I’ve never seen so many conglomerating all at once at Brace Cove; at one point I counted over twenty lounging on the rocks and swimming in the water. The seals are fun and interesting to observe as they often play a game that seems very much like the children’s game King of the Mountain. Click to view larger.
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Documentary filmmaker, photographer, landscape designer, author, and illustrator. "Beauty on the Wing: Life Story of the Monarch Butterfly" currently airing on PBS. Current film projects include Piping Plovers, Gloucester's Feast of St. Joseph, and Saint Peter's Fiesta. Visit my websites for more information about film and design projects at kimsmithdesigns.com, monarchbutterflyfilm.com, and pipingploverproject.org. Author/illustrator "Oh Garden of Fresh Possibilities! Notes from a Gloucester Garden."
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I’ve never seen so many conglomerating all at once at Brace Cove; at one point I counted over twenty lounging on the rocks and swimming in the water. The seals are fun and interesting to observe as they often play a game that seems very much like the children’s game King of the Mountain. Click to view larger.
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Brace Cove seals are wonderful to see. Anyone venturing over to see them with a dog should be aware that there is a pack of coyotes over there who have been aggressive with non leashed dogs.
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Thanks so much Zefra for the reminder!!
Last year I was at the berm photographing and was crouched down on a rock, holding very still. Not seeing me, a coyote was fast approaching our dog. I turned to stand up, and startled both myself and the coyote. He couldn’t have been more than eight feet away. Needless to say, it was very frightening. Thanks again for the reminder to our readers.
Its my theory that the coyotes dwelling there ate all the Niles Pond baby swans. The parents remained, but the cygnets disappeared overnight, which would not be the case if the snapping turtles had eaten them. When that happens, they go one by one, with usually several remaining.
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My Grandfather told me that “Pirates” like Braces.
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I’ve heard that ~ pirates and bootleggers ~ now photographers and GMG ~ thanks Kim
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I’d like to know more about pirates at Brace Cove. I can see where it would be an ideal pirate hang out, too.
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Kim, I’m a newbie to Massachusetts and have not yet seen a seal! What time of day is best to go to Brace Cove to watch them? Thanks!
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The best conditions to see the seals have more to do with the tide and temperature.The rocks are covered at hight tide–look for them when the tide is at least halfway out. I find them there at all times of the day, from dawn to dusk on warm and/or sunny days. Even on a frigidly cold day in winter, if the sun is shining, you’ll see them basking at low tide on the rocks.
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