The wildlife here is diverse, interesting, and sometimes entertaining. Sometimes even a nuisance as we found while docked in Santa Rosalia. There are some overly friendly cormorants who enjoy special perches (especially atop the tallest masts in the marina).
As you can see above, the hard plastic spikes that we mounted (before we left California) at the very top of our mast have not been a deterrent at this location.
Not wanting to have our anenometer (wind instrument propeller thingy in upper right of below photo – replacement cost $900) or other devices damaged, our sister ship Firefly came up with the perfect solution – a colorful plastic rake, which when hoisted to the top of the mast, oscillates gently in the breeze and works as a perfect scarecrow.
Of course not every boat in the marina is taking these measures, so there are still some places for the cormorants to sit!