Irma & Kermit Sequel

What follows is as find an example of "cruiser male" behavior as you are ever likely to see for yourselves. Most or all of you spend lots of time with lone individuals on the beach, in snooze mode. Very few have seen two animals at the same time, and even fewer have seen the classic male behavior when he is out lookin' for chicks !

Team Billand followed Kermit from Kalaeloa Campgounds as he made his way toward White Plains and eventually to Irma's side. Every so often he would partially haul out, do his head bobbing ritual and vocalize, to announce his presence. If nobody is around he would reenter the water and continue on the quest.

In this case he would find Irma fronting Cottage #1707, at White Plains. From a partial haul out position he would extend his neck , elevating his head and do a throaty bellow and an extended series of barks, announcing his manly man presences and hopefully getting the female to come scurrying to the water (yeah...right like that's gonna' happen). It also tells any other males that may be around that I'm here...I'm bad, and this chick is MINE ! If there are younger, less self assured males in the neighborhood then beat flipper away from the scene. Of course, if there is a macho young male around he may want to push the issue, but mostly the older males prevail.

In this case Kermit is just calling to Irma to join him in the water , and failing that he would haul out to join her, hoping to get lucky later on . It is the age old quest, regardless of species. Aloha, DB