Wildlife notes

The three items of note today are I did not encounter any dead gull chicks, I saw a whale on the north shore, and there was a delightful warm, dry and fragrant land breeze at times.

Gull chicks on a sliver of ledge sleeping in the lee of a rock.

Gull chicks trying to follow their parent who seemed to hop up there for some relief.

A blurry photo of a solitary humpback whale off the north shore.

Facility work

• cleaned the solar panels
• weed whacked along the walkway before the chicks decide the edges are good place to hide

Vessels

• Ecotourism: 15
• Private: 1

Weather

SSW to WNW winds varying from fresh to near gale. Skies scattered clouds. Daytime temperatures: low 12, high 22.