Day 254/20. A Common or Harbour seal pup

A visit to Blakeney Point, on the Norkolk coast,  in a small boat today to see the seals....
This is a Common or Harbour seal pup, probably about 2 monhts old. There were also Grey seals mixing into a large colony on the point. See extra picture.... for a wider view of a few of them)
When not at sea, common seals are found around sheltered shores and estuaries, where they haul out on sandbanks and beaches. When out of the water, they sometimes hold their body in a curved banana position, with their head and tail both in the air at the same time. Like grey seals, they feed on fish, but also eat squid, whelks, crabs and mussels. Common seal pups are born during the summer and can swim when they are only a few hours old!