Seal Watching

Photograph Story | Seal Watching

While living in Moriches, New York, I heard people in the coffee shop talking about the seals migrating to the shores of Long Island during winter. When asking for the best areas to watch for seals, I was told to head to Cupsoque County Park, at the end of Dune Road in Westhampton Beach. I first walked along the beach on the ocean side of the park. No luck. Once I reached the end of the peninsula, I turned around to walk along the bay side of the park. Seals were everywhere!

The were resting along the beach shoreline and out on the sandbars. Many of the younger seals were bobbing in the water. I truly loved watching them and soon realized the seals were equally interested in me.

After several hours of sitting and walking along the beach, I decided to head home and look through my photographs. This bobbing seal, watching me as intently as I was watching him, was my absolute favorite photograph from the day. I went back several more times that winter, before the seals continued on their way south.

I am actually considering a road trip to Long Island this winter, to photograph seals again.