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Just as the sun was rising in Kaikōura, I spotted this little face watching me from the rocks, lit perfectly by golden light.
Living among these incredible creatures is something I’ll never take for granted.
🦭 But their survival depends on how we treat our oceans.

#SealPup #Kaikoura#NewZealand#Wild#Nature#NewZealandWildlife#Sea
#WildlifePhotography #NatureConservation #SunriseMagic #FurSeal #OceanLife #NZNature #MarineWildlife #NaturePhotography #Wildlifeconservation #Canonphotography

A fur seal pup fresh from a morning swim is lit by golden light from the sunrise in Kaikoura.

A New Zealand fur seal pup rests on the rugged Kaikōura coast.
Innocent, alert—and already navigating a world that’s rapidly changing.
Our oceans are warming, our fish stocks are declining, and every seal pup like this is a reminder of what’s at stake.

#WildlifePhotography #SealPup #OceanConservation #Kaikoura #NaturePhotography #MarineLife #NZWildlife #FurSeal #MastodonNature #PhotographyForChange #NewZealand #WildlifeConservation #Nature

A seal pup staring straight into the camera as it rests on rocks

A New Zealand fur seal pup, looks straight into the lens. Curious, alert—full of presence.
Photographed on the Kaikōura coast, where their future is increasingly uncertain.

Let’s not let wonder like this disappear.

#WildlifePhotography #Kaikoura #FurSeal #Conservation #OceanWildlife #NaturePhotography #Seals #MarineLife #NZWildlife #WildlifeConservation #MastodonNature #PhotographyForChange

▴ Milford Sound

This particular rock in Milford Sound has become a favorite spot for New Zealand fur seals. Thanks to its sloped surface and close proximity to the water, the seals can easily haul themselves up to rest, warm up, or socialize – earning it the name 'seal rock'.

#animal #animals #wildlife #furseal #seals #nature #landscape #outdoors #travel #goexplore #photography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #landscapephotography #travelphotography #rock #fjord #milfordsound #southisland #newzealand #nz

New Zealand fur seals resting and interacting on a large, sloped rock in Milford Sound, surrounded by moss-covered cliffs and dense coastal vegetation.

Nestled on a rock beside a waterfall, this New Zealand fur seal pup rests quietly, waiting for its mother to return from the sea. These pups can be left alone for days while their mothers forage — a vulnerable yet natural part of their early life.

There’s something incredibly peaceful about this moment — a glimpse of calm in the wild.

#SealPup #WildlifePhotography #NewZealandWildlife #FurSeal #NatureLovers #OceanConservancy #newzealand #ConservationPhotography #WildAndFree #MastodonNature

No exit before Tasmania

When the Europeans started exploring Aotearoa, they obviously had seen a lot in a short time. And they were running out of names of some grandeur.

So James Cook had a bad weather day, and we got Cape Foulwind in 1770. We can presume the weather on the westernmost point in South Island was challenging back in the days too. But the European man who saw this area first, the dutch captain Abel Tasman, called the cape Rocky Point in 1642. Not that exciting, really.

But Tasman won the more important namegiving. The nation we now call New Zealand in English, get its name from a small province under sea level in Europe. The Dutch province of Zeeland, litterary Sea Land, is not an obvious suitable namesake to a mountainous chain of islands with the second best fiord landscape in the world.

Exciting area, crickets

The old mining town of Westport is a useful base for exploring this area. Being of architectural interest itself, the sea, land and mountains nesrby carries views and sights worth a closer look. Like a fur seal colony, hiking tracks along the West coast, beaches, sea and wind!

And a very loud cricket concerts by sunset at the Cape Foulwind Lighthouse!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Foulwind

#tasmania #westport #westcoast #southisland #aotearoa #abeltasman #zeeland #newzealand #New #Zealand #kiwi #foulwind #sea #roadtrip #2016CE #tasmaniansea #mobile #LGG4 #LG #G4 #smartphone #sun #trekking #hiking #farmland #furseal #seal #wave #CapeFoulwind #Lighthouse

Photo shows a pebble beach in a half moon bay with deep blue waves in rows coming in from the deep blue sea to the right. And in the background behind a rocky outcrop forming a barrier north of the bay, the blue sea is stretching far into a cloudy horizon in the distance. A steep ridge is raising up from the beach, forming a hard to climb rocky barrier towards the inland. On top of this barrier there is a rich growth of coastal flora of bushes, turf, grass, flowers and some low, windswept trees. At the far end of the cliff a lighthouse is visible at the west cape outcrop. It is white, with roofs and details in the building painted red. Some small houses and buildings nearby are the home of the guardian/operator of the lighthouse. Even if the background cloud over the sea is overcast, the bay and land area are bathed in sharp sunlight just before it changes to warmer sunset colours.

A southern fur seal, Arctocephalus sp., singing the song of its people.

#nature #seal #furseal #southernfurseal #ocean #auswildlife #carpenterrocks #limestonecoast #southaustralia

A southern fur seal, Arctocephalus sp., sitting on a rock with the ocean in the background, seemingly howling into the air.

Wot you lookin' at?
#FurSeal #SouthGeorgiaIsland

More fur seals today while out looking for penguins. The one sitting up was at a spot that Yellow-eyed penguins have been seen before (but not today) while the other two shots are of the same seal who was snoozing right next to the footpath near the Oamarū Yacht Club.

#NewZealandWildlife #FurSeal #seal #LongNosedFurSeal

A younger seal sitting top and looking towards the camera.

A larger, very sleepy seal snoozing on the grass next to a path.

Close up of the head and neck of a snoozing seal.

We also saw some sea puppies this arvo (otherwise known as New Zealand Fur Seals, or Long-nosed Fur Seals)

#NewZealandWildlife #seal #FurSeal #animal

A dark grey fur seal briefly wakes up to stair at the small group of people walking past.

A brown fur seal lifts its head and briefly looks at the humans before going back to sleep.

A drive up the Skeleton Coast to visit the fur seal colony at Cape Cross followed by a stop at the Zelia shipwreck and dinner at The Tug.
https://www.kuovad.is/namibia-16-cape-cross

#photography #travel #namibia #africa #travelphotography #travelwriting #travelstories #furseal #wildlifephotography #wildlife

In foreign territory.
📸 on Mar 22, 2010 with Sony DSC-WX1.
(11.09mm, ƒ/11, 1/250s, ISO 160)
#houtbay #capetown #southafrica #furseal #seal #harbor

A few more impressions from the zoo with this absolute unit fur seal. Not sure it needs more fish but it's still besieging the door of food and wonders.

And there I thought tigers love the water but he seemed to be very careful to _not_ step into it when crossing this little water.

The antelopes seemed really annoyed by all the flies. Most of them finally gave up but this one is still trying to fight them back. I am not really sure what species it is though, none of the ones listed on the zoo's website match. So I will just call them mystery antelopes. And the squirrels were up to no good as usual. And chasing one another around a tree trunk after this photo.

#FurSeal #Tiger #Antelope #Squirrel

A very chonky looking fur seal standing on a large tree stump in front of the door that brings food. Looks determined.

A tiger carefully crossing water only stepping on stones without getting wet paws.

An antelope being pestered by a large number of flies.

Squirrel sitting on the forest floor with something to eat in its front paws. But frozen in motion to look carefully at the camera.

#antarctica #furseal #travel #photography

Nearly walked on top of this big boy on a recent walk near Clive recently. #furseal #seal

#furseal

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