Quite a bit of boat traffic, most of it being whale watching tours
Guy, Greg and Mike came by today to take the old washer and dryer in for repairs
Maintenance
did some pressure washing today, but will probably do more of the solar panels tomorrow, need to fuel up the pressure washer first
Ecological
Quite a few sea lions, and harbour seals around
Birds consist of seagulls and cormorants, haven’t seen any eagles or harlequinns around, there aren’t even any geese here today
it looks like one of the young seagulls, there are still about 7 maybe 9 around of the really young ones, but it looks like one of them was pecked at around its head
The 2 geese that had a nest near the crane have now abandoned their nest – haven’t seen them in a couple of days and one single egg remains unhatched.
Marine mammals
Lots of seal news!
After reports of an injured harbour seal in the area, I finally spotted one on the boat ramp today. While this seal has several scars and some bloody wounds, it doesn’t however match the description of the injured seal we received, so maybe it’s a different one. This one I spotted doesn’t seem to have any serious injures, just several small ones.
Spotted an adult and baby seal just behind the crane today! They were originally spotted the other day by Nikola from the top of the lighthouse when the Communications team came for a visit, but I couldn’t get a photo earlier. They are extremely adorable!
River otters
I caught a glimpse of a pair of river otters for the first time today, running down the jetty with what seemed to be either a seagull chick or an egg. There were two of them, but they were too fast for me to get a picture.
Technical
10 days now without having to start up the generator! We are 100% solar!
