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Spring birds at the Kitimat waterfront

After a winter of mostly wet, overcast, low light, awful weather, spring has returned to Kitimat and Haisla.  So a few images from the March 30, shorebird count by the Kitimat Valley Naturalists.                

New electric tug Haisea Wamis arrives in Kitimat

  The first of three new style electric tugboats, the Haisea Wamis, arrived in Kitimat, BC, on the traditional territory of the Haisla Nation, on the afternoon of July 29, 2024. HaiSea Marine is a joint venture majority owned by the Haisla Nation in partnership with Seaspan. HaiSea Marine has a major contract with LNG […]

Grizzly bears in Khutzeymateen

On May 29, 2024, I took the Prince Rupert Adventure Tours tour of the Khutzeymateen grizzly sanctuary. Here are the shots of the grizzlies, one black bear and the landscape. The first bear we spotted as a black bear at Tsampanaknok Bay. Then deeper in to the Khutzeymateen we spotted a grizzly swimming along the […]

Humpback “Wally” bubble feeding at Khutzeymateen

A humpback officially named “Wally” by Happy Whale is one of the best known humpbacks on the northern British Columbia coast. Those people in Prince Rupert who have observed him (sex determined by DNA testing) often call him “two dots” because of the distinctive two dots on his tail fluke. According to the Happy Whale […]

The full “sap moon” heralds spring

The first full moon that comes after the spring equinox, which marks the change from astronomical winter to astronomical spring  is often called the sap moon (the sap is running)  or the worm moon (worms appear in the soil). Also called the Lenten moon, since the Christian Easter is always the first Sunday following the […]

Christmas Bird Count 2023

On December 16, 2023 Kitimat Valley Naturalists took part in the worldwide Christmas Bird Count, with special permission and guidance to view the natural areas of the Kitimat River estuary in both the RIo Tinto and LNG Canada industrial sites. The weather was cool and overcast, but unlike earlier years no snow or heavy rain […]