I thought I spotted a dog emerging from the dunes. But No! It was the first seal pup of the season. I scrambled to leash the dogs and get the camera out, but the pup took its time. I hadn't known they went all the way up to the dunes.

Dog-like shape emerging from the marram grass on the dunes.
Dog-like shape emerging from the marram grass on the dunes.
Seal pup loping across the beach.
Seal pup loping across the beach.
Seal pup about to plunge into the waves.
Seal pup about to plunge into the waves.