Wildlife

Around the shorelines on Vancouver Island, you'll see the occasional oyster catcher picking through the seaweed and various edibles the tide uncovers. They can be challenging to photograph: rarely are they still and their black feathers can fool your exposure meter into over exposing. The linked photo is smaller than most since it's a scan from slides.

A friend took me out one day to Swan Lake- an water fowl oasis in Victoria. We happened across two Cormorants that day. Sitting on a floating dock, the male had his wings stretched like this for a good 10 minutes. Brian thought he was drying them out. As above, a scan from slide film: Fuji Astia 100 ISO.

You would expect to find a hummingbird in warm locales, right? Well this little Ruby-throated Hummingbird
(Archilochus Colubris) is a regular in Victoria in February, near Uplands and Cattle Point Parks. See it's mating display by clicking here.

I've always thought these birds were robins. As I was photographing this one Sunday morning on the lawn of my apartment building, my neighbour told me it's really a red-Breasted Thresher. I laid on my stomach right on the grass to photograph it. Kodak Elite Chrome slide film.

This seal is a regular at the Oak Bay Marina (see Victoria photos sections) and is relatively easy to photograph since he is always posing...for food. Fuji Sensia II slide film.

These Great Blue Herons were feeding masterfully on the little fish that swim in the pools as the tide recedes. I love the medium tones in this image as my 300mm zoom went to its maximum. This was taken at Island View Beach. Fuji Sensia II slide film.

I caught this baby woodpecker on Fuji Super HG 1600 ISO print film at my folks place in Langley. He is tiny and it's times like this when I wish I had a 600 mm zoom ! Image has been edited: white reflections in top right corner have been removed.

A baby rabbit hiding in the grass at my folks place. Same film. Same day. But this time, it was in the back yard. Top part of the image has been cropped.

This photo makes me question my preference for slide film. It is where Fuji NPS 160 (see above) really shines: medium tones. We caught this doe in East Sooke Park. Notice the wound on it's rump. It may have recently survived a cougar attack which populate the area.

Driving back from my parents home in Langley, BC I saw these goats all standing on a small log. I screeched to a halt, jumped from the car and ran over to capture them on film. Can you believe they posed like this the whole time I was there ! I laugh everytime I see this.

Peacocks and Peahens regularly stroll through Beacon Hill Park in Victoria. You can approach them rather close, as I did here. I was surprised that it let me in this near it. I was able to snap away a few frames before it tired of me. Thanks for posing !

What are they planning ? These little guys look so mischievous with their sly grins. The nice thing about photographing these sorts of reptiles is that they stand still in pose for periods before darting away.

Smile ! Despite a thick glass window in the South Carolina Aquarium, this picture turned out pretty well. To avoid glare from the lights near the exhibit, I stood over the camera to block any light on the lens. Voila !

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