Terry from Surf Shooter Hawaii was kind enough to send me these stills and a link to his video from July 8th. Seems Terry was shooting some surf shots when he came across these two seals in the water by Magic Island...
I of course haven't a clue.. but perhaps our sensei will know... THANK YOU Terry!!!!
Update - Thanks to Barb and confirmation from the Seal Whisperer... Seal #1 is T21M and Seal #2 is Rocky
Seal #1 (T21M ID- natural bleach mark on top of head over right eye)
Seal #2 ( Rocky )
Seal #2 - second shot (Rocky ID scar above right eye )
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3 comments:
Number one is T21M and the other is Rocky. One got the white natural bleach spot on forehead. The other got the marker on side of head, resembling a play boy bunny emblem. Awesome shots.
Today I spoke with Terry and he was saying how he saw two seals at Magic Island...so, dats my opinion.
Barbara is absolutely correct. T21M's natural bleach above the right eye makes the call an easy one. Terry's #2 shot of the other animal shows Rocky's scars and the other marker over her left eye. As far as I know there there no calls on this event. Since they appear to be in shallow water, they would probably have been seen by others. Heads up Colleen, your seal might be bringin' home a date.
Thank you and Barb and DB - I updated the post for future reference. Barb you have become my sensei... DB will always be the seal whisperer and mentor... but Team Billand is master class!
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