Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) in the water, winter, Pas-de-Calais, Opal Coast, France

halichoerus grypus gray seal halichoerus grypus winter adult alone head glance swim front shot bathe look temperate sea halichoerus english channel pas de calais 62 sand shore february water surface nobody adults single lonely only solo one lone heads glances looking at camera swimming action swimming front views front sights front sight front shots front view baths bathing have a bath having a bath bath soaking bathed bathings looked looking temperate seas temperate ocean temperate oceans sandy shore sand shores sandy shores least concern species water surfaces watersurface watersurfaces with nobody seal pinniped marine mammal mammal therapsid synapsid vertebrate chordate wild animal animal temperate season seasons ambiance stage of development individual enumeration general morphology morphology organism morphology zoology locomotion motion shot sea marine area area phocidae carnivora mammalia cynodontia therapsida eupelycosauria synapsida tetrapoda tetrapodomorpha rhipidistia sarcopterygii euteleostomi gnathostomata vertebrata chordata deuterostomia coelomata bilateria metazoa opisthokonta eukaryota north atlantic ocean atlantic ocean world sea and ocean nord pas de calais hauts de france france european union europe strand low risk species water matter matter