Common Seal

A common seal (Phoca vitulina), hauled out on the shore at the Garvellachs, in the Firth of Lorne (west of Scotland). Common seals are the most wide ranging seal species, and are found across the northern hemisphere. Common seals can be distinguished from our other seal species (the grey seal) by the shape of the face, which is quite dog-like, and their smaller size.

Taken with a Canon EOS 1d MkIIn.