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Bears are just too cool. This one was waiting for salmon to come a bit closer.
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New research from the University of Victoria (UVic) has found that some kelp forests around Vancouver Island were disappearing far earlier than scientists previously thought, highlighting that climate change has been altering our ecosystems long before most people were aware anything was wrong
https://news.uvic.ca/media-release/climate-change-impacts-on-kelp-forests/
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Two Vancouver Island marmots (one pup and one yearling) playing in the mountains on Vancouver Island. Lots of theatrics and some friendly wrestling but nobody got hurt. They were just having fun and it was fun to watch!
Photo taken years ago.
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Western sandpiper foraging at low tide last week on Vancouver Island.
I love sandpipers, they are interesting to photograph as I have to anticipate which way they're going and they move fast, stop, run, stop...
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Black bear cubs waiting for their mum while she is catching salmon. There was a lot of communication between the cubs and between the cubs and their mum. Verbal and also tactile. I enjoyed watching their interactions, I just wish I could understand.
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A1a - I am posting from the damp, chilly #VancouverIsland where it feels like baked squash weather, although the sun just peaked out for the first time today.
A1b - Not in the slightest bit weird - Your care, your rules. A picture is a good way to engage your care providers, to start the conversation about your goals. You may not get 100% agreement, but you can certainly clarify your priorities.
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Black bear sow looking at her two cubs. Photo taken earlier this week. She is a good mother and experienced. In a previous post, I mentioned that she might be the matriarch in the clan based on my observations of the past years.
Here's more info about matrilinear hierarchy in black bears in North America: https://kilhambearcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Matrilinear-Hierarchy-of-black-bears.pdf
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Sunset, seen from outer lobby seating area windows, at Jubilee Hospital, 5North East wing.
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After catching a salmon in a river, bears walk to the forest to eat it. They eat the fatty parts of the fish such as the brain, skin and eggs. The rest of the fish feeds birds, insects, invertebrates, and trees.
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Salal leaves, catching the light in a dim forest. New blog post: https://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2026/09/cheerful.html #VancouverIsland #Plants #Forests #NaturePhotography
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A fawn sticks its tongue out at me as I catch it with its mother, eating the last of the blackberries.
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Mrs. and Mr. Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) on an early morning stroll at a marsh.
Spotted during a recent photo tour. We heard their call first so we approached very slowly and quietly.
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I am a quiet and calm wildlife photographer. I move slowly. I pause often. I feel, smell and listen to nature around me. Sometimes wildlife gets close because they trust me or they are just curious.
Recently a family of Black-tailed deer, 2 females and their fawns, walked towards me and then around me while foraging. They were so close that I could have touched them. I didn't. I remained still.
Here's one of the fawns.
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A "wave" of sedimentary conglomerate rock. New blog post: https://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2026/08/just-rocks-and-stones-lots-of-stones.html #VancouverIsland #Geology #Rocks #NaturePhotography
Cellar spider, a week ago, and tonight. Look what she's done! New blog post: https://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2026/08/happy-event.html #VancouverIsland #Spiders #Arachnids #Invertebrates #InverteFest #NaturePhotography
2 sentenced for blocking logging in Vancouver Island’s Walbran Valley
Two protesters from the Walbran Valley blockade were sentenced Tuesday, after pleading guilty to breaching an injunction order in November 2025. The order barred protestors from blocking access to the Tsawak-qin Forestry logging site. Twelve protesters were arrested in total.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/2-sentenced-walbran-valley-injunction-9.7297453?cmp=rss
British Columbia is logging its last old growth. Protesters are sleeping in the road to stop it. https://cheknews.ca/british-columbia-is-logging-its-last-old-growth-protesters-are-sleeping-in-the-road-to-stop-it-1340473/
#environment #OldGrowthForests #logging #foresty #nature #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia
Gumweed and two sweat bees, caught in the act. New blog post: https://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2026/08/sunny-gumweed-and-some-bees.html #VancouverIsland #Bees #Insects #Invertebrates #Flowers #BloomScrolling #NaturePhotography
California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) on the coast of Vancouver Island. Sometimes they come close to the shore to check you out and bark at you.
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