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The Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton ~ Buckingham Palace ~ London ~ England ~ Friday April 29th 2011.
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Well, despite saying I wasn't going to go to the Wedding, I decided to go at the last minute, having watched the Happy couple exchange their vows on the Television, to go...but as the police had closed all the access points to the Mall and the Royal parks..:(( When I did eventually get let in, the Royals were already on the balcony of the Palace, so as the planes flew over to celebrate, this is all I managed to catch.....Mind you, I didn't realise the newly weds were going to leave the Palace around 3:30pm!!!...If I did, I would have been in a great place to see them drive out of the Palace in their Aston Martin...Oh well...There's always next time, although if it's another 30 years, I might find it hard being 74..lol

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Baby Grey Seal - Donna Nook, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England - Friday November 20th 2009.
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Another shot of the lil baby seal, where I was once again laying face down in the wet sand, as you do..lol

This time I got lucky with the light, as for about 20 mins the setting sun disappeared behind a big ol rain cloud...then suddenly it appeared again and bathed the lil nugget in sunlight, moments like this don't come round often, well, not for me anyway..lol

Hope all is well and your all having a wonderful Sunday

From www.lincsuk.com/donnanookseals.htm ~ Donna Nook - A Reporters Perspective
An article from LOUTH LEADER (21st November 2005)

Crowds flock to the seals.

The seal pupping spectacle at Donna Nook is one of the wonders of Britain's coastline. Reporter Trevor Brookes was given an exclusive insight by Donna Nook Coastguard. MORE than 3,000 visitors peered through binoculars and camera lenses on Sunday to watch a sea of seals snake their way along the sands at Donna Nook. Most people had travelled from across Lincolnshire to catch a glimpse of a phenomenon which has now reached epic proportions. But none had come from quite as far as renowned Spanish wildlife photographer Inaki Relanzon.

"For me, it's not normal to see wildlife as close as we can here. To be able to get so close to the seals is wonderful. "Normally, animals are scared of people. Donna Nook is very, very good for me," said Mr Relanzon, who was shadowed by a Spanish national film crew, documenting his work. The 33-year-old photographer, who lives in Barcalona, has caught nature on film in exotic and untouched locations throughout the world.
His awe-inspiring pictures include Canadian polar bears and Moroccan baboons. Mr Relanzon said: "A friend of mine from London told me about the seals here. It was worth the journey."

I had been taken to see him working by the shore's edge at low tide by Donna Nook Coastguard. The Coastguard's eight volunteer officers watch over 16 miles of sand, mud and greenshore from Saltfleet Haven to Haile Sand Fort, Cleethorpes. The unique stretch of coastline includes an RAF bombing range, a nature reserve and, of course, the colony of 3,000 grey seals. The coastguard officer in charge, Graham Merrikin, has seen the colony grow from around 200 seals when he first joined in 1966. The population explosion has meant, each year, between 30,000-40,000 people come to see the seals between late October to Christmas. Graham: "When the RAF is not using the bombing range, the public can go wherever they like. But if they come out at low tide to see the seals, it can take as long as an hour to return. A sea fog can descend at any time – it can be very dangerous. "We advise people to always wear warm clothing, and take food and water with them." At the sea's edge at low tide, a dip in the sand means the distant shoreline disappears from view. Much of the vast stretch of sand is soft underfoot - and it shifts each month. "If people get into trouble, they should head due south or towards the sunset," Graham said. The coastguard erected a 'cockle pole' in the 1970s so cockle pickers, who became trapped, could climb to the top and sit out an in-coming tide.
"If they are nearby, walkers can always head towards that," Graham said.


Visitors are asked to follow three simple guidelines when seal watching -

* Keep your distance from seals.
* Never touch a seal – a mother may abandon a pup if it smells of humans or dogs.
* Keep your dog on a lead and away from seals.

Coastguard officer John Frank added: "We often meet visitors who have brought prawns or sardines to feed the seals with. But, please, don't feed them." His colleague, Keith Warsap, added: "On serene days like today, when the sun is out and the wind is calm, it's quite an experience to hear the seals' eerie cries, alone by the shore. "But conditions can change – the coastline should always be treated with the utmost of respect."
As the sun went down over Donna Nook, I joined the madding crowd on its way home, leaving the seals to bask in the last of the day's winter sunshine. Ninety-eight pups were born at Donna Nook in 2004 – and this year wildlife experts believe the 100 mark will be broken for the first time. It seems the seals need all the rest they can get.


21 November 2005.

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