Sasquatch?
No this isn't a sasquatch, but maybe an indication of how people sometimes think they've seen one. This is a grizzly bear having a good back rub on a rub…
Sandhill Crane
Sandhill cranes pass over my home in the Comox Valley, BC in the spring every year as they migrate from California and Arizona north to nest and have their young. …
Cinnamon Bear
Not all North American black bears are black! As well as the white black bears - the kermode or spirit bear, the BC coast is also home to another non-black…
Black Bear Twins
Often in spring the first bears we see down on the coast are black bears, usually the adults first and then the new moms will follow along with their…
Barn Swallow Chicks
Springtime brings several varieties of swallow to the BC coast. Early May last year I was able to witness the arrival of a whole flock of barn swallows and watched…
Mountain Goat
Springtime is the best opportunity to see mountain goats on the BC coast. Throughout the year you can often see them high on the mountainside but at this time of…
Springtime River Otter
Hopefully spring is just around the corner and one of the 'sights to see' on the BC coast is the herring spawn. It happens fast and if you blink you…
Spirit Bear Looks Back
This is a spirit or kermode bear that I got to photograph a little while back in the heart of the Great Bear Rainforest. You can see more spirt bears…
Grizzly Bear Cub – Day 8
Today is the penultimate day for our grizzly bear cub story and as fall arrives it is clear the cub has learnt well from his mum. He looks healthy and…
Harriers Swoop In
During my recent trip to photograph the snowy owls, a couple of other firsts occurred during the day also. Whilst out on the marsh with the owls, swooping in came…
Grizzly Bear Cub – Day 7
Later the same day, after we saw mom and cub part, she was seen mating with one of the large males that had come down on to the estuary the…
Grizzly Bear Cub – Day 6
Early this morning the mother grizzly bear was acting very strange around her young son. Eventually she started charging at him, pushing him away. He would run, stop and look…
Grizzly Bear Cub – Day 5
Today mom has a very telling look in her eye, she seems to know what she has to do and the look says it all; ‘it’s time son, it’s time’.…
Owls in the Mist
So, my buddy Bob calls me up last week and says he knows where we can go and photograph some snowy owls. ‘Great’ says I, I’ve always wanted to see…