The pinniped was caught on camera by amateur wildlife photographer Martin Thoma, from Germany.
Kiss by a rose: The seal blows a kiss as it enjoys a lie down on a stone in the Swedish sunshine
Mr Thoma, 49, said: `It was not easy to get these pictures - at first the seals were very shy.
`I visited them every day and they started to relax around me as they got used to me.
`I`m sure the seal had a fun time and enjoyed the sun on the rock.
`He has clearly found something very funny - I wonder what the joke was!
`It is these moments as a wildlife photographer that make me happy - I spend countless hours in nature, and these pictures are the reward for all that effort.`
