Great Blue Heron

No real need for a high powered zoom on this photograph, this handsome blue heron was down near the Coal Harbour Seawalk in Vancouver, we watched this skilled guy take two or three unfortunate snack fish out of the water.


Where : Coal Harbour, Vancouver
When : July 14th, 2008

Butterfly

The size of a Monarch, but we're not sure what species this butterfly is, but it may be an admiral, we have this pattern, yellow and white types and little white ones (everyone has those). Anyway, regardless of species, this guy was happy to stretch his wings once or twice while I held the camera.


Where : Gower Point Road, Gibsons
When : July 11th, 2008

Spotted Towhee

Another of the elusive, yet common, birds in the area. We have a couple who drop into the back garden, usually when we're enjoying a beer on the deck, without a camera handy.

Here is my first photo of the bird, a little dark, but nevertheless, a reasonable snap.


Where : Creekside Crescent, Gibsons
When : July, 2008

The buck stopped here

This buck was in the same area, I tried to approach him and he was off like a rabbit, fast. Luckily, Karen had said take a picture before moving.

The Gospel Rock area is another example of an animal corridor, where, more and more, wild animals encroach on human territory.

Or is it the other way around?


Where : Gospel Rock, "Little Africa", Gibsons, BC
When : July 11th, 2008

Four deer day

The route we have been walking, down near Gospel Rock and a place called "Little Africa" is full of wildlife, some rather elusive to the camera. Friday was an official "four deer day" with a young buck and three young females.

No wonder these animals are elusive, they have excellent hearing, just look at the size of the ears on this young female :


Where : Gospel Rock, "Little Africa", Gibsons, BC
When : July 11th, 2008

Bump on a Log

We where out on a media boat, following the clipper canoe outrigger race on Saturday, lots of excitement and a glorious day out on the water. I saw some driftwood floating by and taking a ride was a sunbathing seal.


Where : Popham Island, BC
When : July 12th, 2008

Grasshopper

Something we walk past all the time, and don't take the time to look too closely, here, up on Gospel Rock, a little grasshopper that was quite happy to pose for a quick picture. Size, about 30mm long.


Where : Gospel Rock, "Little Africa", Gibsons, BC
When : July 11th, 2008

Two Ferry Day

After we had walked around Soames Hill, we ended up devouring a beef and mustard sandwich on Hopkins Landing Wharf, close to Langdale ferry terminal, and for our viewing pleasure, a bi-product of the summer ferry schedule happened with the dance of the Queen of Coquitlam ferry and the "bonus" Langdale ferry the Queen of Surrey.


Where : Hopkins Landing, Howe Sound
When : July 7th, 2008

Foxglove

Native to BC and prolific, at first Karen thought that these were Mullein, but said that they could be like the British Foxglove, they are HUGE and usually around five feet tall at least.

This one on Chamberlin Road on our walk around Soames Hill.


Where : Chamberlin Road, Gibsons
When : July 7th, 2008

Two Deer Day

It was a two deer day today, and we had the camera, and they cooperated with us, in fact I was about three feet away from this young male when I took his portrait. This was up around the Soames Hill area, near Twin Isles, I think on the corner of Bridgeman Road near someones front gate.


And here's his young friend, a female :


Where : Bridgeman Road, Hopkins Landing
When : July 7th, 2008