A Gray (Grey) seal Howling in front of my group during the daily four-hour Zodiac cruise during my Gannets Galore (and so much more) workshops on Bonaventure Island in Quebec. In French, seals are sometimes referred to by the old term “loups marins“or sea wolves, which is generally attributed to the resemblance of their vocalizations with those of wolves. At times, where they congregate to rest, such as Bonaventure Island, one can hear the loud cries of gray seals; hearing these genuine howls is akin to listening to a pack of wolves in the middle of the forest.
Gray (Grey) Seal Howling (Halichoerus grypus, Phoque gris) from my GANNETS GALORE WORKSHOP at Bonaventure Island, Quebec, Canada ©Christopher Dodds All Rights Reserved. Sony Alpha a1 Mirrorless camera & Sony FE 600mm f/4 G Master OSS Lens @600mm. ISO 16,000, f/7.1 @ 1/2,500s Manual exposure. Full frame image shot in vertical orientation.
