by Keith and Heather Nicol
On Saturday, October 24 we decided to check out the birds and sea lions at Fanny Bay which is just south of Courtenay. Last fall we had a great time paddling in this area and so we thought we would spend an afternoon on the water since the forecast was calling for light winds with sunny periods.
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| The sea lions are fun to photograph |
There were
certainly a steady stream of people walking out on the wharf at Fanny Bay to
photograph the sea lions which sit just offshore on a large float. There is a
good place to launch kayaks next to the wharf and after circling the barking
sea lions on the float we headed to Ship Point to see what birds were in that
area. We saw lots of large groupings of surf scoters as well as harlequin ducks
and cormorants. There were also a few horned grebes. This area is often quite
protected since Denman Island is just offshore and we recommend it for the sea
lions and variety of birdlife.
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| Harlequin ducks are very photogenic |
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| We saw lots of surf scoters |
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