When I first came to Canada I was suddenly finding myself out in a lot of wild places, increasing the chance of crossing paths with animals I’d never interacted with before. Most of these were reasonably familiar with via the odd documentary in the past, but there were a few species that I took very … More Alpine Berry Bear
This year was the 34th annual Winter Bald Eagle Count, and my 4th year volunteering to count the Upper Squamish Valley. The count has been organised every year for the first Sunday in January and is a fixture as a part of the Brackendale Winter Eagle Festival that runs through January. Volunteer counters cover areas … More 2020 Squamish Bald Eagle Count
Morning sun slowly creeps down to the river, casting a blanket of warmth and sending moisture skyward. It’s going to be a beautiful day…
I’ve spent a lot of my photographic time on these incredible little creatures through this Summer. Having them right on our back deck has given me a unique insight into their behaviours, sounds and supremely eye-catching colours. The activity has finally begun to slow down in recent weeks, I’m seeing the juvenile males less and … More Getting to know Hummingbirds
After a couple of casual minutes framing up a few shots, I was descended upon by hordes of mosquitos as I continued to make these images. I’d skipped the bug spray and that came back to “bite me” once I got setup. Lately I haven’t been outside this late in the evening, but I really … More Crescent Moon & Venus
April long weekend, the first day of the month, a Sunday April fools. You could have fooled us with the weather we saw across the day. It truly was four seasons in one day. Hail in the morning, then patches of sun, followed by dark clouds, rain, back to sun, then SNOW, sun, rain, sun … More April 1 2018 – Weather
It’s hard to believe it’s almost been a month since we decided to go for an overnight trip up to the Elfin Lakes hut for my birthday. The skies were forecast to clear around dusk and the possibility of some Aurora colours through the night was also present. Starting a 4-day weekend with this short … More Elfin Lakes Birthday Snowshoe
It’s been a particularly cold and snowy winter this year in South Western BC. Considerable snowfall and cold Arctic outflow winds have made for frosty conditions, large snowbanks and sketchy driving conditions around town and along the highway. The roads are in poort shape, significant maintenance will be required come the Spring. It’s been really … More A real winter!
Every winter, large numbers of Bald Eagles come from all directions on the North American continent and congregate along the coast of Southern BC. Squamish sees a great number of these birds who return to feast on the Salmon runs in the many converging rivers at the top of Howe Sound. I volunteer with a … More Eagle Watch – Brackendale Eagles Provincial Park. Squamish, BC
I went for a ride today to take advantage of the glorious and kind of surprising sunny-ish day! I stopped to try and capture a photo of Lukla and I before heading back out of the forest. It was a bit clunky to setup, I used the intervalometer built into the camera after finding a … More Fall Riding & awkward selfies
Once upon a time in the West 