Wildlife notes

It was a quiet day with glassy flat waters.  A perfect day to sit and watch the mom harbour seals play with their pups. Their playful and tender interactions are a delight to watch.  It is astonishing to learn that after 4 to 6 weeks when the pups are weaned, their mothers show no further interest in them and leave them completely.

Mom harbour seal teaching and encouraging her pup to haul out. She had tried in several different places but her pup kept loosing interest, preferring instead to dart away, spin and twirl around in the water. She was successful in this spot to get and keep her pup on the rock.

Mom harbour seal giving her pup a scratch.

The pup having a good yawn. It had tired itself out and was finally ready to nap.

Facility work

• cleaned the solar panels
• filled the generator and small tidy tank with fuel
• cleaned windows in the generator room

Vessels

• Ecotourism: 22
• Private: 5
• Paddle boarder: 1

Weather

Foggy in am. Short periods of drizzle. Partly cloudy in the pm. Winds veering from NE in the am to W by late afternoon, speeds 8 to 15 knots. Daytime temperatures 12 to 17 degrees.