Just back from a weekend in Norfolk where our main aim was to find and photograph the seals - at this time of year the Grey seals are pupping.
Grey seals breed from September to December around our coastlines. The female will give birth to a single pup on a shore (known as a rookery) along with hundreds of other seals. When first born the baby is covered with a thick, creamy-white coat and they look gorgeous and cuddly, however this is soon replaced by a greyish juvenile coat after about three weeks.
We saw them at Horsey (National Trust - there is a wind pump there and a link to the site here http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-horseywindpump) where there is a roped off area of the beach and viewing platforms (steady base for a tripod rather than sinking into the sand dunes!)
Fantastic views - 156 pups so far this year and a we saw a couple of big bulls fighting - they really mean it when they go at each other!
Pictures are on the web site now.
Grey seals breed from September to December around our coastlines. The female will give birth to a single pup on a shore (known as a rookery) along with hundreds of other seals. When first born the baby is covered with a thick, creamy-white coat and they look gorgeous and cuddly, however this is soon replaced by a greyish juvenile coat after about three weeks.
We saw them at Horsey (National Trust - there is a wind pump there and a link to the site here http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-horseywindpump) where there is a roped off area of the beach and viewing platforms (steady base for a tripod rather than sinking into the sand dunes!)
Fantastic views - 156 pups so far this year and a we saw a couple of big bulls fighting - they really mean it when they go at each other!
Pictures are on the web site now.
