Tag: clouds

bald eagle

Bald eagles

A bald eagle flies over the water at the east end of Kaien Island just before the Prince Rupert Port Edward turnoff, June 3, 2013. (Robin Rowland) A bald eagle circles over the mountain on the mainland at the turnoff. (Robin Rowland) An eagle skims the ocean, hunting for prey. (Robin Rowland) There were actually […]

Great blue heron near Kitimat River

Birds at Christmastime in Kitimat

A Great Blue Heron perches on a tree overlooking the Kitimat River during the Christmas Bird Count, December 15, 2012. The bird count photo op wasn’t as good this year as it was last year. It was just as overcast with low late December light, but this time it was high tide with wind gusts […]

Sunset at Basalt Creek

Sunset on the Skeena

On Friday, February 3, 2012, I was driving to Prince Rupert, BC, to cover the No to Tankers rally the next day for GlobalBC News and Canadian Press  The drive (or train trip) along the lower Skeena is always magnificent, the mighty water has come through the mountains and now when the river widens. The […]

Columns of sea smoke rise from Kitimat harbour

Sea smoke at Kitimat on a frigid Jan. 19, 2012

Thursday January 19, 2012 was a frigid day in Kitimat, BC. It was -23 C with a windchill of -38. The warm fresh water from the Kitimat River, flowing into the harbour, was caught between the cold ocean water in the harbour and the frigid air, creating the sea smoke.   Sea smoke usually hugs […]

Storm approaching Kitimat harbour at sunset, July 12, 2011

An hour ago I look out my front window.  A thunderstorm is approaching over the mountains to the east, the high clouds bright orange, lit by the setting summer sun to the west, and a rainbow is arching down from the clouds over the mountains that lead to Kitamaat Village. Grabbed the camera and ran […]

How to photograph wildlife without leaving the house

How do you photograph wildlife without leaving the house?  Live where the wildlife comes to you. After I took early retirement from my job as Photo Editor for CBC News, some of my friends were wondering why I chose to move back to my home town of Kitimat, British Columbia (on  the northwest coast). There […]