MonkSealMania.blogspot.com: 07/06/2022 Wednesday's Dailies

Wednesday, July 6, 2022

07/06/2022 Wednesday's Dailies

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

Marilyn viewed Rabbit Island from 12:15 to 2:35 and there were six seals on island today.

When she first arrived she saw a subadult to adult size seal going into the water from LPB. She didn't get any photos and doesn't know if its one of the seals she later saw at RRB.

MO6-PO6 and MO7-PO7 were both having nursing sessions when

she first arrived. PO6 was mostly hidden behind MO6, but on occasion see PO6 head pop up. MO6 is looking fairly thin now. PO6 is 30 days old today so we shall see how much longer mom will be able to nurse her pup. Both Mom and pup entered the water about 12:37 and had a swim session until they hauled out about 1:25 on the opposite side of MO7 and PO7 from where they had started. PO6 immediately began nursing until it finally took a nap.

MO7 and PO7 had at least two nursing sessions during Marilyn's viewing time. PO7 is packing on the pounds and hopefully Marilyn will be able to determine its gender.

On one of the many viewing passes of Rabbit Island Marilyn became aware that an adult seal had hauled out to another seal on the Makapuu side of RRB. Marilyn is calling the larger of the two seal with a darker coat and dark male belly an A/M (adult male). This may have been the same seal she saw leaving LPB when she arrived. The other seal U/U: juvenile to subadult size, older coat and yellowish belly, not sure about tags. They soon entered a channel in the rocks and Marilyn lost site of them.

Team R&B started their day seeing two seals basking on the rocks.

They ID'd RN14 Kalani and the smaller greener seal was RL20 Kalua.

They did see a lay netter out to the left of the seals. Thankfully the seals were still hauled out and resting.

At another west side location they found little Puka. RP30 was on lower rocks alone, snoozing in a crazy position.

Team R&B did a hike to Ka'ena West and once again it was hot. They

got to the end of their search, sat down to rest and were disappointed they came up empty. Until 10 minutes later they spotted a seal in a small pond. A small green seal who was Pe'ekai RP84. They were so happy to find him. Just as they were going to get a tag shot, he started to blow butt bubbles and then pooped. And now the tags were hidden. Team R&B realized this is the furthest he's been away since January. Seems like the kid is going to move on. (Maybe .... maybe not) People started to gather in the area so Team R&B left to keep him safe.