Category: Douglas Channel

Kitimat Christmas Bird Count 2019

For the Christmas Bird Count in Kitimat, there’s usually a lot of ground to cover in a very short period of time–that’s because here in the northwest daylight hours are limited as we get closer to the Winter Solstice. So we started before dawn, which is OK for those who are counting but not so […]

“Get off my perch,” crow tells bald eagle

A crow mobs a bald eagle at the mouth of Wahtl Creek, MK Bay marina, Kitimat, BC. I was out shooting for fun along the Kitimat/Kitamaat Village waterfront when I captured the story of a fiesty crow that demanded a bald eagle get off an old log in the Wahtl Creek estuary. The crow apparently […]

Christmas bird count 2018 in a snow storm

Trumpeter swans, signets and canvasback ducks in the Kitimat River estuary, Dec.15, 2018. (Robin Rowland)   My portion of the Christmas Bird Count in the Kitimat River Estuary (courtesy Rio Tinto) was in an afternoon blizzard which cut visibility by up to about 80 per cent at times and was no help to the cameras, […]

Shore birds in Kitimat; Gulls in feeding frenzy

Shots from the November shore bird survey. A Western grebe off the Maggie Point gazebo. (Robin Rowland) Common mergansers off Maggie Point. (Robin Rowland) We spotted gulls in a feeding frenzy off the Kitamaat Village soccer field. (Robin Rowland) Another shot of the feeding frenzy. (Robin Rowland) Detail of the feeding frenzy in the above […]

Summer wildlife and nature photos in and around Kitimat

Summer photography in Kitimat and down Douglas Channel. Images from walking around Kitimat, hikes, and from North West Photo Fest at Minette Bay Lodge and down Douglas Channel. The most amazing event was when we were off Coste Rocks and witnessed three humpbacks up Amos Channel. One did not dive, but floated on the ocean, […]