Happy Sunday! The sun is shining, the air is calm (finally!!!!) and I spotted my first baleen whale of the season!
My favourite days here are ones like this – I can get a lot of work done but also pause between tasks to soak up the warm weather and experience the wildlife. Today’s wildlife involved a humpback whale and I couldn’t be happier about it. The humpbacks have been making their way back into the Salish Sea for a while now so I’ve been not so patiently waiting for one to come by. With the wind being so strong this past week its been nearly impossible to spot the spout of a cetacean, but today was perfect for it and I even got a little fluke shot.
Hopefully more days like this to come!
Facility Work:
- Cleaned solar panels
- Cleaned main house windows
- Repaired breaks in electric fence
- Started bucking/chopping remaining wood in the outside pile
Vessels:
- Ecotourism: 5
- Private: 4
- Dive boat: 1
Infractions:
- No infractions, I did remind one private vessel to keep their distance from sea lion haulouts but no animals were disturbed. Tons of fishing vessels near/around the reserve but none came in.
Weather:
- Sky: Blue sky and sun
- Wind: Low of 4 knots, High of 16 knots
- Sea: Calm, small whitecaps in afternoon when wind picked up
- Temperature: Low 7•C, High 16•C
** All wildlife photos taken at the furthest distance possible, and may be cropped to improve detail! **