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

Rainforest Eagle

Johnstone Strait, BC, Canada. An adult Bald eagle perched near her nest surrounded by the dense rainforest

Light as a Feather

Great Bear Rainforest, BC. This juvenile Great Blue Heron balances on some floating kelp while fishing

Blur

Great Bear Rainforest, BC. Bonaparte's Gulls in motion at dusk

Watercolour Bear

Great Bear Rainforest, BC. This Black bear wades into a tidal pool searching for salmon carcasses for herself and her cub

Happy Toes

Great Bear Rainforest, BC. Seals love to snooze on shallow rocks and this banana pose helps them to thermoregulate.

Finishing Touch

Great Bear Rainforest, BC. Many eagles add a soft lining of moss or grass to their large nests to make them more comfortable

Balancing Act

Great Bear Rainforest, BC. At low tide, Harbour seals love to rest on rocks but will try to stay as long as possible as the tide rises.

Mirror, mirror

Great Bear Rainforest, BC. A juvenile Great Blue Heron concentrates on fishing for breakfast

Double-crested cormorant

Texada Island, BC. Double-crested cormorants are such beautiful birds and spend over 50% of their time preening and resting

Repurposed

Texada Island, BC, Canada. Bald Eagles will use anything as a lookout perch, including this old enormous machine part.

Into the Blue

Johnstone Strait, BC, Canada. So many shades of blue created by the early morning light falling on the misty islands and mountains of coastal BC.

Red Sea Urchins

Queen Charlotte Strait, BC, Canada. Red Sea Urchins are surprisingly long-lived and can live for more than 100 years

Just A Kelp Blankie

Shadwell Passage, BC, Canada. When Sea otters sleep they wrap themselves in kelp to prevent themselves drifting away.

Colony

Steller Sea Lions, Queen Charlotte Strait, BC, Canada. Sea lion haulouts are usually on remote and exposed rocks close to food sources. And they can be very noisy smelly places with everyone jostling for the best position.

I'm Too Sexy for this Rock

Stellar Sea Lion, Queen Charlotte Strait, BC, Canada. Male Steller Sea Lions defend a territory during breeding season and mate with sny willing female that passes by.

Blending In

Johnstone Strait, BC. These Harbour Seals have the most amazing colours and patterns in their coats and each seal is individually recognizable by their markings.