amanda’s curiosities

artist, activist amanda js kaufmann * wordworthyphotos, iliokai & more * see something, do something 💜 welcome to my channel 📻 lots of #seals here 🦭 #storytellersunite

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galumphin*

*cover image for my 2027 hawaii wildlife calendar. limited print run, get in touch to preorder🗓️🦭🤙

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dancing plumeria🩰🌸

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latest pup portrait 🦭📷 this punkin is always asleep when i see him, so this is how he shall go into the book!

only two more years of content gathering to go⏳📔🤪

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Ah, this was so cool to watch - the chrysalis-making. I sped the video up a bit but the whole process was quick, about five minutes. It reminds me of the baby in Eraserhead but also looks like an adorable dancing snot 😆 It is so crazy how much it moved! There are three chrysalises now (the two new ones also on leaves, so they will have to be moved as well once they are properly dried), and lots more eggs and mini cats. 🦋

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meanwhile, earth’s satellite has shifted into ovoid form, a direct result of the anthropocene. what will humanity choose to do next?

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12-spotted skimmer dragonfly. Kitchener, Ontario Canada. 26/07/26. D.e.D.

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which hawaiian monk seal pup is slightly older? (also 👀 how cute they are🦭🦭)

the seal on the left

the seal on the right

Remaining time: 1 day 12 hours

tune in for fun facts around the correct answer 🧑‍🏫 🎉

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my rq78 wall in my bedroom. first as pup & then 3 yo. now i get to add his 4 yo pic. it’s so amazing to get to watch individual wild animals through the years. i guess that’s the benefit of such a small population (only 50ish regular seals around kauai) 🦭🏝️

when i didn’t see rq year 2, i wondered. only 50% of hawaiian monk seal pups make it to adulthood (5-6 yo). always crossing flippers here & hoping for the best 💫

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field notes & cell snaps, 27 july 2026: the two seal pup braddahs from different maddahs were sleeping together 🥰 saw my boy rq78 who’s now 4 years old, hooray! 🥳 couldn’t resist a snap of this male honu. he was hugging the dune right at the waterline

hurricane fausto is getting closer, we’ll see what we get 🌀

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iliokai headquarters, 10:23 pm hst, 26 july 2026, koloa, kauai🦭🌝

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rachael ray (i had to look it up too) calls this a “stoup” (or is it “stewp”?) but really it’s just kitchen witchery🍯🧙‍♀️

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note to my husband on our household comm board

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i’m looking forward to #avianaugust here on tumblr. here are a couple of my favorite birbs, laysan albatross🦤🦤 they mate for life❤️

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banana heart🍌❤️

*actual bananas growing in the backyard

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rp20 doesn’t seem too concerned about hurricane season 🦭🌀🤙

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A little timelapse of one of the Monarch cats having the munchies last night 🐛 This is the biggest one, and I think it is not far away from cocooning.