Boat tour
Pearl Island Puffin Photography & Birding Tour
Outside protected areasby Peggy's Cove Boat Tours
Three-hour early-morning boat trip from Peggy's Cove for up to ten people, billed as a photography and birding tour, spending an hour at Pearl Island, one of Nova Scotia's southernmost Atlantic puffin colonies. Guided by local naturalist Jason Dain, with a stop at Seal Rock.
Details
- No feeding
- No baiting
- No captive animals
- Led by
- Jason Dain
- Route
- Starts and ends in Peggy's Cove
- Visits
- Peggy's Cove, Pearl Island and Seal Rock
- Length
- 1 day
- Group size
- Up to 10 people
- Language
- English
Species
Months
- January, closed
- February, closed
- March, closed
- April, closed
- May, closed
- June, closed
- July, open
- August, open
- September, closed
- October, closed
- November, closed
- December, closed
Jul, Aug
Light and conditions
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Light through the year
Golden hour is when the sun is low, between the horizon and 6° above it: soft, warm light. Times are for the 15th of each month, in Halifax time (with summer time where it applies). In-season months are marked.
| Month | Golden hour | Daylight | Sun at noon | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning golden hour | Evening golden hour | |||
| Jan | 07:54– | 16:16– | 9h 13m9 h 13 min | 25° |
| Feb | 07:20– | 17:04– | 10h 29m10 h 29 min | 33° |
| Mar | 07:33– | 18:43– | 11h 54m11 h 54 min | 44° |
| Apr | 06:36– | 19:21– | 13h 29m13 h 29 min | 56° |
| May | 05:53– | 19:54– | 14h 49m14 h 49 min | 65° |
| Jun | 05:36– | 20:18– | 15h 32m15 h 32 min | 69° |
| JulIn season | 05:51– | 20:14– | 15h 13m15 h 13 min | 67° |
| AugIn season | 06:24– | 19:41– | 14h 2m14 h 2 min | 59° |
| Sep | 06:59– | 18:48– | 12h 32m12 h 32 min | 48° |
| Oct | 07:36– | 17:52– | 11h11 h | 37° |
| Nov | 07:17– | 16:04– | 9h 36m9 h 36 min | 27° |
| Dec | 07:51– | 15:48– | 8h 51m8 h 51 min | 22° |