Daily Archives: Sunday,December 29, 2024

Back Again!

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Hello again!

What better way to ring in 2025 than to spend it here on the rock? I’m only here for a week, bridging the gap between two other Ecoguardians but I’ll take any time out here that I can get!

I arrived around noon and the tide was so high it was nearly over the jetty which I’ve never seen before (secretly hoping for a good storm this week). Spent the afternoon settling back in and spent a fair bit of time outside in the afternoon and exploring whats changed in the past couple of months.

Certainly less sea lions but still more than I was expecting, no elephant seals (yet), and all the humpbacks seem to have gone off to warmer waters – I don’t blame them, it is freezing out here.

I did get a lovely welcome home pass by from transient killer whale T49C Neilson who is one of my favourites around here!

Looking forward to finding more creatures this week!

Bye to 2024

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Ecological Notes:

  • 30-35  eagles here each morning!

  • I assume the last storm, combined with he high number of eagles, have led to a temporary lack of many shore birds right now

Facility Work:

  • Stacked the firewood for splitting, you an see how waterlogged most of the recovered wood is.
  • Swept and cleaned the generator building floors,the flies gather at windows in the buildings and student building, ongoing to keep it tidy
  • Swept and cleaned the main house basement
  • Sprayed down part of the walkway with algae remover, but unexpected light rain may negate the effect

Weather Events:

High tides and big wells move the big logs around like nothing. This is exactly why I removed the jetty fencing!

  • Wednesday, December 25:
    • Sky: Overcast, with brief sunny breaks
    • Wind: N 10-15kts in the morning, veering to E 15-20kts in the afternoon
    • Sea: 6 foot swells and mixed as the tide changed
    • Temperature Low 5oC, High 9oC
  • Thursday, December 26 :
    • Sky: Early morning rain.Overcast with sunny breaks, and quick rain squalls during the day
    • Wind: Overnight winds from the East to 45kts, daytime W 25-30kts, dropping to near 0 by evening
    • Sea:  3-5 ft swells,flattening out by late afternoon
    • Temperature Low 6oC, High 10oC
  • Friday, December 27:
    • Sky: High overcast, light rain by evening
    • Wind: NE 10-15kts in the morning, dropping to 5-10kts over the day
    • Sea:  light chop
    • Temperature Low 7oC, High 10oC
  • Saturday, December 28:
    • Sky: clear patches and sun in the morning, mostly low overcast
    • Wind: S 10kts in the morning, jumping quickly to W 30kts by 11am
    • Sea:  calm in the morning, 2-3 ft swells in the afternoon
    • Temperature Low 7oC, High 10 oC

 

** Any wildlife 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:

http://www.victoriaweather.ca/station.php?