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Bears are just too cool. This one was waiting for salmon to come a bit closer. #photography #nature #bears #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #VancouverIslandWildlife #Canada

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. #photography #nature #marmot #VancouverIslandWildlife #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #Canada

Black bear and her cub looking for salmon in a river on Vancouver Island last week. #photography #nature #bears #wildlife #VancouverIslandWildlife #BritishColumbia #Canada

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... #photography #nature #birds #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #VancouverIslandWildlife #Canada

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. #photography #nature #wildlife #bears #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #Canada #VancouverIslandWildlife

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 #photography #nature #wildlife #bears #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #Canada #VancouverIslandWildlife

Autumn is here, cooler nights, shorter days. Soon the Vancouver Island marmot will go into hibernation. This adult marmot was enjoying the last days of summer. Photo taken a few years ago. #photography #nature #marmots #VancouverIslandWildlife #VancouverIslandMarmot #BritishColumbia #Canada

#SilentSunday #photography #VancouverIslandWildlife

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. #photography #nature #wildlife #bears #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #Canada #VancouverIslandWildlife

Spot the bear! #photography #nature #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #Canada #VancouverIslandWildlife

We interrupt your regular program for a photo of a flying dinosaur on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. #photography #nature #birds #VancouverIslandWildlife #wildlife #Canada

A fawn sticks its tongue out at me as I catch it with its mother, eating the last of the blackberries. #photography #nature #WildlifeWednesday #VancouverIslandWildlife #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #Canada

This gorgeous chunky black bear just spotted a delicious salmon. At this time of year, bears consume up to 20,000 calories per day. It is called hyperphagia. I can only hope to eat that much! 😆 #photography #nature #bears #VancouverIslandWildlife #BritishColumbia #Canada #wildlife

Mama Grizzly in a field of wildflowers on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Isn't she beautiful? #photography #nature #wildlife #VancouverIslandWildlife #Canada

Egg Yolk Jellyfish haunting the Pacific Ocean near Vancouver Island. #photography #nature #VancouverIslandWildlife #BritishColumbia #Canada #jellyfish

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. #photography #nature #birds #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #Canada #VancouverIslandWildlife

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. #photography #wildlife #nature #VancouverIslandWildlife #VancouverIsland

How many elk in this photo? #photography #nature #wildlife #VancouverIslandWildlife

When someone steals your lunch... #photography #wildlife #nature #marmots #VancouverIslandWildlife #BritishColumbia #Canada

Here's a Vancouver Island marmot pup to start your week. Young animals are curious and sometimes they get closer to the camera to the delight of photographers. Note that I used a telephoto lens for this photo of a wild marmot in a subalpine meadow on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. #photography #nature #wildlife #VancouverIslandWildlife #marmots