Harbour, grey, harp and hooded seals

Seals around Atlantic Canada.

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  1. Date: 2026
    Place: Bras d’Or, Cape Breton Nova Scotia
    Reported: Unidentified David McCorquodale (dbmcc09) — iNaturalist

    Observation: Harbour seals photographed hauled out on ice at Bras d’Or. The observer described seals resting on the ice; no total was reported. Identification follows the iNaturalist record.