05/31/2020 Sunday Safe-At-Home (68) Monk Seal Dailies.

Aloha Good People,  I hope you are all well and safe in this crazy crazy time.  As the world is in chaos our beloved monk seals continue to do what they do, and our wonderful posse continue to be out there looking after them.  For that I am grateful.
Lesley's Ka'ena update is part two of the dailies.

Marilyn viewed Rabbit Island late morning til early afternoon. The only inhabitants were there two weaners.  PO3 is significantly larger than PO1. They were on the far left of LPB and near each other. Seems PO3 was interested in making friends but PO1 wasn't going for it. Marilyn was able to confirm PO3 is definitely a male.  ( 3 boys and 1 girl so far on Oahu)

Marilyn was told the selected nickname for PO3 Momona means "abundance", another dictionary say the words means "fat" which seems appropriate.

Team Billand out on the west side found Lefty RG28. He had just come up on the right side of the rocks and was alone. He moved a bit father in and stayed put. Shortly after a lot of fishermen arrived and they hoped for the best that he would just lay low.

Next they found Ka'ale RH32 foraging at the outfall. They were able to see him get and ID and then he was gone.  
They left the outfall and went to check a near by beach and there was Ka'ale just hauling out. He is looking VERY green and keeping his healthy weight.  He kept looking to his left and sure enough there was another seal. 
On the rocks looking over to Ka'ale was RN14 Kalani. He stayed on his side of the rocks flipping over on his side, then to his belly. 
Seems there were a couple of drones in the area flying over.

Team Billand made there way over to visit with Leia RL42 and PO4 Kai. When they got to the site

both mom and pup were on shore snoozing.  There was a nursing session, another snooze.  Pup Kai kept pushing his snout into Mom's teats to eat, he was grumbling for more milk.  RL42 is getting thinner (day 39).  
There was one more nursing session and another snooze before Team Billand called it a day.

When they were leaving they spotted a seal going over the rocks to the right. They ID'd Luana RN58 who kept going further in to the rocks until it was hard to see her. She's laying low, maybe hiding from the cruising males.

PO1 & PO3  (Laurel and Hardy)

 Lefty RG28

 Ka'ale RH32 

 Kalani RN14

PO4 Kai and Leia RL42

 Luana RN58