Life on the water

Seals

Grey and common seals hauled out on the rocks around Rathlin Island and the Causeway Coast, photographed on our seal and lighthouse boat tours.

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A big thank you to James Allen (our crew member and guide during the 2026 season) for providing us with most of these beautiful moments and pictures. Please feel free to check him out on Instagram: @orange_in_the_blue

A seal's head surfacing among the rocks.
Two seals resting on a ledge below the rust-streaked cliffs.
A seal hauled out on the sandbar, an oystercatcher behind.
A seal mid-yawn, flippers raised out of the water.
Two seals resting together on a seaweed covered ledge.
A seal keeping an eye on us from the rocks.
A seal raising its head above the water, looking off to one side.
Seals hauled out on the rocks at the water's edge.
Seals resting on the rocks, one keeping watch from the water.
A seal surfacing in open water, with a couple of auks nearby.
Seals hauled out below a bank of wildflowers.
A seal on the rocks, another close by.
A seal keeping an eye on us.
Three seals, each on their own rock.
A seal rolling in the shallows.
Two seals resting together at the tideline.
Two seals stretched out on the rocks.
A seal watching from the water.
A seal's head surfacing through the whitewater.
Two seals resting on a ledge beside the water.
A seal lying out on the rocks, clear against the dark boulders.
A seal resting on the pink-hued rocks above the waterline.
A seal beside the buoy, looking our way.
A seal's head peeking above the surf.
Seals hauled out on the rocks.
A seal hauled out on the rocks, resting by the seaweed.
Seals hauled out below the cliffs.
A seal hauled out among the kelp, two more seals nearby in the water.
A seal on a rock, looking directly at the camera.
Seals on rocks amid breaking surf.
A seal's head bottling in open water, looking at the camera.
A seal draped over a rock, head raised near the waterline.
A seal resting on a rock at the water's edge.
Seals hauled out along shoreline rocks, a pair of ducks nearby.
Several seals resting at the water's edge, one head bobbing behind.
A seal resting at the base of a rocky breakwater.
A seal having a stretch, flipper raised over its head.
A seal with its tail curled up, glancing back at us.
A seal draped over a boulder, soaking up the sun.
A seal glancing back over its shoulder from the rocks.
Two seals resting on the rocks.
A seal surfacing right by the rocks.
A seal hauled out on the rocks, another close alongside.
A seal resting on the rocks as small waves break nearby.
Two seals on the rocks, one in its favourite banana pose.
A seal's head popping up in front of the breaking surf.
A seal's head just breaking the calm water.
Two seals surfacing at the base of the basalt cliffs.

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