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*Recent Observations and Reflections*
November 30, 2013 This
seal season has been a trying time for us, with literally no
spare time available to work any seal walks into an unprecedented
busy schedule. For the past 13 years or so, we have been able to
visit Rome Point on a fairly regular basis throughout fall, winter, and
spring; however, this fall we have only managed a couple of quick
visits over a month ago. There will be time for seal watching...
and the greatly missed healthy exercise and relaxation that our
seal walks provide... later in December. Truly, absence makes the
heart grow fonder, and we are missing both the seals and our seal
watching friends as we look forward to resuming our seal walks and
posting regular updates to this website in time for the Christmas
holiday season.
Check out this link to see video that highlights the territorial behavior that harbor seals exhibit when the rocks get crowded, taken Rome Point on March 10 and 11, 2013. Seal Action March 2013
Some of our seal watching friends have shown an interest in sharks; we found this website dedicated to tracking great white sharks that have been tagged with GPS satellite transponders. Ocearch Shark Tracker Our favorite shark is the legendary Mary Lee, she's a 16 foot, 3500 pound beauty that was tagged off Cape Cod in 2012.
Seal Video is On-line Now!!
A few weeks ago we posted a couple of new seal videos to Youtube for your seal watching amusement. Seal Pup Follies was recorded in Maine last June and contains several interesting interactions between seal pups and adult seals. Linebelly Rising is a short clip showing the Rome Point kingpin climbing to the top of his favorite pointy rock.
Video Links:
Linebelly Rising 1:09
Big Seal Day 2011 2:06, 111 seals on the rocks in Spring of 2011
Seal Pup Follies 4:44, Seal pups in action in Maine
Rome Point Seals 2011 6:55, Seal watching highlights from 2011
Welcome to the Internet home of the Rome Point harbor seal colony in Rhode Island's Narragansett Bay. This web site is the place to learn where, when, and how to observe harbor seals from the shore of the John H.Chafee Nature Preserve at Rome Point, located in North Kingstown, RI. Rome Point is the best place in southern New England to observe large numbers of wintering harbor seals from shore. Since 1999, I have had the pleasure of enjoying more than 500 seal walks and sharing close-up views of the seals through my spotting scope with at least 7000 friends, neighbors, and seal seekers from all over the world. Rome Point is one of Rhode Island's most spectacular natural treasures; on a good day the seal watching experience rivals any wildlife sightings you are likely to observe in most US National Parks.
This web site is a guide to having a successful and fun seal watching hike at Rome Point. The information presented here will enable you to locate and responsibly observe the seals. This site is published as a public service by amateur naturalists on a volunteer basis. Thanks for visiting Romepointseals.org!
Check out this link to see video that highlights the territorial behavior that harbor seals exhibit when the rocks get crowded, taken Rome Point on March 10 and 11, 2013. Seal Action March 2013
Some of our seal watching friends have shown an interest in sharks; we found this website dedicated to tracking great white sharks that have been tagged with GPS satellite transponders. Ocearch Shark Tracker Our favorite shark is the legendary Mary Lee, she's a 16 foot, 3500 pound beauty that was tagged off Cape Cod in 2012.
Seal Video is On-line Now!!
A few weeks ago we posted a couple of new seal videos to Youtube for your seal watching amusement. Seal Pup Follies was recorded in Maine last June and contains several interesting interactions between seal pups and adult seals. Linebelly Rising is a short clip showing the Rome Point kingpin climbing to the top of his favorite pointy rock.
Video Links:
Linebelly Rising 1:09
Big Seal Day 2011 2:06, 111 seals on the rocks in Spring of 2011
Seal Pup Follies 4:44, Seal pups in action in Maine
Rome Point Seals 2011 6:55, Seal watching highlights from 2011
Welcome to the Internet home of the Rome Point harbor seal colony in Rhode Island's Narragansett Bay. This web site is the place to learn where, when, and how to observe harbor seals from the shore of the John H.Chafee Nature Preserve at Rome Point, located in North Kingstown, RI. Rome Point is the best place in southern New England to observe large numbers of wintering harbor seals from shore. Since 1999, I have had the pleasure of enjoying more than 500 seal walks and sharing close-up views of the seals through my spotting scope with at least 7000 friends, neighbors, and seal seekers from all over the world. Rome Point is one of Rhode Island's most spectacular natural treasures; on a good day the seal watching experience rivals any wildlife sightings you are likely to observe in most US National Parks.
This web site is a guide to having a successful and fun seal watching hike at Rome Point. The information presented here will enable you to locate and responsibly observe the seals. This site is published as a public service by amateur naturalists on a volunteer basis. Thanks for visiting Romepointseals.org!
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