Wildlife notes

I had a special treat today. Three killer whales swam past the west side of the island and up the straight. One was a little one hard to spot without the camera. These are first I have seen arriving on May 15th!

There was more carnage on the walkway. Soo much orange. I wonder if this was dropped from a height? There are two gull nests nearby, one of which is now down to a single egg. If only our store bought eggs had were so dark in colour, although looking at this I loose my appetite for eggs.

The female elephant seal made huge progress in her molt the past 24 hours. She looks to be half way there.

Facility work

• cleaned the solar panels
• finished weeding the bricks by the Energy Building

Vessels

• Ecotourism: 7
• Private: 0

Weather

Clear skies and light and variable winds in the morning. Scattered clouds and gentle westerly breeze in the afternoon. Daytime temperatures: low 11, high 13.