https://www.jennystevensphotography.com/home daily 1.0 2020-10-04 https://www.jennystevensphotography.com/about daily 0.75 2021-07-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601838227897-E6K0R28O8OYBPJ6OW3P1/IMG_0324-002.jpg About - “Jennybear” Stevens On my 14th birthday my parents gave me a brand new Eastman Kodak Brownie. Though these were humble cameras with no aperture control or focusing abilities, amounting to essentially little more than cardboard boxes with a simple meniscus lens, they made photography accessible to everyone. As my first camera, I used it for the rest of my childhood, mainly taking photos of friends and family. The Brownie ignited my love of photography, and throughout my life and travels I've continued developing my knowledge and skill, focusing on landscapes and the natural world. After retiring in 2003, I travelled by icebreaker through the Northwest Passage, and was encouraged by the ship's photographer to pursue professional wildlife photography. I took several workshops with him, and found my niche. Wildlife photography is my calling, and thrills me continuously. I am at peace in the wilderness and a special space in my heart is reserved for bears. https://www.jennystevensphotography.com/contact-1 daily 0.75 2021-07-24 https://www.jennystevensphotography.com/gallery daily 0.75 2020-10-04 https://www.jennystevensphotography.com/gallery/greatbearrainforest-y8j6j monthly 0.5 2020-11-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601841673587-8OO1DRXULIFA0KVBSW4O/2014-08-040.jpg Work - Great Bear Rainforest Humpback Whale feeding alone in the morning fog in the Grenville Channel off Hawkesbury Island. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601841555550-4VT00QDQ8ON2HO4ND76T/DAY+4+MUSSEL+INLET+D800+325.NEF-001+%283%29.jpg Work - Great Bear Rainforest Grizzly Bear who looks as if he just came from the groomer ! Khutze Inlet is a fjord surrounded by nearly 4,000-foot peaks at the southern end of Princess Royal Channel, and stretches inland toward British Columbia’s Coast Mountains.. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601841603519-CSYQELKWDBMASO8TKTAP/END+OF+GREAT+BEAR+225.jpg Work - Great Bear Rainforest Kermode or 'Spirit" Bear. Even 'Ghost' bear to some. This is a black bear found in the Great Bear Rainforest. It is not Albino, but carries a recessive gene - such like blue eyes in humans - and when two black bears carrying this gene mate, they can have a pure white cub. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601841641722-FXZLKUVE0142U0LGZ06T/IMG_1220-2.jpg Work - Great Bear Rainforest Spirit Bear with a Pink Salmon in Riordan Creek on Gribble Island. No one knows how many Spirit Bears there are, but the estimate is between 175 and 400. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601841733743-TPHRIUBCSS0MF19CIRSS/lightroom+exports-1-12+%282%29.jpg Work - Great Bear Rainforest Sad Sack Spirit Bear https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601841705761-8EZHP6OYRG0KIR4WM78T/untitled-.JPG Work - Great Bear Rainforest Humpback Whale diving at sunset. Lifting his flukes for a deep dive. Taken off Royal Princess Island. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601862975703-1ADQ41YCGIWQYMZXRCL9/IMG_1181.jpg Work - Great Bear Rainforest Kermode Bear with a larger salmon to eat on shore. Researchers have found that spirit bears are 30% more successful at hunting salmon during the day than the black coloured bears. This is thought to be because from a salmon's point of view the light animal is better camouflaged against the sky. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601863046870-ZOM3LIQJ1XC3IODIIZYN/untitled-386-6.jpg Work - Great Bear Rainforest Kermode or Spirit Bear trying to capture a spawning Pink Salmon. Riordan Creek. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602347563820-J9X02QU89UZZXMX0BD5L/D810+LAST+DAY+AND+SQUAMISH+074.jpg Work - Great Bear Rainforest A Pod of Humpback Whales. The first sign of whales in an area is usually the ‘blow’. Air leaves the blowhole at more than 400 kms an hour (250 mph). When the whales surface, the exhalation of warm air produces a distinctive cloud, formed by condensation of vapour expelled from the lungs under great pressure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602347602883-HENZN8X66L1FSITTFQJH/D810+LAST+DAY+AND+SQUAMISH+078-001.jpg Work - Great Bear Rainforest Humpback Whales Bubble Net-Feeding. This technique, known as bubble-net feeding, occurs when a pod of whales near the surface of the water rounds up their prey (usually fish or krill) inside the circle of bubbles