My morning walk on Monday June 2, through the forested “gully” or “play gully” near my home was one of the reasons I love living in the northwest. It was peaceful, different species of birds chirping and the light through the trees was amazing. There was also wildlife. Time for cute. I first managed to […]
During the May shorebird count at Haisla, a fearless crow came up right close to the birders, apparently attracted by some salmon eggs that someone had scattered on a nearby driftwood log. ;
My best shots from the 2024 Christmas Bird Count in the Kitimat River estuary.
The first of a projected series of atmospheric rivers hit Kitimat on the afternoon of September 21. To my surprise there was lively and heavy bird activity in my backyard, including more than a dozen dark-eyed juncos, five of the steller’s jays that live in the trees by my house, a couple of northern flickers, […]
Kitmat BC’s official motto is “A Marvel of Nature and Industry.” Even so I don’t get much of a chance to take a photograph that illustrates that idea. September 9 did give me an opporunity. A beautiful early fall night. I first stepped out, the rising 31.1% waxing ccrescent moon was over Douglas Channel, along […]
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 […]