The Invaders!
Here are four invasive wild flowers that I came across growing in Portugal last year (left to right) - Chicory (Cichorium intybus) - although native to some parts of Europe,…
Go Ahead – Smile
Well, here’s another Monday morning smiler, just to help get the week off to a good start! This is a closeup portrait of a young male Steller sea lion photographed…
U-Turn
I remember this location well - I had been fortunate to spend a week there, watching bears, brown and black coming and going feeding on the pink salmon which were…
Little Bittern
I was pleasantly surprised when I spotted for the first time this Little Bittern (Botaurus minutus) whilst visiting a nature area in the Algarve region of Portugal early last spring.…
Beaver Bow Wave
Here we see a shot of a beaver just as it pushes off for a swim on a BC lake - creating a nice bow wave as it does so.…
Vapourer Moth
I would often see these little guys flying around towards the late summer/early days of fall, but could never find one staying still long enough to get a photo, until…
No ‘Musseling’ In
Here we see a shot from the Khutzeymateen of a young, recently weaned, grizzly bear giving us the eye incase we were thinking of making a move on the mussels…
Super Croc
For obvious reasons, I hadn’t really paid much attention to this photo whenever I’ve browsed through my Tanzania files, but recently as I passed by this one I was suddenly…
Von der Decken’s Hornbill
Here we see a Von der Decken’s Hornbill (Tockus deckeni), which is one of over 60 species of hornbill across the world. This species is found mostly in East Africa…
Young Fox Walking
Here’s another shot of a young red fox that I first featured back in 2024 having come across him and his father whilst out early one morning along a coastal…
White-headed Buffalo Weaver
Here’s a weaver that wasn’t featured on the ‘Weaver’ montage back in May 2024, the White-headed Buffalo Weaver (Dinemellia dinemelli). As can be clearly seen, their bill is very similar…
Battered and Bruised
Take a close look at this big guy - he’s looking a bit battered and bruised, with a few scars and scratches. Nevertheless, regardless of his looks, he was fine…
A Golden Kiss
When you work at sea or spend as much time at sea as I have over the years, you get to see some pretty amazing sea and sky only sunrises…
It Wasn’t Me…
…I was framed! This young black bear looks up at me from the river with such a guiltless look on his face - as if declaring his innocence. But look…
Egret King
Look at this guy, showing his all more like a ‘king’ egret rather than a cattle egret! This guy is in his full mating plumage, taken last spring in the…