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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.
Two Harbor Seal Lions on an iceberg calving from Red Stone glacier, a tidewater glacier in the Northwestern Fjord, Kenai Fjords National Park - Alaska
Harbor seals, Phocidae family, also called “common” or “hair” seals by some locals. They are covered with short, stiff, bristle-like hair. Coloration varies, but two basic patterns occur: light gray sides and belly with dark blotches or spots, or a dark background with light rings. They can be distinguished from other pinnipeds, such as fur seals and sea lions, by the absence of external ear flaps; only a small hole (the external pinnae, or opening to the ear canal) is visible on either side of their head. Harbor seals are mammals and therefore breathe air, but they are well adapted to life in the ocean.
The first white settlers to Alaska in the 1700s established a massive fur trade based on the pelts of harbor seals and nearly wiped them out completely, but since the Marine Mammal Protection Act, their numbers have rebounded and are now estimated at between 200,000-300,000.
A Common seal youngster, was great to come across this little fella on my walk along the beach yesterday
Baby sealions are quite large. This peaceful scene watched from a distance while Pacific breakers rolled in.
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Seal Edge, Kinder Scout, Peak District, UK
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I was up here yesterday, but unfortunately it wasn't like this.
An old one from 2015. What preceded this was the best sunrise I'd ever seen and lots of amazing photos on Fickr. Flickr was more popular then.
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From the 2016 November birthing season at Donna Nook on the Lincolnshire coast.
Every November and December, grey seals come to the Donna Nook coastline to give birth to their pups near the sand dunes.
1,957 pups were born in the 2016 season., last year 2,134 were born.
The Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust manage this National Nature reserve.
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!!
Haha! talk about looking comfy while sunbathing :)
Seal taking in the sunshine at Machrihanish beach.
Yet another photo from last year and another one from my brief trip to Norfolk to see the seals at the start of December
I'll keep posting photos of the Otters where I can (if I manage to get any more of them), but here's some Grey Seal images from the Winter project...
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.
Closed yearly from April 1 to June 1 probably due to the harbor seals and their newborns. The beach is litered with seals and pups during this time of they year You can see the Golf Course in the background.
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Grey seals with three pups (one behind the mother) on a very small island north west of Kerrera.
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A harbor seal on the beach in beautiful evening light! This photo was taken in Newburyport, Massachusetts.
My husband and I were so so lucky to see this cutie (female, an oldie) on the Dutch beach Langevelderslag Noordwijk.
She was taking a nap over there! :-) She was a female oldie, the team from the mammals ambulance said. Apparently someone called them, but this lady was fine! :-)