Seal youngster from Orkney!

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• 6 Dec 2016

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We went to see seals pups yesterday for the first time this years. There is still a few newborn around and some youngsters. Two of them were literally competing to get there picture taken. Rushing each from a different part of the beach to see which would get there first and get the most picture taken. Great day out and good opportunity to try a new lens out (sigma 150-600 contemporary).

1# first contestant

2# second contestant

3# neck to neck

4# getting ahead

5# first contestand gave up

6# second contestant posing

7# and more posing....

Hope you like them.
I got a lot more including a whole "mating process" with a very insistent bull and raging fight with a cow before it manage to get what he wanted. I might try o do another thread once they are processed.

 

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• 6 Dec 2016

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Nice photographs ☺

One got freed from a rock cave at Loth on Sanday yesterday ☺

There's a live Sanday "seal webcam" here: http://www.sandayranger.org/galleryvideos/4591470429

 

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• 6 Dec 2016

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They were shot in windwick in South Ron, I've been here a few years but i have not yet made it to Sanday. Is there some good seal colony there? It's really on my "place to visit" list.

 

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• 6 Dec 2016

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Yes, about a mile and a half before Loth, coming in from the north east....

 

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• 6 Dec 2016

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Shapinsay is also teeming with them, close to the ferry terminal ☺ And quicker to get there from Kirkwall.

 

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• 6 Dec 2016

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I had the chance to go 3 times to Copinsay too during pupping season in past years, what a treat.
Good to hear from Sanday and Shapinsay i need to try this when i can!
And good to see someone local on here too!

 

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• 8 Dec 2016

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Not local, exactly ☺ Been coming up for 2-3 weeks at a time, between once to three times a year, for the past 25 years or so. From SW Scotland.

 

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• 10 Dec 2016

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Great pics. Cute little things

 

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• 11 Dec 2016

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snerkler said:

Great pics. Cute little things

Click to expand...

Thanks!

 

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• 14 Dec 2016

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Great set - I was out at a small local colony yesterday - most had moulted, but I found one newish one that still had it's first coat.

 

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• 14 Dec 2016

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That's one beach is a bit special, it get very late pups, it's probably delayed by one months for some reason. Last year i took some of my family visiting at Christmas and there was still some youngster while there was no seal to be seen on other beaches. I didn't include pictures but there was 5-6 very young ones too!