Hey, who turned on the washing machine? It looks rough to us, but it’s no problem for harbour seals!
Selena Rhodes Scofield Photography
Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
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Harbour seals come in many colours, from silver and brown to dark grey like this one. But there’s one thing almost all of them have in common—spots!
Carol Limido Photography
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Somehow harbour seals make lying on barnacle-encrusted rock look comfortable! Must be all that extra padding!
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The cooler weather is no problem for these well-insulated harbour seals. They’re wrapped in a blubber layer up to 2.7 cm thick, or just over one inch!
Shorelines Photography
Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
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This harbour seal is doing its best impression of a banana!
Sierra Hamilton Photography
Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
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This is what most of us feel like when Friday rolls around!
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These resting harbour seals are doing some people-watching from their haulout at Trial Island!
Carol Limido Photography
Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
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Harbour seal pups nurse for 4-6 weeks on their mother’s high-fat milk. This helps them double their birth weight by the time they’re weaned!
Shorelines Photography
Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
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For all you parents out there—this is how you’re probably feeling as you count down the days to back-to-school!
Tomis Filipovic Photography
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We’ve had some very low tides lately, which is just fine with the local harbour seal population. They get to have sleepy time on a bed of eelgrass instead of a mattress of hard rock and sharp barnacle and mussel shells!
Shorelines Photography
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No, this is not a mother-pup pair of harbour seals. The one on the left is most likely a yearling. But very soon we’re going to be seeing new little sea sausages. Pupping season starts anytime!
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A harbour seal keeps an wary eye on us as we drift by. With a constant stream of hungry Bigg’s killer whales coming through the area at this time of year, situational awareness is a good strategy for harbour seals!
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March 4, morning education tour, Wild 4 Whales: This harbour seal was feeling a little “tired” so hauled out for a rest!
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Seven reasons why harbour seals are amazing! - Eagle Wing Tours Harbour seals in the Salish Sea—Learn more about harbour seals and why they're an essential part of the Salish Sea ecosystem!

In celebration of #InternationalDayOfTheSeal, it’s time to pay tribute to an endearing marine mammal we see regularly on our whale watching tours from Victoria.

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Jan, 21, education tour, Wild 4 Whales: Ahhhh! Doesn’t the blissful expression on this harbour seal’s face look like how you feel as you plonk yourself on the couch at the end of a long work day?
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Harbour seals are well camouflaged for their environment. This foursome is enjoying the sunshine at Race Rocks!
Shorelines Photography
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