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Friday, 9 January 2015

A Mammal for Friday - Grey Seals

Its strange how the calm of holidays dissipates so rapidly when you go back to work!  I love the sound of clashing deadlines!

These are Grey Seals basking it up on the rocks around the Farne Islands in the UK.  At this point, you may be asking 'has he not run out of pictures from that trip yet?' and the answer is a resounding 'No,  I have not!'

If you look closely you can see one of the seals in these pictures has a huge nose - thats the male.  The females are a little less nasal!



I may have to keep mining the archives while I am strapped to my desk!  SM
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24 comments:

  1. TexWisGirl9 January 2015 at 02:17

    they're cute. makes me think of warmer temps. :)

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  2. eileeninmd9 January 2015 at 02:20

    The seals are cute, love the last shot.. Great photos, Stewart!

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  3. Linda W.9 January 2015 at 02:58

    Cute! I love your second photo.

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  4. Mary Hone9 January 2015 at 03:04

    I love them, great photos.

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  5. John @ Beans and I on the Loose9 January 2015 at 03:04

    I'd like to touch one and pet it.

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  6. Sylvia K9 January 2015 at 03:43

    Yes, I love them, too, Stewart, and what great captures!! Hope you have a great weekend!!

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  7. Author R. Mac Wheeler9 January 2015 at 04:09

    cool...I wish we had seals in Florida

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  8. Anonymous9 January 2015 at 04:36

    Awww - what cute shots!

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  9. Andrea @ From The Sol9 January 2015 at 05:18

    In my part of the world, you would call that a big schnoz. A handsome one at that :) I can't imagine you being tied to a desk. It seems very out of character for you. I hope it will be a short stint and you can be out and about again soon. But in the meantime, I love that you are still sharing UK photos ... as I am still sharing Switzerland photos and don't feel any guilt. Our trips were well worth a long showing ... At least I think so:P Be well, Stewart ...

    Andrea @ From the Sol

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  10. Bas.9 January 2015 at 05:41

    Geweldig om er zo mooi dichtbij te komen.

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  11. Grandma Barb's This and That9 January 2015 at 07:48

    I like that last photo!

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  12. Margaret Birding For Pleasure9 January 2015 at 08:20

    We have bot grey and Common seals here and I love watching them. Love the last shot.

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  13. Ana Mínguez Corella9 January 2015 at 08:43

    Qué bonitas.. :-)))

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  14. Sallie (FullTime-Life)9 January 2015 at 08:49

    I have such huge admiration for all you young folk who work full time and yet can blog beautifully. I couldn't have done it. (Well of course they hadn't invented the Internet back then though ;>)

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  15. Brian King9 January 2015 at 09:17

    Magnificent creatures!

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  16. Revrunner9 January 2015 at 09:21

    Awesome creatures!

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  17. Ela9 January 2015 at 09:29

    They are so gorgeous ! I love them !
    Great photos !

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  18. thewovenspoke9 January 2015 at 14:39

    Like the photos of the seals, too

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  19. CountryMouse9 January 2015 at 17:18

    Wow, I've never seen seals outside a zoo. They look like they are having a ball just lazing around, real holiday mode.

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  20. Irma9 January 2015 at 19:22

    Beautiful photos of the seals, Stewart.
    Here in the Netherlands we do not have these animals.
    Best regards, Irma

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  21. Pat Tillett11 January 2015 at 17:47

    Nice photos! Although they are somewhat ungainly on land, they sure are graceful in the water.

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  22. Bethany Carson12 January 2015 at 06:58

    Nice shots of the seals, and you obviously did a great job of documenting your trip! Keep up the good mining efforts!

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  23. A Colorful World14 January 2015 at 04:10

    Keep em coming! I love pictures from this trip! How awesome it must have been to see this group of seals...so exhilarating! Great photos of them, Stewart!

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  24. amanda15 January 2015 at 04:27

    I did not know that about the seals' noses!
    We are planning a trip to the California Coast where a colony of elephant seals have come to spend their winters. Hopefully we catch them before they're gone. :)

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