Ecological Notes:
- Each morning has had an abundance of eagles, including many juveniles. Also noticing more and more carcasses of younger gulls, suggesting the eagles are learning to hunt here.
- A not so common visitor to the main boat ramp today. Normally, Harbour Seals stick to the outer rocks and edges of the island, avoiding the common sea lion haul outs. This little guy was hauled out on the main ramp, and interestingly, not one sea lion came up the ramp the entire time he was there. Checking with my camera from a distance, he had a little gash above his eye, but after a long nap, he made his way back down to the water with little effort.
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- I’m fine (little gash above eye)
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- Big yawn
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- Cutest little teeth ever!
Visitors:
- Shorefront Coordinator delivered fuel, groceries, packages, and parts for the desalinator.
Facility Work:
- Some basic house maintenance, fencing repairs (as always with the storms coming through!) and random lumber tidy up.
- Troubleshooting the hardline (voip) phones with IT department, remote resets, but still no success.
DND events:
- Several large blasts. Noted lots of disturbance with the sea lions, perhaps still on edge after the storms.
Noted Vessel Traffic:
- Ecotourism vessels enjoying the sights and sounds of the reserve.
Weather Events:
- Oh what the difference a day makes! The previous days storms had westerly winds gusting over 60knots, with waves spray coming right over the helipad, and the pier was totally awash most of the day. As power was down at Pearson College, no internet until mid day.
- Today though had westerly winds of 15 – 20knots, light swell and mixed clear and cloudy periods.
** 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: