A grey seal on Bate’s Island, Whitley Bay, England.
From Wikipedia:
The grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) is a large seal of the family Phocidae, which are commonly referred to as “true seals” or “earless seals”. The only species classified in the genus Halichoerus, it is found on both shores of the North Atlantic Ocean. In Latin, Halichoerus grypus means “hook-nosed sea pig”. Its name is spelled gray seal in the United States; it is also known as Atlantic seal and the horsehead seal.
Image details
Date: 19 September 2021
Camera body: Nikon D50
Lens: Tamron 70.0-300.0 mm f/4.0-5.6
Focal Length: 300mm
Aperture: ƒ/5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/500s
ISO: 560
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
