1 Female Orca see 30m off shore heading south slowly.
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1 Female Orca see 30m off shore heading south slowly. About 40 whales were saved and 10-15 died at Port Levy this morning. Huttons Shearwaters close to shore. Possible ANTARTIC PETREL Seen near fishing Boat which was anchored off shore. Cape Petrel with all white wing-bar! 215 Hutton’s petrel 15 Cape petrel 8 Giant petrel 2 ALBATROSS Possible SALVIN’S 1 Possible pomarine Skua 2 Hetcors dolphin […] Not Birds, but just as interesting: By-The-Wind Sailor’s Jellyfish in large numbers along the high tide line. Counted 30 in a 5 meter section of beach. These creatures consist of a colony of small organisms called hydroids. Underneath the dark blue or purple float (body), you can find these hydroids. The hydroids are dark […] |
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