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.
Walking around the coastline of the UK, you sometimes get that feeling that they get in detective stories - that you're being watched. The grey seals in Cornwall, UK are a very curious bunch. They pop up to rest but they keep an eye on you. This fellow was just off the rocks below a steep cliff at Lizard point.
A grey seal at a fishing pier. The grey seals wait for the fishing boats to come in, hoping to get some scraps.
A Common seal youngster, was great to come across this little fella on my walk along the beach yesterday
Grey seal - Halichoerus grypus
From the 2016 November birthing season at Donna Nook on the Lincolnshire coast.
At the last count this year, 2019, 2,168 pups have been born.
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.
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!!
Taken at the Farne Islands, Northumberland.
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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.
Haha! talk about looking comfy while sunbathing :)
Seal taking in the sunshine at Machrihanish beach.
Funny Elephant Seal was throwing so much dirt on it's back that some got into it's eyes and mouth. It then started bellowing as if some other seal did the dirty deed.
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.
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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