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"STRUTTING HIS STUFF" - Ring-Necked Pheasant

May 13, 2026 • Leave a Comment

"STRUTTING HIS STUFF" Ring-Necked Pheasant (Male) - 6 Photos Wonder what the equivalent name of a supermodel's catwalk is for male pheasants? A narrow fallen log, slightly elevated and sloping, certainly makes for a great platform for a male pheasant to showcase his bright feathers & make himself known to the ladies. He certainly has the mov...

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"ONLY CATCH & EAT - NO RELEASE" - Mink (North American)

May 13, 2026 • Leave a Comment

"ONLY CATCH & EAT - NO RELEASE" Mink (North American) - 6 Photos Certain that most wildlife photographers have experienced at least once, the situation where out of nowhere, wildlife pops up suddenly nearby and in that split second, you are so shocked that you freeze for a brief moment. I knew the mink had gone upstream and was expecting his...

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"GREBE GUSTO" - Red-Necked Grebe

May 12, 2026 • Leave a Comment

"GREBE GUSTO" Red-Necked Grebe - 7 Photos Like the Bottlenose Dolphin, the Red-Necked Grebe seems to be always smiling. It's obvious that the smile is only a trick of the bill's physical attributes but it still gives the Grebe a welcoming appearance. As it is now nesting season, pairs are displaying courtship rituals, including loud vocalizatio...

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"MORNING SUNSHINE" - Mink (North American)

May 05, 2026 • Leave a Comment

"MORNING SUNSHINE" Mink (North American) - 7 Photos It's usually all go with minks, appearing in one location, disappearing and then re-appearing seconds later at times some distance away (Photo #1 through Photo #3). But come Spring, like most wildlife who are trying to rid themselves of excess itchy winter fur, this mink having found a secure...

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"ANOTHER TINY DANCER" - Coyote

April 30, 2026 • 1 Comment

"ANOTHER TINY DANCER" Coyote - 9 Photos It was getting on towards sunset and from my location at the top of the slope, I had already seen three White-Tailed Deer enter the meadow below to graze on the new green grasses, who subsequently moved on. Then from the right came a flash of beige and he/she ran by at great speed, at times bouncing above...

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"CANID FISHERMAN" - Coyote

April 30, 2026 • Leave a Comment

"CANID FISHERMAN" Coyote - 7 Photos ORIGINALLY POSTED MARCH 20, 2025. Wolves on Vancouver Island, B.C. have been documented fishing for salmon. But this was my first time I have witnessed a coyote, particularly a youngster, "fishing" for Prussian Carp in a small stream covered with slushy ice. This particular wetland area has small channels...

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"NOW YOU SEE ME, NOW YOU DON'T" - Mink (North American)

April 27, 2026 • Leave a Comment

"NOW YOU SEE ME, NOW YOU DON'T" Mink (North American) - 8 Photos Over the course of the Winter, I've only seen a mink a few times which were extremely brief so I had forgotten how fast they move & literally disappear, only to reappear some distance away (Photo #1). Jokingly, I think the mink twitches his/her nose, disappears and then twitches t...

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"WELL, I'LL BE DAMMED" - White-Tailed Deer

April 24, 2026 • Leave a Comment

"WELL, I'LL BE DAMMED" White-Tailed Deer (Adult & Immature) - 5 Photos Same beaver dam, just less than a week later from when the coyote used the dam to cross the channel. (See blog of March 31st, 2026, "THE COMMUTE TO WORK".) This doe and her youngster had been grazing in the nearby meadow when Mum decided to move into the nearby woods for bet...

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"TOO MANY SLEEPLESS NIGHTS???" - Bald Eagle

April 22, 2026 • Leave a Comment

"TOO MANY SLEEPLESS NIGHTS???" Bald Eagle (Adult Male) - 7 Photos Adult Bald Eagles are particularly striking in all their white head glory (Photo #1). Have photographed this eagle previously but this time there appeared to be even more shadowing around his eyes. His partner could, in fact, be preparing to hatch eggs and with her potentially be...

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