Tagged With "Seals"

On their quest to visit all 50 state capitol buildings, Samantha and her husband feel a spirit of 'aloha' in Honolulu.

Kirsten Hines continues her celebrating Nature on 7 Continents series with this second installment in exotic Antarctica. Young elephant seals are called ‘weaners’ from the time they’re weaned from their mother’s milk, around a month, until they reach a year old. They’re cute but their warrior training begins young.

Grey seals from Lindisfarne National Nature Reserve, U.K.

Samantha shares her visit to the Connecticut State Capitol in Hartford. It is beautiful and she really liked all the marble from the East Canaan area.

Weiners with an "i" don't fight back! Nice post, Kirsten.

I love this post! The grey seals are adorable! You really captured them expertly; well done!!

Seals always seem to be having such a wonderful time! As Marilyn mentioned -- beautifully captured, Ian -- thanks for sharing these with us.

Samantha shares some pictures of the birds she and her husband saw while walking along the Seal Beach Pier in California.

Samantha shares her visit to the Seal Beach Pier and all the wonderful memories it brought up from her youth.

Samantha enjoyed touring the Arkansas State Capitol building. She learned a lot about their history and I was impressed by all their lovely chandeliers.

DrFumblefinger's last day in Antarctica features a wildlife rich destination known as Elephant Point.

Jonathan L explores Mount Desert Island, Maine

I went to Bar Harbor in the 1970s and loved it. It wasn't so touristy then and I don't recall there being any cruise ships. Great photos.

This was my first trip in 50 years. The only cruise ship was the ferry to Yarmouth

For a number of years in the late 70s and early 80s, we used to vacation at a campsite at Somesville, mid-island and were often in Bar Harbor. It had tourist shops then, but on a brief visit two summers ago, it seemed to have nothing but... On the other hand, the cruise ships are on the way out; the town first imposed a limit and now has banned them. I was on a Viking cruise last October that had planned to call at Bar Harbor and was diverted to Eastport because of the limit. If Bar Harbor...

The Arizona Capitol Museum in Phoenix is very unique and was actually built in early 1900 before statehood. Samantha shows us around with a few pictures.