Grey and harbour seals

Seals around New England.

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  1. Date: 2024
    Place: Ipswich, Massachusetts Ipswich
    Reported: Unidentified Jonathan Layman — iNaturalist (jlayman)

    Observation: Photographic observation identified on iNaturalist as harp seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus).