Tufted Puffins can actually fly!

Despite their usual potato-shaped look and land-movements, these puffins can fly really fast - in a straight line. So tough to photograph in the air!

Peering across the estuary

On a sunny and warm autumn day, this grizzly bear sat still, seeming to watch the wind blow swiftly through the tall sedge. This is a vertical panoramic of 3 or 4 shots. I wanted to capture the forest behind.

Across the ice at sunset

Two polar bears wander across a frozen pond late in the day

The teenagers at play

Two grizzly bears spar in the estuary. They seemed to be chasing each other from channel to channel, using the islands of sedge to throw paws before jumping back in the water and swimming away! Kids!

Make way!

A grizzly bear looks on as two others participate in springtime antics

Coastal grizzly habitat in a picture

This is a vertical panoramic shot of 3 images (might be four). I wanted to capture the bears feeding in the sedge, but also the stunning mountain background.

Gulls

The gulls start the mating ritual.....

Mates

Whispering sweet nothings by the shore.

Little bear little paws

A young polar bear paws its way across a frozen pond

Sharing the channel

Two epic predators share a shallow channel in the estuary. They didn't seem to mind each other.

Where are the fish?

Patience is your greatest asset if you're a bear looking for salmon

Where are the fish?

Patience is your greatest asset if you're a bear looking for salmon

Peering through the sedge

Intent on feeding, catching a glimpse of this grizzly bear standing in the tall sedge was a challenge. Every now and then it would lift its head to scan around and chew a mouthful of sedge

Just a big bear

A big polar bear pauses in the morning light to catch a glimpse of some other bears (out of sight).

Bugging Mom for a Snack

The mother bear had been peacefully sleeping on the rocks for a few minutes until her 1.5 year old cub wandered over. He circled, nudged, nuzzled, and moaned until she woke up. A minute or so later, the cub and its sibling were nursing! Sometimes a bit of convincing is needed

Portrait with personality

This young grizzly bear paused to query our boat. We had been sitting in the same spot for over 15 minutes and this one approached to have a quick glance. I love the missing fur on its ear - evidence of a past wrestle gone awry.

Tucking into the intertidal

A grizzly bear pauses from eating mussels and barnacle in the intertidal zone of Knight Inlet.

The waters that keep us apart

This image is a telephoto panoramic of 2 images stitched together. Bear left is a male. Bear left is a female. There was obviously love in the air as these two fed close together, but not right beside each other. I loved the view of them separated by the small channel of water.

Forest Reflections

Nature's transition: where ice meets open water

Nursing in the kelp

A polar bear nurses her cub in a nice hollow she dug out of the kelp.

Tufted Puffins can actually fly!

Despite their usual potato-shaped look and land-movements, these puffins can fly really fast - in a straight line. So tough to photograph in the air!

Peering across the estuary

On a sunny and warm autumn day, this grizzly bear sat still, seeming to watch the wind blow swiftly through the tall sedge. This is a vertical panoramic of 3 or 4 shots. I wanted to capture the forest behind.

Across the ice at sunset

Two polar bears wander across a frozen pond late in the day

The teenagers at play

Two grizzly bears spar in the estuary. They seemed to be chasing each other from channel to channel, using the islands of sedge to throw paws before jumping back in the water and swimming away! Kids!

Make way!

A grizzly bear looks on as two others participate in springtime antics

Coastal grizzly habitat in a picture

This is a vertical panoramic shot of 3 images (might be four). I wanted to capture the bears feeding in the sedge, but also the stunning mountain background.

Gulls

The gulls start the mating ritual.....

Mates

Whispering sweet nothings by the shore.

Little bear little paws

A young polar bear paws its way across a frozen pond

Sharing the channel

Two epic predators share a shallow channel in the estuary. They didn't seem to mind each other.

Where are the fish?

Patience is your greatest asset if you're a bear looking for salmon

Where are the fish?

Patience is your greatest asset if you're a bear looking for salmon

Peering through the sedge

Intent on feeding, catching a glimpse of this grizzly bear standing in the tall sedge was a challenge. Every now and then it would lift its head to scan around and chew a mouthful of sedge

Just a big bear

A big polar bear pauses in the morning light to catch a glimpse of some other bears (out of sight).

Bugging Mom for a Snack

The mother bear had been peacefully sleeping on the rocks for a few minutes until her 1.5 year old cub wandered over. He circled, nudged, nuzzled, and moaned until she woke up. A minute or so later, the cub and its sibling were nursing! Sometimes a bit of convincing is needed

Portrait with personality

This young grizzly bear paused to query our boat. We had been sitting in the same spot for over 15 minutes and this one approached to have a quick glance. I love the missing fur on its ear - evidence of a past wrestle gone awry.

Tucking into the intertidal

A grizzly bear pauses from eating mussels and barnacle in the intertidal zone of Knight Inlet.

The waters that keep us apart

This image is a telephoto panoramic of 2 images stitched together. Bear left is a male. Bear left is a female. There was obviously love in the air as these two fed close together, but not right beside each other. I loved the view of them separated by the small channel of water.

Forest Reflections

Nature's transition: where ice meets open water

Nursing in the kelp

A polar bear nurses her cub in a nice hollow she dug out of the kelp.