk.
This annual spectacle draws nature lovers and photographers alike. It’s a chance to witness these amazing animals up close in their natural environment, all while respecting the conservation efforts that keep this habitat safe for them. Donna Nook’s viewing area ensures visitors can enjoy this unique experience without disturbing the seals.
Point Lobos State Park, California
On the beach were resting seal pups. I think the green number is glued to his forehead. I read that somewhere that when they rescue a seal pup, they tag them before release. It's an odd thing to see
Following on from my recent close-up shots of the Grey Seal pup...
Once the pup had finished suckling he had a tender moment with his mum.
An NS SW1001, easily my favorite model of switcher, stands at the ready to switch any of the diesels behind it.
Mirounga angustirostris,
Piedras Blancas colony,
San Luis Obispo Co., California
Apparently, when elephant seal pups get separated from their mothers or are simply abandoned, they will seek and be accepted by another nursing mother. But apparently the mother only has enough milk for one, so it doesn't work out for the others in the long run, or if they all continue to nurse, it may not work out for any of them.
If you are wondering about that "E" on the female, so was I until contacting a docent at the colony: the "E" is part of a hair dye marking (which goes away with the next molt) to individually identify this seal, part of a study at another colony, possibly Ano Nuevo.
Northern elephant seal pup observation at Point Piedras Blancas Wildlife Sanctuary - San Simeon, California
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.
Frodo, "Pup-pup" on the occasion of his 17th birthday today!!
Feisty, strong-willed, affectionate, active, stubborn. Slowing down but still very healthy. So good and the last of the dogs we raised from birth.
Driving through Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. We spotted this pup out hunting.
So these are the last images I'll post on Flickr from my seal project. It's been a blast (sometimes literally!) working with them from November 2018 to January 2019. I'm looking forward to spending more time with them again at the end of the year.
For anyone who is interested in seeing more from this project, I have a full gallery of images on my website here:
www.alastairmarsh.co.uk/-/galleries/collections/britain/g...
It’s pupping season again for the grey seals. This little one was looking playful on the dunes at Donna Nook last weekend
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The Foxen head by Sugarcult was updated to bento for free, which was a superb little surprise, so here's a little husky pup for the occasion.
Using the Cottontail body ( by sugarcult as well ) for a change, and while I do love the shape and look of it, the clothing options for it are limited... so here's to hoping for more in the future!
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So I've been working (trying) with Barn Owls for the past month with some success, as per the earlier photos, but they seem spooked every time I try to use a wide angle lens. Hence the lack of images recently!
I'll persevere with the Owls, but I decided to spend the last couple of days working on different subjects. So yesterday saw me heading to the east coast in search of seals. Fortunately there is a Grey Seal colony close to where I live. My luck seemed to be in as this newly born Grey Seal pup was very inquisitive. I'd watched him from afar as he suckled with his mother. After a while he moved away and his mother went off to find a comfortable rock pool to lounge around in. As I lay watching him, initially with a 500mm lens as this shot shows, he slowly came over towards me, so close to being within touching distance.
mama suricate on look out pose while her pups were exploring the area next to the den, KTP, South Africa
✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*The goodest pupper*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧
featuring: FoxTail, Aardvark & ZEPAR
Foxtail:
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Lami is wearing: (FT) Retro Daisy Short Set
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Aardvark:
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Lami is using: Aardvark : Shark Pup
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ZEPAR:
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Lami is wearing: ZEPAR // ZEI MAX 91
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Full credits here: babilleuad.blogspot.com/2024/06/goodest-pupper.html
Masai Mara National Reserve
Kenya
Hyenas give birth in a communal den, however there is no communal care for the pups. Not even the fathers take a role in caring for the pups. Liter sizes in Hyenas are very small, consisting of 1-4 pups. Hyena pups are born with their eyes open and teeth!!
Hyenas live in clans. A clan, which is separated into packs, can contain up to 80 individuals!! Although Hyenas are also considered cooperative hunters, they are competitive in nature and will fight within the clan for food or dominance.
Female dominance within groups: The core of the clan is comprised of related females forming a hierarchy. In fact the instinctive desire for dominance is so strong in Hyenas that newborn pups will fight immediately after birth to gain dominance and right to food. It is estimated that 1 in 4 hyena pups die within the first month due to sibling fighting.
Hyenas are significantly more aggressive than African Wild Dogs. Hyenas have even been known to confront lions: not for food, but to fight. Hyenas are closer related to mongooses and cats
My daughter and I went out to Donna Nook nature reserve early this morning to see the seals. Donna Nook is the largest grey seal breading colony in England. So far this winter there have been 247 pups born. A little way to go to beat last year's 1400+ pups.
My 9 year old daughter had a whale of a time with my bridge camera (I'll post a couple of her shots later).
A young pup, rolling in the sand.
Donna Nook, Lincs. If the weather's reasonable I might head up there again this weekend.
Handheld, natural light.
Well over 1,500 grey seal pups are born every November at Donna Nook on the Lincolnshire Coast, peaking around the 3rd week. This is one of the photos that I didn't post from last year's visit when in total 2,207 pups were born.
I took this photo half an hour after this seal pup was born. The grey seals come to the East Lincolnshire coast at Donna Nook to have their pups each year. As of today 165 had been born, many more seals were expecting to give birth in the next few days. It was a wonderful sight.
I've been photographing five coyote pups lately but always found them playing in front of an ugly fence. I decided to go around back and see what would happen. I was busy photographing some insects when I heard five or six barks and looked up in time to see a pup run into the bushes. Thirty seconds later, another one showed up. The pup pictured above is the third to appear and he was a little more graceful about allowing his portrait to be taken. Eventually I got so many shots that I like, it was hard to know what to post first. More to come! Oh, and if you'd like to see a video of this little guy and his siblings, you can have a look here.
Enjoy your weekend, everybody!
This is our take on all those unoriginal pregnant lady block pictures :) I've been wanting to do this for a while and decided now is probably my last chance :D
Explore #68
Finally got a chance to take Pup over to playground this kid is such a ham for the camera :P
Is it just me or has she got kind of a Wednesday Addams thing going on with this outfit? XD
The angle light in the image is all real. It is a result of sun light that escape from the tree foliage. These Coyote family is in the middle of the forest and lack of direct sunlight makes it very difficult to get the pups in a good light.