Saturday, February 17, 2024

The Sandy Hook Christmas Seals

 I know them as the The Sandy Hook Christmas Seals. 
For as long as I can remember, 
like clockwork, every Christmas Day the Harbor Seals appeared at Sandy Hook.

This article has some great information about seals that have been rescued, rehabilitated  
and then returned to the wild.
A large group, maybe 50 or so, return to the area to rest on the jetties.

This article has some interesting information about the seals.

It was another cloudy day, when the sun is out, the water is a beautiful blue.













I used the zoom on my camera, but did not crop any of these pictures.
When the zoom on my camera is fully extended it read 2000mm.

Sharing today's images with Eileen at 
Viewing Nature With Eileen 
for Saturday Critters

14 comments:

Sandi said...

Seals!

I never see them here in NC. So weird!

😃

acorn hollow said...

Great pictures we see them off the coast of Maine a lot.
Cathy

BeachGypsy said...

Awwwww--- cute whisker snouts!!!

eileeninmd said...

The seals are so cute, they seem to be popular on the facebook lately.
Adorable photos of these cute critters.
Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, have a wonderful weekend. PS, thank you for leaving me a comment.

~Lavender Dreamer~ said...

Aren't they odd looking critters! Very cute though and fun to watch. I like those that are looking right at YOU! lol

Mae Travels said...

Nice photos. The seals really are amusing and surprising creatures.

best, mae at maefood.blogspot.com

Anonymous said...

Lovely photographs Debbie, so nice to see all of these seals.

All the best Jan
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Marie Smith said...

Great shots. Love the seals!

Yvonne said...

What wonderful photos of the seals relaxing on the rocks.

DrumMajor said...

What a variety of coat colors. I knew seals were smart, but I didn't know they understood the calendar to appear each Christmas! Thanks for the pics; they look all blubbered up. Linda in Kansas

Penelope Notes said...

Great shots. Such sympathetic faces and cool whiskers! These creatures camouflage so well amid the rocks.

Villrose said...

So many of them!
Nice faces.

Bonnie K said...

Great photos. Maybe someday I will get to see them.

Conniecrafter said...

Oh wow these pics are so cool, I love the close up ones you got, they are so cute! So wonderful they could rehabilitate them!