Wooden Chainsaw Sculpture of Moray Firth Dolphins at Merkinch Inverness.
It's not just dolphins at Merkinch- visitors can also see Common Seals which come onto the shore of nearby beaches to have their pups in winter. Scotland as a whole is home to around 90 per cent of Britain's seal population, many of which can be seen here at Moray Firth. The common seal, a member of the pinniped family, is often nicknamed a harbour seal as it is frequently found in shallow inland waters and does not usually venture more than 20km from the shore. At around two metres long, with the male weighing up to 250 kilograms, Common Seals are large mammals with a dark grey back and a lighter, mottled belly. They are carnivorous, opportunistic feeders, diving erratically into the water to hunt fish, molluscs and crustaceans like squid and shellfish.
Size: 5380px × 3572px
Location: Merkinch Moray Firth Inverness Scottish Highlands UK
Photo credit: © David Gowans / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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