Harbor Seals, Tracy Arm #4041

A mother harbor seal checks in with her pup. Harbor seals birth their pups in May and June and South Sawyer Glacier in Tracy Arm provides the perfect maternity ward. There are plenty of icebergs to haul out on for giving birth and the thick pack ice gives the seals protection from their main predator, the killer whale. The South Sawyer Glacier basin in one of the top three seal pupping locations in Alaska’s Inside Passage and is only an 8–10-hour roundtrip boat ride from Juneau’s downtown docks. This image illustrates the month of April in the 2023 Alaska Calendar. Purchase your favorite calendar in local Juneau bookstores or at markkelley.com. I will be at the Juneau Public Market at Centennial Hall today and through this weekend. Come by to say hello and purchase your signed calendars. Thank you for visiting and for the gift of your time. Enjoy– Camera: #Nikon #D850, #Lens 80-400mm, Digital Capture, Handheld, ©Mark Kelley