(trouble adding photos, will try to add more later)

Ecological Notes:

• 1 Female Elephant Seal (mom #3), still nursing her pup
  
• 1 Female Elephant Seal (mom #2) visiting nightly, bellowing loudly for a few hours, then normally leaving by morning.
• 3 Elephant Seal pups, 1 nursing, 2 weened
  
• Biggs (Transient) Orca family, T041s visited at twilight on Tuesday, milling for a long time around the Harbour Seal haul out on the south rock. They also circled the main island twice.

T041 and her daughter T041A, 2 others not in this photo as well

Facility Work:

• Weekly battery maintenance
  
• Main generator oil and filters changed
• Pressure washed some slippery walk sections, and some main house windows.

Noted Vessel Traffic:

• Eco-tourism vessels
  
• 1 Eco-tourism vessel visited a few times as a boat based classroom

• Cedric, from the Pearson College waterfront team, visited the reserve with a friend by kayak, but did not come ashore.

Weather Events:

• Monday, February 13:
  • Sky: Overcast with lots of high cloud cover rolling through
    
  • Wind: WSW 25-30 kts, veering to W35-45 kts later in the afternoon, gusting to 55 kts
    
  • Sea: 1-2 meter waves with chop on top
    
  • Temperature Low 5^oC, High 9^oC

• Tuesday, February 14:
  • Sky: Mostly overcast, low clouds to the south
    
  • Wind: 5-10 kts, N veering around to S during the day
    
  • Sea: 2′ chop
  • Temperature Low 5^oC, High 8^oC
• Wednesday, February 15:
  • Sky: Light high overcast, with sunny breaks
    
  • Wind: S 0-5 kts, backing to E late afternoon
    
  • Sea:  light chop
    
  • Temperature Low 5^oC, High 8^oC

** All wildlife photos taken at the furthest distance possible, and may be cropped to improve detail! **

Weather – Current:

http://www.victoriaweather.ca/current.php?id=72