Hebrides - Hebridean Wildlife -Seals - The Isle of Harris -The Isle of Lewis - Western Isles - Seals
The Hebrides or Western isles as they are now known is a great place to watch the seals. Common seals and grey seals can be seen around the coastline of both The Isle of Lewis and The Isle of Harris. The seals are really quite entertaining and its interesting to watch their behaviour.

Grey Seal Pup - Bosta

Seal - South Harris

Pair of Western Isles Seals

Western Isles Seal

A lovely adult common seal posing for us South Harris Jan 2010

A pair of common seals - juvenile behind - subadult/juvenile at the front - Isle of Harris June 2009

A common seal just about to enter the water - Isle of Harris June 2009. this one looks pregnant.

Western Isles - Common Seal

Seal basking - Harris

An adult common seals near Finsbay Harris May 2009

A common juvenile female seal - maybe a post weaning pup/yearling - near Finsbay Harris April 18th 2009

This hebridean common adult seal just seemed to be watching us - Isle of Harris May 2009.

Seal - Harris

Common Black Seal - Harris

Common Seal - Harris

Another common seal swimming near Finsbay Harris May 3rd 2009.

This adult seal was still shiny from taking a swim -Finsbay - Isle of Harris

An adult common seal Just basking away - Isle of Harris - Jan 2010

Seal at South Harris

A cuddly grey seal at South Harris

Two Western Isles Seals

A common seal - adult at south Harris April 18th 2009. Isn't he great!.

A hebridean juvenile grey seal at south Harris April 18th 2009.

Two common seals at south Harris April 18th 2009 - probably pregnant.

Seal - near Pabbay

Seal - Balanced on Rock

This grey seal - female possibly a sub adult just popped his head up for us - Isle of Pabbay - Isle of lewis - Jul 2010

Another grey seal balancing on the rocks at the Butt of Lewis - the most Northerly point of the Western Isles

A pair of common seals - January 2010 - Isle of Harris - Western isles Wildlife

Seals and Pups

Hebridean Seal

Seal Swimming - Harris

Two seals and their pups in Finsbay Isle Of Harris March 21 2009. The adult in the background looks pregnant - the two juveniles though small are not nursing pups - perhaps yearlings.

Adult Common seal at Finsbay. Each individual possesses a unique pattern of fine, dark spots

A common seal - perhaps a juvenile swimming near Flodobay Harris. The Outer Hebrides has 10% of the European population of Scottish Common Seals.

Hebridean Seals

Seals - Adult and Pup

Part of the group of seals these two common seal adults - we saw near Finsbay Good Friday 2009

An adult common seal swimming - a pup on the rocks - south Harris 18th April 2009

Part of the group basking in the sun April 10th 2009

Seals Harris - Finsbay

Western Isles Seals

A group of seals al adults seen - Finsbay Good Friday 2009. Seals are commonly seen around the waters of Harris

Finsbay - Common Seals - Adults Harris Apr 2009 An unusual fact about seals, pups or adult, is their remarkable ability to seal their nostrils tightly shut during rest

These are common adult seals - seen near Flodobay - Isle of Harris.

Seal swimming Butt of Lewis

Western Isles Common Seal

Seal swimming Butt of Lewis

This grey seal - a young male was really making waves as it swam - spotted Butt of Lewis Easter Sunday Apr 2009 Grey seal pups are white (unlike Commons) and are born on remote beaches in Oct/Nov - perhaps we will be lucky enough to snap some later in the year

Finsbay Seals Harris Apr 2009. This is a common seal adult - they have a short muzzle and vary in colour from brown to black with a mottled back.

This grey seal - a young male was just poking its head up for us - taken Easter Sunday on the Isle of Lewis - The Western Isles - April 2009.

Seals Near Finsbay

Western Isles Seals

A group of common seals we spotted near Finsbay - Isle of Harris. Top left is a juvenile/possibly a pup. The seal in the centre with its back to the camera is a subadult/juvenile. The rest are adults - the seals at bottom and right appear as if they may be pregnant females.

An adult common seal with a slightly unusual pelage. The flippers make this seal - look so sweet - January 2010 - near Finsbay - Western Isles Seals