6-3-11 DB Dailies

Well, that was an interesting day , don't you think ? The lightning and thunder began out here in the SE quadrant around 0400, and has lasted all day (I just heard yet another boom !) The rain, though a nuisance, really didn't affect Rabbit Island observation that much. There were very few moments that I couldn't see Mom and the kid. The problem was that there was virtually no action. I found M&M (R020) and pup, on D#10, just below the Morning Glory, up behind Seal Rock Inlet, at 0641. Until 1100, all I ever saw was a small glimpse of the pup's head behind Mom. Thankfully, at 1100 it came around the the business side and did a feed, and after chow, and a bit of flopping and flapping in the sand, the kid moved back behind Mom, for the rest of the day. It was one of those perfect, cool , wet Monk Seal days, with no reason to move, so they don't.

On my 0710 Spitting Cave check I found Buster (RV08) for an unprecedented 4th consecutive day, once again doing 13 minute dives.

Team Billand was out there in the wild as usual, having just as interesting a lightning, thunder and rain day as I was having. At 0733 they found Makaiwi (R4DF) fronting #1703, at Nimitz Cottages.

At 0840 they began reporting Kermit (R4DG) off shore of Nimitz Cove, foraging. Though he would not haul out, he nevertheless came on shore to check for chicks, for a few seconds, only return to the water, and back to foraging, and slowly moving to the east. He hauled up in the shallows to check out Makaiwi, but after a few moments continued on, next checking Wind Sock, and then off toward Kalaeloa. The Team followed the whole while, and finally at 1407 Kermit finally hauled out the Wind Sock.

 Maka'iwi @ Nimitz 

Maka'iwi snoozing and Kermit swimming by

Kermit @ Windsock

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