Robbie and Rita posed for me with the moon ..read more

My friend Robbie likes to fly with me when I’m coasting down the hill. No matter how fast I go, he always goes faster! I haven’t seen Rita in almost a month. That can mean only one thing……..they are nesting ..read more

I’m a sucker for sunsets. Because of Tofino’s geographic situation, there isn’t any land to the west of us. Creating a beautiful canvas for nature to paint upon. I have a theory about people and sunsets. As a species, we learned a long time ago that the day was “good” and the night was “bad”. Our eyesight wasn’t designed for night vision. A predator could prey upon you If you went walking around at night in the forest. So we had it branded into our DNA that we need sunlight to survive. Our ancestral DNA recorded this collective common experience. Over the years I have observed an interesting ..read more

We do not get much snow here in Tofino. Up until a few days ago, we hadn’t seen a single flake. When we do get snow Tofino just seems to sparkle even more ! While other curse the stuff, we love it…….maybe because we know It won’t be hanging around very long. I’m guessing that the thermocline was around 1000 feet ..read more

Originally I called this Blue Heron “Harriet”. I now am going to call her “Babsje”in memory of Babsje who recently passed. She loved these beautiful birds like no other and took the most amazing pictures of them. She would paddle her kayak around the lake, visiting them like old friends. I liked to think that she will be reincarnated this Spring as a Blue Heron at the same lake. Her legacy is recognized ..read more

This is Ernie. Ernie and Ethel claim this tree as one of their perching trees. In a given eagles territory, they will have many of these perching trees. They almost always have the best aerial real estate. Eagles territories are kind of like puzzle pieces. They all fit together. Tofino’s harbour has about a dozen of these puzzle pieces and they all butt up against each other. This is Ernie and Ethel’s favourite perching spot. Eagles prefer old growth trees as they are usually are the tallest and with the best view. Being beside water is another thing all eagles insist upon. This tree is calle ..read more

I just found out that Babsje Gilm has passed away. I do not know why but suspect Covid ..read more

I’m not sure how to write this post? This is not a posting about my latest Blue Heron shots but one for help in finding out what has happened? As you already know some of the best Blue Heron shots come from Babsje over at https://babsjeheron.wordpress.com/ Her last posting was December 20th 2023. I have been corresponding with her over time. Her health has been suffering of late. She broke her foot and then caught Covid. Then to make matters even worse,she fell and broke her left arm. She was at the Hospital when she fell breaking her left arm. That was January 9th and I haven’t heard from he ..read more

One thing you can just about guaranty Is that sooner or later everybody is bullied. If you haven’t ever been bullied,that’s probably because you most likely are the bully. Bullying applies to not just humans but also wildlife. I’ve seen just about every kind of animal bullying other animals. Several days ago I saw a male Anna’s hummingbird bullying a female hummer. Males tend to take possession of a given feeder. They will perch close by warding away any other hummer coming in to have a drink. A male hummer will guard “his” food source the same way a dog guards It’s bone! During the cold weath ..read more

This video shows some of the problems I’ve had to overcome with filming salmon. Shallowness and water speed. I modified the original drift rig to be shorter. So that it could drift downstream without hitting the bottom………..but It appears I still need to adjust it even more!! You will hear the rig hitting bottom several times! This section of the stream I call “The Speedway”. It’s not only fast but shallow! I think the new drift rig is about 8 inches in height and yet it still smacks the bottom! This is a picture of my original drift rig. Its 29 inches in depth. Great for deep pools but not the ..read more