In Winters Grip

Sunshine Coast, BC, Canada. Before sunrise, a Coyote pauses in a frosted field

Crunch Time

Vancouver Island, BC. A female Sea otter feeds on prickly Sea urchins. I will always remember the sound of her crunching through the spines to get to the tender meat inside the shell.

Happy Place

Queen Charlotte Strait, BC. A female Sea Otter grooms her fur after feeding on Sea urchins in the waters of Vancouver Island

Twig Eater

Yellowstone NP, USA. A bull Moose walking through the snow, browing on the willows as he goes.

Just Smile

Yellowstone NP, USA. A Coyote rests on a snow covered rock .... I think in a happy place

Playtime

Yellowstone NP, USA. Two Plains bison frolic in the snow. It was great fun to watch them as they chased each other across the snowy meadow

Indomitable

Yellowstone NP, USA. A Plains bison bull ruminates his meal on a snowy bank. Bison were almost extirpated from N. America in the late 19th century but with protection populations have recovered from around 400 in 1902 to to an estimated 500,000 indivduals today.

Separated

Yellowstone NP, USA. A Gray Wolf of the Wapiti Lake Pack had become separated from his pack and stops to listen for the calls of the rest of the pack to locate them

A Mesmerising Moment

Yellowstone NP, USA. A Gray Wolf of the Wapiti Lake Pack paused at the side of the road for a mesmerising moment before moving off to meet up with the rest of his pack further along the river.

In His Rightful Place

Yellowstone NP, USA. A Gray Wolf of the Wapiti Lake Pack. Wolves were reintroduced to the park in 1995. It has been a great success with other lost species returning as the ecosystem rebalances and the park regenerates

Hesitation

Yellowstone NP, USA. This Coyote seemed reluctant to cross this chilly river. And at -20C, I think I would be the same!

Listener in the Snow

Yellowstone NP, USA. Red foxes locate their prey with their acute hearing and then leap head first into the snow to capture their meal, a technique that is called mousing.

Hunting through the Sage

Yellowstone NP, USA. Red foxes locate their prey with their acute hearing and then leap head first into the snow to capture their meal, a technique that is called mousing.

Sixth Sense

Yellowstone NP, USA. Red foxes locate their prey with their acute hearing and then leap head first into the snow to capture their meal, a technique called mousing. Recent research has shown that they may also have a magnetic sense that helps them to precisely locate their prey beneath the snow.

Coyote Pup

Jasper NP, Alberta.

Cast off

Yukon WIldllife Preserve, YT. A collection of Moose antlers. The Preserve provides a permanent home for previously rescued animals that cannot be released back to the wld.

In the Eye of a Moose

Yukon WIldllife Preserve, YT. Eye to eye with a resident bull moose. The Preserve provides a permanent home for previously rescued animals that cannot be released back to the wld.

Head to Head

Yukon WIldlife Preserve, YT. A pair of resident Mule Deer bucks test each others strength. The Preserve provides a permanent home for previously rescued animals that cannot be released back to the wld.

Wood Bison

Yukon WIldllife Preserve, YT. Two resident Wood Bison. The Preserve provides a permanent home for previously rescued animals that cannot be released back to the wld.