Howe Sound Tugboat

This old example appeared around June this year, and is still anchored off the wharf in Howe Sound.


Where : Shoal Bay, Howe Sound
When : October 19th, 2008

Seals

The tugboat was still there, four seals posing for the camera.




Where : Government Wharf, Gibsons
When : October 19th, 2008

Nine Seal Day

At the weekend we had a nine seal day, the count being the number of seals visible, local to the wharf, at the same time. Howe Sound was full of seals this day, the weather had been wet for a few days.

Here is a seal watcher, caught in the act.


Where : Government Wharf, Gibsons
When : October 19th, 2008

Bigger Boat

Another female coho, closer for a portrait of that ugly mug.


Where : Chapman Creek
When : October 18th, 2008

Coho

The rains have started and the salmon are running, usually at night, so the best way of capturing a big coho is to drop in at the Chapman Creek fish Hatchery.

Saturday was a fine day, good weather, rain the night before. Here is an impressive example of a female coho salmon, over 100cm long. Note the missing aft fin, which indicates that it was a farm fish, probably around 18 months old.


Where : Chapman Creek
When : October 18th, 2008

The Neighbours

They're here every day and I forgot to put them into the blog, we have crows and ravens here on the coast, they are very vocal and very social. These two are northwestern crows, sitting on the power lines.


Where : Creekside Crescent, Gibsons
When : October 12th, 2008

Bark

Yes, Bark. I took an arty shot down near Soames Hill.


Where : Soames Hill, Gibsons
When : October 12th, 2008

Sunday Buffet

Seals out in full force today, lots of fish to eat. Each held it's own territory until these two surfaced close to each other, followed by displays of blowing water and slapping the surface with their fins.




Where : Gibsons Marina, Gibsons
When : October 12th, 2008

Police Line up

It was the guy in the middle, no wait, the guy at the end, this end. No, the other end. Three rather young gulls down at the Government Wharf.


Where : Gibsons Marina, Gibsons
When : October 12th, 2008

Steller's Jay

A garden visitor, hiding his nuts near our front flower beds. This individual spent some time hiding things, placing leaves and twigs above his hidden loot.


Where : Creekside Crescent, Gibsons
When : October 12th, 2008

Sea Life, Fish 2

And the same massing of small fish at the Gibsons marina pier.


Where : Gibsons Marina, Gibsons
When : Late September, 2008

Sea Life, Starfish

Continuing the sea life theme, here a shot from Gibsons Pier, several starfish sunning themselves on an autumn day.


Where : Gibsons Marina, Gibsons
When : Late September, 2008

Sea Life, Fish

Another picture, same day at Davis Bay pier, I have never seen so many fish in one place, even at the local fish hatcheries. There were thousands of these 8cm long fish around the pier, in addition, larger 25 to 30cm fish.


Where : Davis Bay
When : October, 2008

Sea Life, Jellyfish

A couple of beautiful pictures of a large jellyfish (about 50cm in diameter) swimming near the Davis Bay pier.




Where : Davis Bay
When : October, 2008

Poop

The local bears have transitioned from eating berries to apples and local fruits, we had a bear leave a present for us, a delicious looking pile of apple pie filling dropped at the end of our driveway, good portion too.

I dropped a quarter nearby for scale.

Taste, well, it was predominantly apple-ish, could do with more sugar and perhaps a sprinkling of spice....


Where : Creekside Crescent, Gibsons
When : October, 2008