It was a very quick moment but a peregrine falcon flew by, low along the rocks of the east shore and swooped across the north by the crane and jetty. I lost sight of it quick and was unable to snap a photo, but I was a beautiful moment to witness.
Adult Bald Eagles were catching fish today and fighting over them in the sky.
Juvenile Bald Eagle sitting on the old crane.
Adult Bald Eagle perched atop our northern camera.
Adult Bald Eagle with a fresh catch.
Birds
- Harlequin duck 4
- Bald eagle adult 2
- Bald eagle juvenile 2
- Turnstones 1
- Glaucous winged Gulls 527
- Cormorants 36
- Pigeon Guillemots 167
- Oyster catcher 8
- Fox Sparrow 8
- Canada Goose 16
- Raven 1
- Peregrine Falcon 1
Mammals
- Steller sea lion 35
- Harbour seal 73
- California sea lion 38
- Elephant seal sub adult male 2
- Elephant seal adult female 2
- Elephant seal pups 2
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- Young Elephant Seal
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- Glaucous Winged Gulls
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- 3 Elephant seals sleeping on the front lawn.
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- The lone Black Turnstone.
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- 3 Double crested Cormorants and a Brandts Cormorant.
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- Pigeon Guillemots
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- California sealions in the churning current.
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- Group of Pigeon Guillemots on the West shore.
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- A couple oyster catchers.
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- Stellar sealions on middle rock.
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- Canada Goose perched guarding a now empty nest.
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- California sea lions mixed with a few stellar sea lions.
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- Young male elephant seal, with a freshly molted face.
Coast Guard Zodiac going through Middle channel.
Visitors:
- Sarah, a women who is also a marine biologist, battling cancer who will loose her sight came out to see the elephant seals before she does.
Facility Work:
- Chopped drift wood
- Cleaning and organizing house and tools
** All wildlife photos taken at the furthest distance possible, and may be cropped to improve detail! **
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