Ecological Happenings

• Light winds from the North East and calm seas. Great visibility.
• The alpha male Elephant seal is keeping himself between the other male and female occasionally issuing rumbling snorts of superiority from his inflated proboscis.
• The female and smaller Elephant seal continue to remain virtually inseparable, though obviously acutely aware of the males and their movements.

Marine Vessels

•  None.

Maintenance

• Logs removed from jetty/boat ramp.
• ‘No load’ test carried out on battery bank ‘B’ to check validity of health test results performed yesterday. This indicates some maintenance of the battery bank is required.
• O-rings replaced and seals cleaned on pressure washer pump, one-way valves to be checked before reassembly.

Sun on Mount Baker

Proboscis!

All but one of the Elephant seals on the main island

Cormorants

Sea lions at sunset