Clearwater Lakes Stickleback.
Dinner Time
We were lucky enough to encounter this Barred Owl dinning on a Snowshoe hare.
What are you looking at?
A bald eagle takes some time to preen it's feathers during the Oolichan Run along the Skeena River.
Lift Off
A gull lifting off a piece of ice low along the Nass River during the Oolichan Run.
Millions of Wings
Huge flocks of gulls take flight from the shores of the Nass River during the spring Oolichan Run.
Resting Gulls.
Gulls rist along the shores of the Nass river during the spring Oolichan Run.
Ice Passengers
Seals rest and lazily float down the Skeena River during the spring Oolichan Run, their bellies full of the tiny, oily fish.
Waiting Eagles.
Eagles wait on the ice along the Skeena River for the next run of Oolichan.
Mountain Goat
When traveling through the northwest, be sure to check the cliffs for mountain goats.
Nursing Pup
A Sea Lion pup nurses from it's mother in Douglas Channel.
Getting the last word.
A female steller sea lion argues with a male about space on the rocks.
Raven
Eye contact.
The piercing gaze of a Great Blue Heron
Three Amigos.
Eye contact
A bear feasting on vetch stops and gazes at me.
Young Grizzly
A young Grizzly makes its way along the low tide shoreline of the Khutzemateen Grizzly Bear Santuary.
Tender Embrace
A pair of grizzly bears shares some time together during the brief breeding period in the Khutzemateen Grizzly Bear Santuary.
Blazing Colour
A nanny and kid pick their way aond the rocky side of a mountain in Northwest BC. A tree blazing fall colour stands out bright.
Dining on Caviar
A Water Ouzel dines on a salmon egg it has picked from the rocks under the water.
Spawning Sockeye.
Sockeye swim in shallower waters near Kalum lake in the late fall.
Late Spawn
Late fall spawning sockeye in the cold clear waters near Kalum Lake.
I Spy With My Little Eye.... A Dipper!
Do you see the tiny Ouzel sits at the waters edge, taking a break from it's foraging under the water.
Ruffed Mama
A Ruffed Grouse hen keeps a watchful eye on her little ones as well as me as they duck in and out of the lichen covered lava on the Nisga'a Memorial Lava Beds Prov Park. The babies are so well camouflaged that I was only able to catch a glimpse of them as they darted about.
