Reader Peter sent a “spot the” photo from Kiwiland. His notes:
I took this photo of three seals lying on the rocks at Oamaru, New Zealand.
Click to enlarge:
Can you spot all three? Because this isn’t too hard, I’ll put the reveal below the fold.
Here’s his answer and the reveal. This is good for a beginner to the “spot the” series which was, of course, started by Matthew Cobb:
Two seals are just above the log and the third is in the Y of the log.


I see two of them. Are they dead?
Found two right away. The third is a little tricky, but found it too.
Success! Great start to the new year.
I got all three.
I think I see a flying bird projected against the grassy embackment in the background. Anyone see it?
Tipped so that the spread wings are nearly vertical?
I got all three, plus a possible fourth half in the water at lower left – probably just a rock.