Australian Fur Seal

Australian Fur Seal

A long and fast trip into a biting head wind left me frozen but I was still able to press the button on the shutter when we slowed near a large party of fur seals basking on the rocks in the sunshine. The wind was behind us on the trip back to port which made things slightly better but I was still pleased when we disembarked and we were able to stand on terra firma and try to find some Swift Parrots in the large trees along the sea front.

Country: Australia
Location: South Bruny Island, TAS
Family: Otariidae
Species: Australian Fur Seal (Arctocephalus pusillus)
Date taken: 30/11/2013