I was a kid again, captivated and enthralled by wild creatures swimming and basking across the inlet entrance from where my son and I were. I looked to see if any of these beautiful Australian Fur Seals were on our side of the Narooma coast entrance but they were all across the water from us. My teenager son was likewise enraptured looking at these amazing marine mammals living their lives in front of us. We took a seat on the rocks to enjoy the show. We had already seen a lot in Narooma, remarking on the clear waters where so many fish thrived. I had wanted to come to the inlet entrance because I had read that seals were sometimes sighted there and I was hopeful that we may glimpse one but instead we saw a group of them. It was so wonderful to sit down on a rock, under beautiful weather, beside the sea and be engrossed in wild animals not bothered by out presence. We had a wonderful time and I hope that you enjoy the photographs below.
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Wild Australian Fur Seals having a disagreement on the breakwater at Narooma
(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 100, 400mm, f/9.0 and 1/400 SEC])
Looking south down the inlet
(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF40mm f2.8 STM [ISO 160, 40mm, f/20 and 1/100 SEC])
Looking straight across the inlet from where we had lunch to the mountain range to the south-west
(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF40mm f2.8 STM [ISO 160, 40mm, f/20 and 1/100 SEC])
Australian Pelican
(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 160, 400mm, f/8.0 and 1/400 SEC])
School Whiting juveniles
(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 100, 100mm, f/9.0 and 1/400 SEC])
Little Pied Cormorant drying its wings
(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 100, 400mm, f/9.0 and 1/400 SEC])
Crested Terns on the wharf, and one with a fish but no clear idea about what to do
(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 100, 400mm, f/9.0 and 1/400 SEC])
Two kayakers surveying the current flowing out of the entrance and deciding better of it
(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 160, 400mm, f/9.0 and 1/400 SEC])
Recreational fishing boat lining up to head into Wagonga Inlet
(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 125, 255mm, f/9.0 and 1/600 SEC])
Australian Fur Seals on the rocks at the entrance to the inlet
(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 125, 400mm, f/9.0 and 1/400 SEC])
Purple Swift-footed Shore Crabs on a barnacle encrusted rock
(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 160, 400mm, f/9.0 and 1/320 SEC])
Looking from the end of the northern harbour arm across the entrance to the distant Montague Island (Barunguba)
(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 250, 100mm, f/13 and 1/250 SEC] two shot panorama)
Waves rolling into Dalmeny
(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 100, 100mm, f/8.0 and 1/320 SEC])
Small Bluebottle or Pacific Man-o-War caught in a rock pool
(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 320, 400mm, f/8.0 and 1/320 SEC])
Sorry, there were not many photographs and the subjects were not great because this was more a family trip than a photographic one but I had to take my camera. My family has grudgingly accepted that my camera comes with us when we go touring. That said, I am glad that I took my camera because it was just such a beautiful day with so much to see. While we drove back to Canberra we were all still talking about seeing the fur seals. It was nice to be a kid again and be enraptured by an animal that was doing nothing except living its life in front of us.
Thanks for reading this post and thanks also for looking at my photos. I hope you come back again to read more about some of the wonderful natural things that the south coast of New South Wales has on offer. All the best until the next post.
