Seal-watching at Blakeney Point

[nanila]

We went on a seal-watching boat trip at Blakeney Point, on the coast of north Norfolk. Underneath the cut are a quite unnecessary quantity of seal photos. Be grateful they are not accompanied by the smell. They may be cute, but they sure do stink.


Baby seal coming out of the water, past a lolloping male.








Seal investigates boat, finds it really boring.






Seal yogi.








These two were having the most apathetic argument over a section of beach that I've ever seen. There was some very feeble flipper-waving, and a few grunts, before they both fell back on the pebbles, exhausted.


Blep.


I arrive.





This is only a fraction of the seal population (common and grey) in the area, which was rather comforting to hear.

Comments

[white_hart]

Gorgeous seals!

[nanila]

Yes! I love the variation in their fur coats.

[sfred]

Aw!

[nanila]

They do look very relaxed. :D

[novel_machinist]

AWWWWWW water doggos!

[nanila]

They are charming sea dogs, they are. :)

[cmcmck]

We usually get our dose of sealwatching up in the Orkneys but not recently because covid. :o(

Greys are more common that commons!

Trufact!

[nanila]

Yes, the boatmen told us the population of greys is estimated to be quintuple that of the commons. It was hard to tell the difference when observing them from the boat, but I think they can be distinguished in the photos. For instance, the one popping its head out of the water in the first photo looks like a common to me, and the central one in the bottom photo is a grey.

[silveradept]

They do look delightful. The smell does not sound like an added benefit.

I may have also been expecting Wally to show up, or some other intrepid walrus.

[nanila]

Haha, we were mostly upwind of them so we didn't have to breathe in their unique odour signature for too long!

[holyschist]

I disagree, this is an extremely necessary number of seal photos. (Apparently they do the banana pose when they're relaxed and happy!) But it is true, the sea dogs are pretty rank and best appreciated from upwind.

[nanila]

The banana pose, what a perfect description, thanks!

[pbristow]

...But did any of them compare you to a kiss from a rose on the gray? =:oo

[nanila]

Bwaha! No. :P

[worlds_of_smoke]

I'm so jealous!

[nanila]

I hope you have an opportunity to go seal-watching one day!

[omnipotent]

Babies ♥

[nanila]

Yes, very adorable. ♥

[kaberett]

These are wonderful, thank you -- we have cheerfully been going seal SEAL seal BANANA SEAL bananbananbanan and grinning happily all the way through :)

[nanila]

Yay, I'm glad you enjoyed them! BANANA SEAL 4EVA

[zasu]

Seals are so naturally comical! Love the range of earth tones

[nanila]

Yes and yes! :D