A happy seal appeared to be having a fit of laughter as it lay on a Norfolk beach in these hilarious images . The extraordinarily expressive creature was later seen making a facepalm gesture , covering his nose with its flipper , before he gave a furtive glance and a cheeky grin to the camera . He was snapped among a crowded colony on the North Sea sands at Horsey , in Norfolk by keen amateur wildlife photographer Mark Reeve , 55 . Happy as a clam : Something appeared to have tickled this happy seal on the North Sea sands at Horsey , Norfolk . Mr Reeve , of Reydon , near Southwold , Suffolk , said he was able to capture the incredible images after making a 'connection ' with the animal who appeared to be in guffaws of laughter as it lay on the beach . ' I just love taking pictures of the seals - they 're just such fun creatures , ' he said . ' I went up there to see if I could get something different and stand out rather than the same old images of seals on rocks . ' Flipper facepalm : The seal was later seen trying to cover his face with a furry flipper as it lay among the crowded colony . The seal gave a furtive glance and a cheeky grin to the camera , held by amateur wildlife photographer Mark Reeve . The mental health carer added : ' I managed to get these shots of the big boy within just a couple of seconds . ' I got as close as I could without messing with him and we made a real connection - I 'm really happy with the results . ' It is not the first time Mr Reeve has caught an animal guffawing on film , after his pictures of wild horses appearing to snort with laughter at Reydon Marshes , near the Blyth Estuary , in 2009 received international recognition .
The hilarious photographs appeared to show a seal in guffaws of laughter . He was later seen making a facepalm gesture and giving a cheeky grin . Photographer Mark Reeve snapped the shots of the seal colony in Suffolk .