Spotted Towhee
The Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus) is not widespread in Canada, but it does have a strong foothold in SW British Columbia and Vancouver Island and they will also range into…
Supervisory Momma
Having just swam across a channel between two grassy knolls in the Khutzeymateen, this momma grizzly bear is keeping a close eye on her young cub. I just love the…
A Gannetry
Last year I got to see my first ‘Northern Gannets’ at the ecological reserve at Cape St. Mary’s, Newfoundland. At the time I was amazed at seeing such a ‘gannetry’…
Sockeye Bear
I was fortunate to be able to visit the home territory in British Columbia of this young grizzly bear, his sibling and his mum a couple of times and on…
Boreal Chickadee
Here’s my third variant of chickadee here on the Steve W. Photography website - the Boreal Chickadee (Poecile hudsonicus). I came across a couple of these tiny birds for the…
Harp Seal
Here we see a young Harp Seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus) out on an ice floe relaxing in the winter sun. Harp seals are not related to the similar looking fur seals…
Come On Kids
Remember the post ‘A Momma's Look’ from early in November? Well, here’s the other end of the mother grizzly, but now she has the whole family back close by and…
Bananaquit
The Bananaquit (Coereba flaveola) is a member of the ‘tanager’ family of birds that is found throughout the Caribbean and parts of South America. This colourful bird is very similar…
Safety Check
Even when you’re one of the biggest black bears on a coastal river system and especially when it’s salmon season, you still have to be wary and continuously check your…
Momma Fox
Back in the spring I had a couple of visits with a nearby red fox family and managed to get a few shots of dad (see Tricoloured Fox) and two…
The Green Comma
The Green Coma (Polygonia faunus) is a colourful ‘anglewing’ butterfly that resides most commonly amongst North American boreal forest clearings and treed grasslands. They can be easily spotted between March…
This Way Mum
Here we see a yearling grizzly bear cub leading his mum around the Khutzeymateen estuary. He certainly was much more self assured in his second season down on the estuary…
Regal Eagle
We haven’t seen one of these guys for a while, but with a look through the archives, I came across this very regal looking young bald eagle who is pretty…
Woodland Jumping Mouse
The Woodland jumping mouse (napaeozapus insignis) can be found across Eastern Canada and has amazingly powerful back feet, which, along with their exceptionally long tail (can be up to 15cm…
A Momma’s Look
How about this for a look? This was the glance a mother grizzly bear gave us whilst she and her cubs were out digging for clams at low tide on…