encounter with a young seal.
Eliane was in pursuit of some water containers that had been dropped off at the Island earlier but we couldn't find them. I was enjoying a walk along the foreshore after kayaking across to the Island with all the gear we needed for todays work.
Then I spotted this young seal and it swam over to me and came very close and seemed very inquisitive to have a closer look at me. Then after a while it had had enough and carried on up the coast. When I looked behind me I spotted the water containers hidden in the undergrowth, the very containers that Eliane was looking for. I think the seal had been saying- "look behind you."
We watched NZ dotterel and lots of banded dotterel as well as godwits and SIPOS at High tide. It was another good day on the Island. As we prepared to launch the kayaks to leave the Island the young seal appeared again swimming on its back with its flippers crossed in front of it . A delightful encounter.
Photos and more to follow..................................