I can happily add this capture of a fur seal into my list of first captures for my 365 project. It was a surprise visitor to our breakwater as they don't normally reside here, but much further west along the coast.
Great shot. Maybe there is somewhere you can report his "tag" number. At least with birds they are always happy when they receive observations of tagged (ringed?) birds
makes you wonder if something is wrong if she is so far out of her usual area (I'm saying she because the tag is on the right flipper). I wonder if it worth logging the sighting with orca?
@helstor@jgpittenger@koalagardens Thanks for your concern re the tag - I was going to explain this in my comments but decided it was too long a story!! Yes we were aware of his tag and the couple I was with watching the seal the day prior to this photo were already on the phone to the appropriate people. And on that first day the seal was just lying there very exhausted and hardly moving. For some reason this seal had been raised in the Melbourne zoo and now healthy has been released back into the wild. They said that he was probably on his way "home" and needed to rest. And that was true as the following day I went back and he was happily sitting up (this photo) and then later dived into the ocean. There are many fishing boats around this area as it's tuna season here so I'm sure he would have got a good feed from the scraps. I'm guessing he could sense where he could get a free feed and a safe resting place! I will go down again today to see if he has moved on! Thanks again for your concern :)
