04/10/2020 Stay-At-Home (18) Friday Monk Seal Dailies

Aloha Good People.  It's the weekend!  Funny how right now one day just seems like the last. AND that's okay as long we are staying safe, and looking after what is best for us all.  

How lucky am I to be able to share with you these photos of Oahu's monk seal cast of characters.

R3CU 

 R3CX

 R303 BG

 Squinty R330

 New girl in town RH62 from Molokai

 Kalua Rl20 looking quite green

 RL74 Kami 

 RW02 PvKauai

 RW02 and Luana

 Luana Rn58

Ka'ale RH32

 RL98 Lina

 such a little one! 

04/09/2020 Stay-At-Home (17) Thursday Monk Seal Dailies

Aloha Good People

I hope you are all coping with the stay at home orders.  I got up this morning with intentions of clearing out a pile of junk... let's just say that didn't happen :-)  
Well tonight we have some photos of a couple of critters from here on Oahu.

R3CX Nalu

Kala RH76

 Honu 

04/08/2020 Stay-At-Home (16) Wednesday Monk Seal Dailies

Aloha Good People

I hope you all are well and staying safe. Such a strange time we are going through, so much unknown, and yet so much to be grateful for.  I do hope when the worse is behind us, we can look at the mistakes that were made, but more than that what worked. How neighbor reached out to neighbor, how we suddenly realize how important so many of the "essential" workers are.  I make sure I thank ANY and ALL of them whenever I have an opportunity.  

I got a really nice email today from blogger buddy Bobbi :-) She shared with me that her favorite seal is RL20 Kalua. Why because while visiting Oahu she got to see him as a pup. Of course I think for many of us the first "pup" always tugs our heartstrings.  
Bobbi did mention the Honey Girl R5AY was her favorite because she was the first seal she ever saw in the wild, again a first.

My first:
1st seal ever laid eyes on: Chester
1st view of a pup: Kerby born to Ewa Girl on Rabbit Island
1st pup watch Hoku born to 5AY on the north shore & and Kolohe born to KC on the north shore 
( they were born just week or so apart)

Having said that one of my favorites was Makaiwi 4DF.  I joke that I like her because of her tag number, but honestly the first time I met her she was at white plains. Team Billand had been out there so I went to give them a break.  She was so entertaining, did not stay still the entire time I was there. She rolled, she posed and she would put her flippers together like she was praying.  
That girl was all over the island, west side, waikiki, east side... and last we heard she made her way to the Big Island. She did return to Oahu once but then left for the Big Island again. It's been a long time since we had any sighting.

RL20 Kalua  

Makaiwi caught some dinner

 the hug pose 

 blowing bubbles from her nose

 the glamor shot

04/07/2020 Stay-At-Home (15) Tuesday Monk Seal Dailies

Aloha Good People 
I hope you are all doing well.  Once again I'm just going to post a series of photos of our cast of characters. 

RH76 Kala

 RH92  Nalani

R3CX  Nalu

Just a horse show at the end of the day

 Mom & colt 

04/06/2020 Stay-At-Home (14) Monday Monk Seal Dailies

Aloha Good People
I hope your weekend went well, (can anyone tell the difference anymore).  Well tonight we just have a grouping of photos of some of our beloved cast of characters.

Bosom Buddies!

 Ka'ale RH32

 Kalani RN14

Nalu R3CX 

Kawena RH36

 R3CU

 RH76 Kala