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Sea gulls in flight

I’m not sure what made the gulls take to flight, but think it was likely a chain reaction of sorts. One gull gets nervous, takes to flight, and the rest follow like toppling dominoes.

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Sea gulls

Sea gulls at Air Force Beach

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Sea gulls and Eagles

Sea gulls and Eagles at Air Force Beach

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Comox fish boats

Fishing boats at Fisherman’s Wharf in Comox

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The fall of leaves in the fall…

I love the colours of fall as leaves turn to silver, brown, orange, yellow and red, and then fall to the ground.

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Fall colours

Fall colours on a beautiful day…

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Long Beach – waves and rocks

  Waves and rocks at Long Beach National Park Reserve

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Comox Lake – we have killed it

The water level on Comox Lake was quite low so I decided to explore a bit of the area to the southeast of the Comox Lake Logging bridge over the channel leading to the BC Hydro dam forebay area. It’s … Continue reading

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Long Beach – Gooseneck barnacles

Gooseneck barnacles (Pollicipes polymerus), also called stalked barnacles or goose barnacles, are filter-feeding crustaceans that live attached to hard surfaces of rocks in the intertidal zone. They are found only on exposed or moderately exposed coasts as they depend on … Continue reading

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Long Beach – Velella velella

Velella velella at Long Beach Also known as sea raft, by-the-wind sailor, purple sail, or little sail because of the sails on their backs, Velella velella are small carnivorous animals related to jellyfish that live on the surface of the … Continue reading

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