Tim May

Common seal; River Crouch Estuary; 27th August 2022

  • Media owner Tim May
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Rusty colour is due to high concentration of iron oxide in the mud
I also saw one, about a month ago, Fambridge area. It also had a reddish appearance, but nowhere near as vivid as that one. Great shot!
 
@qthemusic
Thanks for the kind comments about my photo.

There were some seals, with more extensive rust stains, that loooked even redder than the pictured individual; frustratingly I was unable to photograph those.
 

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United Kingdom - Wildlife
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Tim May
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Device
Canon Canon EOS 750D
Aperture
ƒ/5.6
Focal length
300.0 mm
Exposure time
1/400 second(s)
ISO
500
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
second seal.JPG
File size
4.5 MB
Date taken
Sat, 27 August 2022 9:38 AM
Dimensions
3529px x 2358px

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