Today we took a quick trip over to Gabriola Island to do a little hiking. The island is approximately 60 square kilometres with a population of ~4000. There appears to be significant green space on the island but driving down the main roads certainly reveals the extent of urban development (predominately personal dwellings).
We visited 3 main sites on the Island: Descanso Bay
The highlight of the trip was the Orca observed breaching numerous times ~800m south of the shoreline at Drumbeg Park with the only interesting birds seen being Marbled Murrelets.
Below are some photos from the day
Descanso Bay (snorkel gear in the summer time seems like a great idea)
Descanso Bay (a spot to check come spring)
Heavily eroded rock Malaspina Galleries
Barrows Goldeneye & Surf Scoter
Marbled Murrelet
Dorsal fin of the Orcinus orca
Possibly Antlered Perfume (E. prunastri)
Possibly Beaded Bone (H. enteromorpha)....potentially more than 1 species of lichen here.
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