Weather Today:
- Sky partially overcast
- Heavy rain intermittently
- Wind 30-53 knots NW
- Visibility 5-10 nm
- Swells up to 4-5m
Visitors/Traffic: Very few vessels on the water today with the conditions. We spotted a fishing boat passing by near Bentinck island and took a picture of waves breaking over its bow.
Fishing vessel breaking through waves.
Ecological:
- The animals seem to be taking shelter from the weather and moving around a little less than usual. The sea lions are staying hauled out in big ‘cuddle puddles’, the geese and seagulls have been looking for places to sit out of the wind.
- The younger seagulls especially have been looking a little tired, it seems like something about their feathers means they don’t repel water as well as the mature birds – they look waterlogged!
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- The windows on the house are getting a cleaning!
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- Large waves mid-day
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- Some of the birds have been enjoying the pooling rain water in a few areas of the island.
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- Some seagulls take shelter from the wind below a rocky area.
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- Popping up to look around!
