Pigeon Guillemot
These impressive looking black seabirds with white wing patches are members of the auk family that are found in NorthPacific coastal waters from California up, around the Aleutians and down…
Salmon Surfing…
…Bald eagle style! Not a springtime shot, but one I thought you’d like to see nonetheless. This immature bald eagle, whilst blending in so well with its background, had managed…
Nai’a
Nai’a is the Hawaiian name for these spectacular showboaters the Spinner Dolphin. I came across a pod whilst out on a boat trip on a visit to Maui a few…
Bear Buddies
Here we see a couple of good buddy bears that we’ve seen a few times - Junior and JJ. During their formative, sub-adult years these two bears, although not siblings…
Tree Swallow
Watching these beautiful birds perform their fly catching aerobatics on a sunny day can often be like watching a laser show as the light shines and sparkles off their iridescent…
A Black Bear Moment
This black bear shot is from a while back now. It was never published here on the blog and I’d forgotten all about it until I reopened the file recently…
Western White-ribboned Carpet Moth
The Western White-ribboned Carpet Moth (Mesoleuca gratulata), although fairly common, is rarely noticed by people. This is primarily due to its small size (2 to 2.5cm) and its early active…
A 2022 Khutz Postcard
As previously mentioned, (see Swimming Grizz - An Update) 2022 was ten years on from my very first visit to the Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary on the BC coast. Although…