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Harbor Seal

Phoca vitulina

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43.5589, -70.2282

Field Notes

Description:

Seal stuck on rocks after high tide he is also a little hurt

Habitat:

Atlantic Ocean near shore

Notes:

Cute but sad

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Comments (9)
KarenL
Great spot & lovely story!
Maria dB
I'm glad to hear s/he got back out to sea, too.
Paul the Finder
Thank you for the welcome, yea I just stood staring and nervous!
SarahWhitt
btw, Paul....Welcome to Project Noah!! :)
SarahWhitt
Awww...how pitiful! And, how helpless you must have felt. It's a really nice photo, though...I love his reflection in the water.
Paul the Finder
Yes, I stayed until he left which was like 10m. But it was scary in a way.

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PublishedJanuary 23, 2012

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