Hairdryer Effect

A Grey Seal cow (Halichoerus grypus) protects her pup from the unwelcome advances of a bull who has strayed too close to her pup at Winterton Beach, Norfolk. The larger bull shy’s away from this confrontation as the cow makes her feelings clear by giving him the hairdryer treatment. The beach is covered by invisible territories which are constantly being intruded upon. By observing the seals movement from one territory to another I was able to predict when this behaviour would occur and was ready to capture the moment.