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. A mother Black bear searches for fish for herself and her cub at the base of a sheer granite cliff in the Fjords of the central BC Coast
Happy Place
Great Bear Rainforest, BC. Seals love to snooze on shallow rocks and this banana pose helps them to thermoregulate.
Finishing Touches
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
Balanced
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.
Softly the Evening Came
Johnstone Strait, BC. Humpback Whales. Two humpback whales feeding at sunset off the coast of Vancouver Island. They can dive hundreds of feet below the surface to catch krill and herring
Red Sea Urchins
Queen Charlotte Strait, BC, Canada. Red Sea Urchins are surprisingly long-lived and can live for more than 100 years
Colony
Queen Charlotte Strait, BC, Canada. Steller 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.
Kelp Sunset
Nuchatlitz Provincial Park, BC
Sea Otter
Nootka Sunset
Nootka Island, BC. A spectacular west coast sunset
Grizzly Splash
Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary, BC.
Bald Eagle
Khutzeymateen Inlet, BC.
Viewpoint
Khutzeymateen Inlet, BC. Tis eagle has found the perfect vantage point on an old moss and lichen covered tree to scan for unary gulls and ducks
Female Grizzly Bear Standing
Something to Smile About
Khutzeymateen Provincial Park, BC. Bears are attracted to the Khutzeymateen in spring to feed on the fresh grasses and sedges growing there
Grizzly Cub Paws in the Grass