Grey Seal Webcam Discussion

Jo UK · **Posted:** March 7th, 2009, 9:33 pm

mms://tv.eenet.ee/hyljes

Grey Seal ( Halichoerus grypus, meaning "hooked-nosed sea pig")

The Seal camera is a new project of Looduskalender and seal researchers.
Grey seal cam is located in Vilsandi Nature Reserves, on the western coast of Saaremaa, our biggest island.
In addition to seals we can see our old friends, crows, ravens, sea gulls and even White Tailed Eagles.
This is a Beta version- please be patient, there may occur some breaks.
The camera was placed on February the 10th, but because of the problems with wind generators, which did not give enough energy, we could not start earlier.
From yesterday we have solar panels helping us.
It is now reproduction season for Grey Seals. The pups have white baby coats, mothers (cows) with spotty coats are slightly smaller than males (bulls) with darker coats.
Grey Seals are rather active and loud and noisy.
We will introduce the life arrangements of big sea mammals soon.

Kuremari · **Posted:** March 7th, 2009, 9:40 pm

Ohoo, that is a great surprise!
a bit more about Vilsandi Nature Reserve
http://www.estlandia.de/en/tourism-esto ... -park.html

find the seals!?

yarko · **Joined:** October 11th, 2008, 2:40 pm **Posts:** 783

Thank you bociany for help -
we asked translation of Estonian word lesila -
Bo said: "I don't know if this is a translation of the Estonian word, but seals use a rookery - a land-based place for birthing, breeding, molting and rest."

Jo UK · **Posted:** March 7th, 2009, 9:59 pm

Thanks for the Rookery reminder - I had heard it, then forgot.

Kuremari · **Posted:** March 7th, 2009, 10:32 pm

you can`t see anything now, but the voices are awesome!
the sea and seals calling, then like someone walks on wet ground!
gosh, sometimes they sound like wolves ... or more likely ... ghosts

imagine you hear these voices in the darkness - ghosts for sure

leanne · **Posted:** March 8th, 2009, 2:45 am

Kuremari wrote:

you can`t see anything now, but the voices are awesome!
the sea and seals calling, then like someone walks on wet ground!
gosh, sometimes they sound like wolves ... or more likely ... ghosts

imagine you hear these voices in the darkness - ghosts for sure

it's great to listen in night, all the sea and seal noises

really great.. i am looking forward to see it in daylight!! baby seals make quite human baby noises now :shake:

bociany · **Posted:** March 8th, 2009, 6:12 am

yarko wrote:

Thank you bociany for help -
we asked translation of Estonian word lesila -
Bo said: "I don't know if this is a translation of the Estonian word, but seals use a rookery - a land-based place for birthing, breeding, molting and rest."

another word you may hear is "haul-out" - this is when the seals come up on land or rocks to sun themselves or to rest.

Every rookery is a haul-out, but not every haul-out is a rookery :rolleyes:

Ricky · **Posted:** March 8th, 2009, 7:58 am

my first grey seal picture: 8-)

Mutikluti · **Posted:** March 8th, 2009, 8:45 am

Great!

Their babies are doing the same voices as human babies....

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Ricky · **Posted:** March 8th, 2009, 9:25 am

A hooded crow joined them.

At the moment some adult and one young seal are present.

The cam seems to have a wide angle lense. The seals seem so small and the crow has the size of a blackbird. You have to get used to that.

AllyKass · **Posted:** March 8th, 2009, 9:31 am

hello everybody :wave:

seems that this crow wanted to chevy the seal...

AllyKass · **Posted:** March 8th, 2009, 10:07 am

hello

Olga · **Joined:** October 11th, 2008, 2:48 pm **Posts:** 3952

Oh, this too much! What wonderful view and sounds.. :wave:

AllyKass · **Posted:** March 8th, 2009, 11:00 am

it wants to say hello to sun!

Kuremari · **Posted:** March 8th, 2009, 11:45 am

ehhee, one seal is sun bathing, laying on his back and waving his flippers

Kuremari · **Posted:** March 8th, 2009, 11:49 am

in the upper right corner a mom is feeding the pup,
seems so :headroll:

Jo UK · **Posted:** March 8th, 2009, 11:52 am

LOL - soon, we shall get to know the pattern of the rocks, then be able to see which is rock and which is seal. At the moment, I have to wait for a movement! :laugh:

Kuremari · **Posted:** March 8th, 2009, 11:58 am

Jo UK wrote:

LOL - soon, we shall get to know the pattern of the rocks, then be able to see which is rock and which is seal. At the moment, I have to wait for a movement! :laugh:

that is part of the fun

guessing - is this a stone, oops, a seal :whistling:

Liis · **Joined:** December 5th, 2008, 8:00 pm **Posts:** 938

Jo UK wrote:

LOL - soon, we shall get to know the pattern of the rocks, then be able to see which is rock and which is seal. At the moment, I have to wait for a movement! :laugh:

Thought of cheating this morning when 5 stones all got rolling: take a PrintScreen, trace on OH transparency, use as overlay. If the camera keeps all its angles & distances ...

Kuremari · **Posted:** March 8th, 2009, 1:07 pm

3 adults and the shadow of the cam

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