Saturday 5am and I set off to Donna Nook, a seal sanctuary on the Lincolnshire coast. I arrive at Cleethorpes before the sun rises and take 60+ shots (background) and then drive 20 miles to the sanctuary. I can’t remember seeing a seal close up before. These guys are new born pups and seem to have the perfect life, lying on the sand dunes but during the week it is an RAF bombing practice range. The seals are usually at sea or out on distant sandbanks, but during November and December they come to breed on the dunes. Apparently the RAF staff make every effort to make sure that no harm comes to any animal. Don’t ask me how!