Maka'iwi 4DE/4DF snoozing away at Palm Grove
This is the pose we miss so much.... been a long time !
She's looking quite plump
Is she old enough to have a pup? Or does she have another year or two to go?
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Buster (RV08) was snoozin' on the water front rocks when I arrived at Makai Pier for my 2nd Rabbit Island look of the day.
As has been the case too often of late, I didn't find anybody until my 2nd look at Rabbit Island, from Makai Pier, at 0849. I found Duke up in the grass at the right end of the beach. He moved down to cool off , late morning, and remained there by himself for the rest of the day.
Lastly, for those in the mob who haven't experienced the thrill of trekking the trek to Palm Grove, Campbell Industrial Park, Team Billand sent a couple of photos. The newly erected barricades are brand new, and replace those that "Big Foot", Monster Truck morons removed so they could 4 Wheel to their fishing spot at Palm Grove. Though we don't know for sure, it's likely that the barricades were done by the Amron employees. If you pay attention to the dailies you will know that this a favorite spot of Ewa Girl, and a couple of others from time to time, but Ewa Girl owns the place, or she did until the arrival of the trucks. She has dropped off the radar ever since. Hopefully, this will allow her to return to her secret spot. If you would like to know more about PEIS for Hawaiian monk seal recovery actions... Please check out the following link:
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/eis/hawaiianmonkseal.htm