A Winter’s Jay
Click to Enlarge Image Here is a Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri) searching around in the snow for food. These birds range up and down the BC coast and will often…
Hardworking Black Bear Cub
Here is a shot from this year's summer road trip showing a young black bear cub hard at work pulling the remains of a salmon carcass from the river. He…
Deer Fawn
With winter approaching fast I thought I'd have a look back to spring time and nothing seems to represent spring in the animal world more than a new born. I…
Some Thoughts for Owls
Click to Enlarge Image Here is a Short-eared owl taken earlier this year swooping in to catch itself a small rodent here on the BC coast. Recently I've heard some…
Dolphin Race
Click to Enlarge Image Here is a shot from the summer of some Pacific White-sided Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens) racing alongside the boat. Every time I go out on the water I…
Forlorn Bear
Here is one of my older but favourite 'mood' shots from a couple of years ago - featuring a very forlorn and tired looking grizzly bear. It was taken around…
No Captive Orca!
Click to Enlarge Image Yesterday, (see Digital Journal) I learnt for the first time that as a promotional money making gimmick for the forthcoming Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia has…
Spirit Bear Mom & Cub
Here is a shot that is becoming a firm favourite since being introduced as part of the art card portfolio at the beginning of the month. It features the spirit…
The Bugler
Click to Enlarge Image Here is a young bull elk in Jasper National Park, Alberta getting ready to let forth a bugle call for any nearby females to come and…
Black Bear – Hanging Out
This black bear watched cautiously from a cliff top as other, more older bears caught salmon in the river below. He looks like he has had a few run ins…
Statuesque Grizzly
Here is a shot of a female grizzly bear looking very regal and statuesque as she poses on top of a large plinth like boulder - for a moment in…
Sockeye Salmon 2
Here is a shot of a male Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) taken in the fall in northern BC fighting its way upstream to spawn. The name 'Sockeye' is derived from the First…
Owl on a Log
For those who have been asking for more owls recently - here is a shot taken on the southern BC coast way back in February, featuring a Short-eared owl posing for photographs…
Fishing Wolf Pup
Here is an action shot of a wolf pup catching a salmon. This little guy was probably around 18 months old and was out on the river with two adults.…
Turkey Vulture
Looking like something left over from prowling the halloween streets last night, this immature turkey vulture was sitting sentry like over an unfortunate deer that had recently been hit on…