Ecological Notes:
- 5 female Elephant Seals, 1 juvenile male (about female size)
- Elephant Seal pups: 2, 1 is a young male
- Many big old California Sealions tried to take over the pier today
- Can see several paired up Black Oyster Catchers, but no “nests” visible from the angles I could view from a distance. Also didn’t note any defensive behavior.
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- Yup, we like it here.
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- Got an eye on you. (Black Oyster Catcher)
Facility Work:
- Moving beach wood, cut some to stock up firewood
- Remounted VHF antenna, ONLY because the deck builders ran out of time. First I tried the hard ways, then just dismantled it on the bench and cut the wood away from the mount.
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- Maybe drill out the screws?
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- Nope! Cut out the wood?
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- Removed the whole board!
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- This looks better!
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- Mounted!
Noted Vessel Traffic:
- 1 Sailboat, doing it the right way! Motor on, sail in centered position and loose, straight down the center of the channel slowly, without disturbing the wildlife.
Feature Event:
- Learning to use the chainsaw, but having to pause when an elephant seal wanted to pass.
Weather Events:
- Medium Winds from the west, rising in the evening. Clear skies all day, good for Solar Power generation. Light cloud moving in the evening after sunset.
** All 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: