Here’s the newest member of the Graves Light family.
A brand new little critter lounging on the rocks today in front of the lighthouse.
About two feet long and as happy as can be!
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New baby seal
Category: Wildlife
Seal party at Graves
Big party of seals out at the light today, and this curious little critter swam right up to welcome the Boston Scuba dive boat.
Thanks, Cap’n Pat, for the picture!
Below is a gallery of our seals at Graves over the past few years.
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- Spotty the gray seal pup joins us at Graves Ledge.
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- The Twins: Seal pups at Graves Ledge, April 2015.
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- Seal pups have staked out Graves Ledge as their home.
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- Baby seal at Graves Light, May 3, 2014.
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- A seal playfully goes for a diver’s fin. (Seal pictures: Pat Breen)
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- The seal is going to grab that fin.
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- They are really friendly with divers.
Peregrine falcons visit Graves Light
A peregrine falcon perches on the davit atop Graves Light late in the afternoon of National Lighthouse Day.
A close-up shot of the falcon, as seen from the kitchen (watch deck), between the outer railings.
A pair of peregrine falcons visited Graves Light on National Lighthouse Day, treating us to some spectacular aerobatics.
The falcons perched on the bronze davit protruding from the floor of the lamp deck by the flag, and spiraled around the lighthouse in a series of amazing high-speed dives.
They made several swoops toward delicious-looking cormorants and seagulls, circling the oil house before coming back to rest on the topmost davit.
By some persistence and a lot of luck, we managed to snap a close-up picture of one of the birds flying past the outer deck of the watch room, and zoomed in so that you can see.
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- The falcon flies northerly before cutting east and then circling Graves in a tight spiral.
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- A peregrine falcon perches on the davit atop Graves Light late in the afternoon of National Lighthouse Day.
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- One of the falcons flies south toward Hull, before swooping down on swimming cormorants.
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- A close-up shot of the falcon, as seen from the kitchen (watch deck), between the outer railings.
Seal pup’s mama takes good care of baby on Graves Ledge
Look who we found napping at our doorstep this morning! This little guy’s mama parks him in a bed of seaweed for the day while she goes fishing. When the tide comes in, she circles back to nurse him. After a couple of pictures, he fell asleep again.
Baby harbor seal gets a lesson – and reward
It must be spring out at Graves ’cause we spotted a baby seal on the rocks.
The little critter was all alone and struggling to move around, but when the tide came in after a few minutes, baby “Rocky” slipped into the water and swam away. We hoped Rocky was off to find Mama.
Turns out that’s exactly what happened. Mama set the good example and guided her little pup back to the rock. Watch the video to see the pup’s well-earned treat at the end!
A baby seal plays under the boat
A baby seal plays under the boat that’s tied to the Graves Light pier.
Family of seal pups calls Graves Ledge home
Seal pups have staked out Graves Ledge as their home.
A new generation of seal pups is calling Graves Ledge their home.
Here are some pictures.
Meet The Twins, and a little guy we named Spotty.
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- Seal pups have staked out Graves Ledge as their home.
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- Spotty the gray seal pup joins us at Graves Ledge.
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- The Twins: Seal pups at Graves Ledge, April 2015.
Lots of harbor seal sightings this spring
Harbor seals are happily out this spring at Graves Ledge, with sightings being reported by our diver friends at Boston Scuba.
We got some pictures of our own this weekend, including this one at low tide of a playful baby seal, the newest seen this year at Graves Ledge.
Harbor seals call Graves Ledge home
Boston’s harbor seals love the stone ledges around Graves Light.
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- A seal playfully goes for a diver’s fin. (Seal pictures: Pat Breen)
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- They are really friendly with divers.
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- The seal is going to grab that fin.
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- Putting the stolen fin back on.