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Soundbounder
03-16-2009, 10:10 AM
I went for a hike at Napatree Point in Watch Hill, RI, and came across a harbor seal lying on the beach.

http://soundbounder.blogspot.com/2009/03/harbor-seal-at-napatree.html

It appeared whiter than the ones I have seen in the past.
Mrleft8
03-16-2009, 11:59 AM
Didja club it!? :D
I saw a few of them last summer... Maybe now that the sound is cleaner than it was a few decades ago, they'll make a comeback, like the salmon...
Popeye
03-16-2009, 12:50 PM
last time i went for a hike at salmon cove , i came across an american man lying on the beach

oddly enough , he appeared to be not shooting at anything
Bill Perkins
03-16-2009, 03:25 PM
Thanks for the link . That area was my home waters for many years.
Steve McMahon
03-16-2009, 03:40 PM
Popeye: *&^%$ you bugger - I had a mouth full of coffee when I read that! -:D - that coffee coming out my nose helped clear my sinus's
johngsandusky
03-16-2009, 05:38 PM
Seals are common in the Sound in winter, even as far west as the Bronx. Generally they are very shy, but can be seen on the beach early in the morning. I've seen many on rocks while canoeing.
Stu Fyfe
03-16-2009, 07:19 PM
How about this seal spotting. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29722684/
http://www.whdh.com/images/news_articles/archive/090316_saugus_seal.jpg
This Harp seal was in the Saugus River, just north of Boston. Now, for anybody here familiar with the Saugus River (I grew up next to it) it's no place for a Seal! The River empties out to a trickle and the mud is very deep. This is almost as strange as the manatee we had on Cape Cod this summer. Wildlife that was once never around is suddenly showing up. We even have otters on the Cape now. http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090309/MEDIA0302/90309016
rbgarr
03-16-2009, 07:53 PM
I went for a hike at Napatree Point in Watch Hill, RI, and came across a harbor seal lying on the beach.

http://soundbounder.blogspot.com/2009/03/harbor-seal-at-napatree.html

It appeared whiter than the ones I have seen in the past.

Around here the longer they are out of water the whiter the fur gets as it dries... up to a point of course. :D
Soundbounder
03-17-2009, 07:20 AM
Around here the longer they are out of water the whiter the fur gets as it dries... up to a point of course. :DI didn't know that.
Thanks
rbgarr
03-17-2009, 08:31 AM
In your blog, you asked about the schooner Spirit of Massachusett a school ship in the fleet of three at Ocean Classroom. They also own Westward and Harvey Gamage: http://www.oceanclassroom.org/

The school's main offices were in Watch Hill until last year when they moved here.
Soundbounder
03-18-2009, 07:28 AM
In your blog, you asked about the schooner Spirit of Massachusett a school ship in the fleet of three at Ocean Classroom. They also own Westward and Harvey Gamage: http://www.oceanclassroom.org/

The school's main offices were in Watch Hill until last year when they moved here.I didn't realize that.
Thanks!!!!;)
Soundbounder
03-18-2009, 07:34 AM
Seals are common in the Sound in winter, even as far west as the Bronx. Generally they are very shy, but can be seen on the beach early in the morning. I've seen many on rocks while canoeing. Sometimes I have seen them on rocks off the Norwalk, Greenwich, and New Rochelle islands, but that was always from a distance.
Wooden Boat Fittings
03-18-2009, 09:14 AM
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Eden (south coast of NSW) last winter --

http://www.woodenboatfittings.com.au/public/seal-s.jpg

http://www.woodenboatfittings.com.au/public/seal2-s.jpg
Soundbounder
03-18-2009, 09:57 AM
Great shots!!!
JeffSteele
03-18-2009, 09:29 PM
we had two seals hanging out on the gas dock at avondale. we also had a bald eagle fly over the yard which was pretty cool
Soundbounder
03-19-2009, 08:39 AM
we had two seals hanging out on the gas dock at avondale. we also had a bald eagle fly over the yard which was pretty coolWhere is Avondale???
Soundbounder
03-20-2009, 11:09 AM
here is a youtube clip of a harbor seal in Milford CT:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTNgfmwQ-AI
2MeterTroll
03-20-2009, 12:54 PM
i have a hard time understanding why a harbor seal draws a crowd.
rbgarr
03-20-2009, 08:13 PM
Not too many sea mammals look back at people with curiosity... and we love the attention!

If seals curled their lips and spit at us it might be a different thing.
Soundbounder
03-26-2009, 06:40 AM
Not too many sea mammals look back at people with curiosity... and we love the attention!

If seals curled their lips and spit at us it might be a different thing.Or chewed up your garden.