My Favourite photos of the week

Taken by me for your enjoyment!

Sammy the seal, the harbour seal, enjoying a pillow in the sun! Taken the 29th January 2012

Sammy the seal, the harbour seal, enjoying a pillow in the sun! Taken the 29th January 2012

Sammy the seal, King of the Harbour! Taken the 25th January 2012

Sammy the seal, claiming the harbour as his own! Taken the 25th January 2012

Not long after these photos were taken with a long lens, "Sammy' as he was known to the locals was put down by DSE for his own safety and safety of the public. First hand I know that he would bail people up at the boat washing facility looking for a free feed. If you look at the bottom photo in this set, his teeth are down to the roots and must have been causing him severe pain. If you look at the top photo closely - you will see that his bottom lip is missing the 'lip' part, possibly due to impact with a boat or fighting. I also heard that he had jumped into a boat and threatened the occupants. Unfortunately a combination of old age, poor health and grumpiness caused his demise. In no way do I criticise DSE for their actions. They did everything to guidelines, unfortunately some people had been seen trying to approach 'Sammy' to get photo opportunities and this did cause many a great scare, and I wouldn't be surprised if he bit one (or maybe two) and this is just not on.

Colac Herald February 2012

Surf Coast Times 21st February 2012

RIP Sammy, you will be missed. You've made many people laugh for many years!

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