This photo is Elk Falls , which is most impressive to see from the suspension bridge. In Campbell River town , residents in the low areas have been sandbagging in anticipation of flooding.
Monday, 14 November 2016
Extreme flows
This photo is Elk Falls , which is most impressive to see from the suspension bridge. In Campbell River town , residents in the low areas have been sandbagging in anticipation of flooding.
November seabirds herd herring
The diving birds, cormorants, loons , but mostly mergansers, are regularly herding herring into the shallows of Q Cove , and when they get them cornered the gulls get a feast as well. This show looks like a good indicator of a healthy herring stock living locally, and hopefully a good local winter chinook population .
November is usually the slowest month for salmon fishing because the last of the mature salmon of the year, Chums, are arriving at their home rivers, and the next year crop of Chinook salmon is just about to get into the winter pattern.
Tuesday, 8 November 2016
November winds and whales
November brings more frequent winds.
The humpback whales are still here in November, which is new , compared to recent decades.
Friday, 4 November 2016
Thursday, 27 October 2016
more sea lions and chums in Q Cove
This year has had an extraordinary return of Chum salmon, the biggest in decades. Just looking out on the water in Q Cove , I've seen occasional jumpers and finners, late in the run and after almost all of the commercial fishing is finished. The seiners had a massive haul last week, and still there are lots of fish.
A sealion or two has been cruising inside the Cove , and catching chums regularly. This isn't a spot you'd expect to look for chums. The sealion thrashes his catch on the surface and the seagulls come in for loose scraps.
Note that there is a seal ( in the third photo ) keeping an eye out for a bite. The sealion seems to be able to catch these salmon , while the seal cannot. That is the way it looks.
For more information on the numbers relating to the chum run, see Jeremy Maynard's blog /. http://www.theardentangler.com/index.php/blog/. Jeremy gives the deeper background information about salmon resource management and sport fishing, and is always worth reading.
Monday, 24 October 2016
night time humpbacks
Humpback whales have become a common sight . This seems to be the new normal and quite an addition to the seascape . This photo is in the evening with the Tyee Pool part of the Spit in the background. Standing on the dock in Q Cove in the dark of night, the world is a much quieter place and the tremendous blows of these huge animals are clear and resonant.
Friday, 21 October 2016
sealion and gulls
A sealion tears up a chum salmon, as seagulls compete for scraps from his dinner. Photo from the dock in Q Cove.
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