THIS is the "special moment" a seal was seen hunting for food in the River Hamble.
The marine mammal was spotted by Paul Willis, a member of the Daily Echo camera club, near the shoreline.
On Facebook, he posted: "One of those special moments.
"After many years walking along the Hamble River, I had never seen the seal.
"Grey Seal came really close to the shoreline and stayed for over an hour, during which time it caught 4 flatfish."
After sharing the snap on Facebook, many expressed their delight at the sighting.
One person commented: "Well spotted and captured."
The sighting comes just weeks after another resident spotted a seal swimming in the River Itchen.
Resident Holly Copper took a picture of the mammal from her balcony on Hawkeswood Road.
She said the seal was swimming towards Northam Bridge.
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