For the next two months, I'll photograph black bears fattening up on salmon and hopefully I'll catch a glimpse of the elusive coastal wolf and cougar.
It is also a popular time of the year for private photo tours so if I'm quiet on Mastodon, don't worry, I'll be back! Famous last words. 😁
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuTB_rgeHWM
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The salmon return on Vancouver Island, British Columbia
When the salmon return to their native streams to spawn, it attracts a lot of wildlife such as black bears.All images taken on Vancouver Island, British Colu...
Between April and July, I regularly visited a bald eagle nest on Vancouver Island. This video shows how the parents cared for their offspring and how fast the eaglets grew: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEbDYy6vTf4
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Bald Eagle Nest on Vancouver Island
I'm working on a short video with photos and footage taken at an eagle nest between the end of April and early July. I am hoping to post it on my You Tube channel this weekend.
Stay tuned! 🦅
#BloomScrolling One of the beautiful wildflowers on Vancouver Island. It is called a Sitka columbine or western columbine (Aquilegia formosa).
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Very smoky skies in Courtenay at the moment and poor visibility due to the Mount Underwood wildfire. 3,406 hectares as of 11:13 am today.
More info from BC Wildlife Service: https://wildfiresituation.nrs.gov.bc.ca/incidents?fireYear=2025&incidentNumber=V71498&source=map
Stay indoors if you can.
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Conservation officers have put a permanent sign to indicate the presence of black bear and cougar... about 100 metres from where I live. 😮 There is a space on the sign to add the date of the latest sighting. At the moment, it says a bear was spotted on Aug. 9.
I guess the bear and the cougar have permanently moved in my area: a wooded corridor between the mountains and the sea.
Oh! I should mention that there are lots of bushes full of ripe blackberries = bear food. 😁
Anne
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