~meoralis~Feb 25
For #WildlifeWednesday and #WhiskersWednesday, here's a memory from 2010 when we visited the #Seal Centre #Friedrichskoog. This sanctuary rescues and raises abandoned seal pups and provides a home for a few adult seals that cannot be released back into the North Sea. It rehabilitates both grey seals and harbour seals, the two seal species native to Germany. 🦭


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~meoralis~Jul 10, 2025
We went for a walk along the Wadden Sea near #Butjadingen today. Highlight of our last day here: we spotted two #seals in the wild, chilling in the salt marshes of #LangwarderGroden 😍 🦭
(The red colouration is probably due to iron staining)


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Nature with SteveJun 11, 2025

Look who came to see us off as we descended the steps to the boat leaving #Skomer Island on Sunday! A Common #Seal (Phoca vitulina), who seemed to be fascinated by us landlubbers. We of course were delighted to see and photograph this marvellous marine #Mammal.

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Pete WalkdenDec 27, 2022

A common or harbour seal pup, admiring its reflection in the calm waters of the sea loch.

Actually it was waiting for high tide before swimming off, but the image suggests otherwise.

The birth of these seals is helpful for the white-tailed eagles here on Mull, as the eagles make a meal of the afterbirth, and because they're messy to eat often makes their white tails, red.

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