Ecological Notes:
- 6 Elephant Seals in the main grass area and boat ramp, including a juvenile male (slightly larger than the largest female), and 1 male “pup” from this season. The tagged female”pup” that was in the east bay yesterday, appears to have left the island.
- The Juvenile male was rather feisty today and bluff charged, even from quite a distance.
- Glaucous Wing Gull nests are popping up all over! All but 1 that I observed had 1 egg in them, suggesting they were all laid today. Considering there are about 180 Gulls on the island, mostly in clear pairs, there should be a lot of nests soon!
- This nest is right outside my door, and the birds barely pay attention as I walk by.
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- “I did this!”
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- First Egg
Facility Work:
- “Out with the new, in with the old” …… Wait …….. what?
- For various reasons, the existing composting toilet system was not performing as expected for the main house. It needed to be removed, and plans are in the works for a new system. In the mean time, a previous Natures Head compact composting toilet has been re-installed in the main house.
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- Existing
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- Removed
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- Base
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- Everything old is new again
- One advantage of being out here by yourself is that skipping a shower gives you water to clean your favorite viewing windows while you wait for more rain!
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- Before
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- Ready to clean!
Noted Vessel Traffic:
- 2 private vessels, viewing wildlife
Noted Infractions:
- none
Weather Events:
- Westerly 5 – 10 knot morning winds, shifting to Southerly 5 knot winds mid day. Continued to shift to Northeasterly winds at 5 – 10 knots in the afternoon. Calm seas, sunny with cloudy periods all day, overcast in the evening, hinting at possible showers.
** All photos taken at the furthest distance possible, and may be cropped to improve detail! **
Weather – Current:
http://www.victoriaweather.ca/current.php?id=72
Weather – Past: