August 4, 2025 Monday's Dailies

Todays dailies are brought to you by Marilyn and Team R&B💕

Marilyn viewed Rabbit Island from 12:40 to 2:56 pm and there were eight seals seen during that time.

When Marilyn started viewing there were five seals at the back Lanikai side of LPB. This is a difficult place to get decent photos. 

Among the five seals were the following:

Unknown Adult: adult size, older coat, unsure about tags or sex.

Recent Weaner 1: chubby weaner size, male belly no tags.

Unknown Sub-adult: sub-adult size, old coat with yellow-brown ventral, unsure about tags or sex.

Recent Weaner 2: chubby weaner size, male belly, no tags.

Unknown Juvenile: large juvenile size, new coat, not sure about sex and at least one tag.

The U/J moved into the middle of the group and later the U/J and RW2 moved toward the 1BS side and were mostly hidden in a depression near the cliff. Much later both the U/A and RW1 also moved into the same depression and were barely visible.

Between 1BS and 2BS there was a Sub-adult Female: sub-adult size, light greenish gray female belly and at least one red tag. At one point a black-crowned night heron was the S/F with what appeared to be a shearwater chick in its mouth.

At 1:33 pm, Marilyn became aware of an Unknown Weaner 1 (either RU24 or RU38), up on a leddge at the back of the Lanikai rock flats. Marilyn believes it to be an older weaner size and showed at least one tag. Later the same weaner moved to the back of LPB and then into the depression where at least four other seals were hanging out.

At 1:52 pm, Unknown Weaner 2 (RU24 or RU38) hauled out about 50 feet Lanikai side of the 3BS: older weaner size, light sand-covered belly, two red tags.

Team R&B did all their regular stops and didn't find any seals.  At one

point they saw water splashing and white fins. It turned out to be five eagle rays.  

Along with the eagle rays they watched the dolphins doing what they do best, having fun.

They decided to head over to plains and there were no seals. They hung out for a while and luckily a seal appeared from afar.  The seal was hauling out by the cabins. Team R&B alerted the lifeguards and they headed over to put the signs out.  Team R&B were able to ID the lovely Lei Ola RH48. 

They were happy to have seen at least one seal for the day.

Rabbit Island

dolphins

eagle ray

RH48