August 16-18, 2018 — Codville Lagoon to Kisameet Bay, Mainland, British Columbia

It rained almost every day we were in Kisameet, but in between showers, I was able to get a paddle in.  There were big teeming balls of what looked like herring in the water.

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And, I saw quite a few salmon like this one jumping near the creek.

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I was really excited to find mergansers, they’ve been so scarce this year.

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It looks like his heron caught himself one of those tiny herrings.

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One day, when the sun finally came out, I spotted these ruddy turnstones sharing a rock with some seagulls.

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