Pink Salmon with…
...grizzly bear in tow! This is a follow on to the post ‘Ready for Bed’ from a few years ago and as you can see, this unfortunate fish had been…
Gallot’s Lizard
The Gallot’s Lizard (Gallotia galloti), sometimes known as the ‘Tenerife lizard’ or ‘Canary’ lizard, is a reptile found only on the mid-Atlantic Canary Islands of Tenerife and La Palma. Except…
Brown Pelican
The Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) is a large cumbersome looking bird who looks just as oddly shaped sitting on the water as they do when seen in flight above it.…
Black Bear on a Plinth
We’ve had a ‘Lion on a Plinth’ and a ‘Statuesque Grizzly’ standing atop a rocky plinth and now we feature a Black Bear on a plinth! I was able to…
A Survivor!
This northern gannet is an avian influenza ‘survivor’ - how do I know, well it’s all in the eyes... please read on. Back in 2023 I published the post ‘A…
Gorgeous
Excuse the title, but that was the first word that came to mind when I opened up this shot of a female grizzly bear that I soon came to recognise.…
Steller’s Sea Eagle 3
Once again the Steller’s sea eagle has been active around Newfoundland this past spring and summer. Over last winter he was thought to have travelled maybe as far as New…
Friday Flashback – Spirit With A Bloody Nose
Today’s Friday Flashback is from 13th November 2017 and is entitled ‘Spirit With A Bloody Nose’. Probably my last ‘flashback’ for a while, so I thought I’d finish this year’s…
Surf’s Up!
Nazaré is located on Portugal’s ‘Silver Coast’ between Porto and Lisbon and, as well as being a very special place to visit, is also a hotspot and primary destination for…
Friday Flashback – Yellowstone Elk
Today’s Friday Flashback is from 10th November 2017 and is entitled ‘Yellowstone Elk’. Here’s another ‘flashback’ featuring a shot from my 2016 one and only, but very enjoyable visit to…
Autumn Meadowhawk
A striking, but fairly small dragonfly, the ‘Autumn Meadowhawk’ (Sympetrum vicinum) is a regular wetlands sighting in the fall across southern and eastern Canada. They can reach a length of…
Friday Flashback – Young Wolf
Today’s Friday Flashback is from 1st December 2017 and is entitled ‘Young Wolf’. Always a favourite of many - I can never resist showing a wolf photograph when one comes…
Tricoloured Bear
Whilst on my road trip through parts of northern BC back in June I briefly spotted this female black bear making her way through some wild rose bushes and as…
Friday Flashback – Salmon Supper
Today’s Friday Flashback is from 6th October 2017 and is entitled ‘Salmon Supper’. Without a doubt this is one of my favourite ‘September’ shots from back in 2017. I can…
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
I hadn’t seen one of these pretty little birds before last spring and when I first spotted this guy through my living room window I initially thought he was perhaps…