One of the highlights of my week away in Norfolk was visiting the seal colony at Blakeney Point.
We have Grey and Common seals around our coast in the UK and both species can be seen here.
Our boat is the one on the right... they each hold up to fifty passengers.
It always amazes me how quickly the tide comes in... from the image above to this in less than half an hour.
We were the first to leave the harbour at Morston...but were soon overtaken.
I preferred our more leisurely pace.
The boats can get right up to the shoreline...
... passing up and down a few times giving us some wonderful views.
The seals were just as curious of us as we were of them... or so it seemed.
Some swimming alongside for a closer look...
...while others just turned the other cheek.
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How cool and fun. Here on the California Central Coast, there is a place where the seals and sea lions all come ashore and sun themselves. My late husband and I went up there for a weekend many years ago.
Lovely pieces of land for the Seal, I love them all.
Wonderful! You got some great shots of the seals.
Wonderful shots for the day and I do love the seals!! Delightful! Thanks for sharing!!
WOW... color me jealous...
Great post!! Seals always fascinate me. Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.
What a great opportunity!
Wonderful post with great images!
What a great experience and you took some excellent close ups of the seals.
poor little guys get stared at every day! :)
I bet this was loads of fun. Curious critters ... I bet they thought it was fun, too!
What fun! fantastic photos of the seals ~ carol, ^_^
What beautiful animals!
50 people in one of those boats? It would soon be 49 if that many got in while I was on it. I'd enjoy a seal view like you had.
little wonder the seal trips are popular and it is quite amazing about the rush of tide. The seals, I like the white/dappled ones especially, look quite appealing and angelic almost. Though I'm sure they're not at times; great photos!
Great shots of those seals! It's weird to see the tide so low there. We always still have a little water left.
That last shot of the seal is just too sweet.
They're so darn cute. Guess it's the eyes. We see a few every day here on the Oregon Coast...we've been out crabbing in our little boat..the seals come over to see if there's anything for them to eat.
Nice looking seals especially the white ones. Looked like a fun tour in the boat.
Seals are so cute! Enjoyed seeing these captures.
Shades of Dr. Doolittle. Small wonder that so many people go to see them.
I think this looks like such fun. Thank you for sharing~ BTW...I use Norfolk Lavender fragrances here and we can no longer get them...;(
The happiest seals I've ever seen!
What a great trip to see all those seals. We love going out in our boat to see all that natures has to offer. - Margy
What a wonderful sight!
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