Ecological Notes:

• 3 Female Elephant Seals, 2 nursing pups, one still expecting
  
• 2 Elephant Seal pups, sometimes struggling to move around with mom when she changes terrain
• Although the Eagles have been actively hunting gulls out here, I was puzzled but the remains of Turnstones as well. This morning I witnessed the successful hunt of a Turnstone by one of the 2 Ravens here

Facility Work:

• Covered the broken window on the crane shed

• Collected and bucked more firewood logs

Noted Vessel Traffic:

• 3 Ecotourism Vessels
  

Weather Events:

• Yesterday (Saturday January 21):
  • Sky: Overcast with very occasional rain sprinkles
    
  • Wind:NE 15-20 kts
  • Sea: rippled to 2′ chop
  • Temperature Low 6^oC, High 9^oC
• Today (Sunday January 22):
  • Sky: Overcast with sunny breaks in the morning, light haze by afternoon
    
  • Wind: N/NE 0-5kts, shifting to SE in the afternoon
    
  • Sea:  light chop
    
  • Temperature Low  5^oC, High  7^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

 

Weather – Past:

http://www.victoriaweather.ca/station.php?