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| Photo taken by pointing the camera through some binoculars. |
and despite living very close to them, much to my embarassment, we have never actually stopped and parked up to have a proper look.
Today we did just that and walked down the pathway to the viewing platform. Sheltered below road level, it was easy to forget that we were surrounded by chemical plants.
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We watched for ages, peering through binoculars, wondering if the brown things in the distance were large rocks or seals, until one at a time they turned or moved and we could see that they were indeed seals. On our walk back we also spotted these, some butterflies on a chrysalis on a wire fence. There were two butterflies, the one on the right only part way out and only one crysalis.
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Back at the carpark, a quick check of the sign saved us the effort of googling to figure out what they are.
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Wow how lucky to see the butterflies at that stage too!
ReplyDeleteOh wow! I am so impressed - and very thankful you've blogged it too as it's inspired me to plan a trip there too. We spent ages on a boat up around the Farne Islands to get glimpses of seals last summer, and by the end of it Miles and I were green around the gills. It was horrid. So excited to think we can go and see them without leaving dry land :-)
ReplyDeleteYou need good binoculars if you go. Despite there being a hide, they are still a good way away. Its really easy to get to, just a short walk, maybe a little more than 5 mins and a good, accessible path.
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