Young Common Seal Pup resting in safety above the tide line mainland Orkney Isle. SCO 5886
Seals are the most visible sea creatures in Orkney, with thousands of both species – common or harbour seals, and grey or Atlantic seals. Orkney hosts a sixth of the World population of grey seals. Many seals like to haul out on nearby uninhabited islands and rocky skerries. They can be seen from our windows, snoozing on Vasa Skerry, and with the wind in the right direction their ‘singing’ wafts across in the evening. In good weather we can float amongst them in our inflatable workboat, as they swim and dive around us. Basking seals can be approached on land, providing you move slowly and keep a low profile. They are curious beings and you often wonder who is watching who! In June and July common seals have their pups. They are born between the high and low water marks and swim off at the next high tide. You see them playing offshore with their mothers as they learn the skills for survival.
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Location: Loch Harray Orkney Isles Mainland Scotland
Photo credit: © David Gowans / Alamy / Afripics
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