A belted kingfisher perches on the root of an upturned tree at the mouth of Whatl Creek after days of heavy rain. (Robin Rowland) Harlequin Ducks gather on the shore of MK Bay by Whatl Creek. (Robin Rowland) Harlequin ducks fly past MK Bay (Robin Rowland) A crow flies past Maggie Point. (Robin Rowland) A […]
A spotted satyr comma butterfly (also known as a satyr anglewing) polygonia satyrus satyrus settled on spotted log in the bush near my house. The first satyr commas emerge in April, so they’re a sign of spring.
Wahtl Creek flows past Kitamaat Village, home of the Haisla Nation, into MK Bay on Douglas Channel, across from Kitimat’s Rio Tinto BC Operations aluminum smelter. You wouldn’t know it’s the end of February, except for nip in the morning air. After fellow photographer Doug Keech posted on Facebook that on Saturday morning, low tide […]
A waxing gibbous moon (91 per cent) rises over Kitimat’s iconic Mt. Elizabeth on a frigid afternoon, Febuary 8, 2017. The moon begins its climb into the sky near the peak of Mt. Elizabeth. (RobinRowland) And reaches above the twin peaks. (Robin Rowland) A wider view of the moon over the twin peaks […]
The moon (waxing crescent 12.1%) with Mars (near top of the photo, one third of the way to Venus) and Venus in a triangle. (Robin Rowland) Sony Alpha 7II Sony 70 to 300G lens, ISO 8000, 1/400m, f5.6
