Last weekend we went to the Outer Banks. We stay a few miles from the Virginia border in an area that is only accessible by driving on the beach. We almost always see wild horses during our say, but last weekend we had the best wildlife-sighting trip on family record. It was mostly due to this guy:
I’m not sure if you can tell from the picture, but this seal was huge – well over 100 pounds, maybe closer to 200. He happily sunned himself, looking up at the onlookers periodically and waving his flippers. We initially wondered if he was sick, but were told that seals do wash up on the beach with some regularity. Eventually, a sheriff truck showed up and roped off the seal. To protect him from us or us from him?
The horses were also exceptional. I think there is a family of three horses that live near the house, because we saw the same horses every day, sometimes twice a day. I like this one’s black eyes:
This one was the smallest. We saw him gallop off to find his Mama later that day.
For fun, Matt took a few videos of the horses. This one is my favorite:
There are a more seal and horse pictures – as well as an odd deer on the beach picture – up in our Outer Banks wildlife photo gallery.