they've created using their blowholes. The bubbles may stun the prey, which are then consumed by the whales. They make a perfect circle with their bubbles.... amazing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602347610780-RS36L89A4SY7ORO2XHLU/D810+LAST+DAY+AND+SQUAMISH+084.jpg Work - Great Bear Rainforest Humpback Whales Bubble Net-Feeding off Hogan Island, northern BC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602347635362-1VRRT72F6IFOXS2TUX6S/D810+LAST+DAY+AND+SQUAMISH+115.jpg Work - Great Bear Rainforest Humpback Whale checking us out. Whale breath is quite fishy to smell, and if a blow happens to drift on to an unsuspecting photographer they will find their equipment will have a light smear of oil on it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602347984125-VKIW4P1DBYV29EKL1LW8/DAY+5+RIORDAN+CRK+DRIBBLE+ISLAND+890.NEF+%283%29-3.jpg Work - Great Bear Rainforest Spirit Bear enjoying a meal of Pink Salmon. Riordan Creek, Gribble Island, BC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602348284785-77UKGDBOZRCBICKE89OF/DAY+7+PT+2+KHUTZE+INLET+016.jpg Work - Great Bear Rainforest The Great Bear Rainforest is one of the most beautiful places I have seen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602347934518-C7XHZQ6LRBX3EBK5LZ63/DAY+5+RIORDAN+CRK+DRIBBLE+ISLAND+955.NEF-013.jpg Work - Great Bear Rainforest Large male Kermode Bear checking the spawning Pink Salmon in Riordan Creek. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602348248558-50M7SZUZ8C3APWVPYEBR/DAY+FOUR+OCEAN+LITE+449.JPG Work - Great Bear Rainforest Spirit Bear checking a pool for spawning Pink Salmon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602348393093-JVR7E1NH92U9VWWFW0OI/DAY+SEVEN+MUSSEL+011.JPG Work - Great Bear Rainforest Butedale is a ghost town on Princess Royal Island, in British Columbia, Canada. It was founded in 1918 as a fishing, mining and logging camp. Initially the salmon cannery was established by Western Packers which was purchased and operated by the Canadian Fishing Company until it ceased operating in the 1950s. At its peak the summertime population of Butedale was over 400 people. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602348340709-XC13B2513RWT0LP3U2CM/DSC_4464+-+Copy.JPG Work - Great Bear Rainforest Kermode Bear having a shore lunch of Pink Salmon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602348363233-7VXKBTV6DOKRUE87PQA3/DAY+5+RIORDAN+CRK+DRIBBLE+ISLAND+1017.NEF-002.jpg Work - Great Bear Rainforest Reflections of a Spirit Bear in Riordan Creek on Gribble Island. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602600059279-P9Z094MCBK7IFKN7514N/JUNE+IN+SQUAMISH+NAN+138.JPG Work - Great Bear Rainforest A Walk in The Great Bear Rainforest. So much life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602349176928-Q666T56876DSIGXS9M70/DSC_5073.jpg Work - Great Bear Rainforest Kermode Bear is one messy diner eating a Pink Salmon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602349035234-2B8YLU2BG4SKA5FZCCZE/DAY+7+PT+2+KHUTZE+INLET+069.JPG Work - Great Bear Rainforest Great Bear Rainforest Vista https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602349098848-B4UM9LC6S36NNHT0PSWU/END+OF+GREAT+BEAR+104+%282%29.jpg Work - Great Bear Rainforest Spirit Bear getting ready to pounce on a spawning Pink Salmon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602349121866-SZHSUS7XDMS5MK5BLU5X/END+OF+GREAT+BEAR+167.jpg Work - Great Bear Rainforest Spirit Bear coming out of the woods to go fishing again for more spawning Pink Salmon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602349079365-5OI41BYBZYHJB5JTQVM1/IMG_2078+-+Copy.jpg Work - Great Bear Rainforest "I think I ate too many Salmon" ! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602349158804-1WLZFGDQ4AEXVX14SRDZ/IMG_2113+-+Copy.jpg Work - Great Bear Rainforest Resting after working hard to catch spawning Pink Salmon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602597023915-RZ7QI29KKNFFCZ6T4X2X/003.JPG Work - Great Bear Rainforest Remarkable Sunset over The Great Bear Rainforest. Moored just inside Khutze Inlet, BC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602596966879-Z3NNHBHFWCW47CQXNHQ7/D4S_0541.JPG Work - Great Bear Rainforest Large Male Grizzly He was watching us from the bank in The Khutze Inlet, a mountainous fjord full of twists and turns. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602597026618-78GFWX0WR0S5UMTH4ALP/D4S_1221.JPG Work - Great Bear Rainforest We travelled by Zodiac deep into Khutze Inlet from The Inside Passage. It is a 10 km (6 mile) inlet. Our home was aboard a 21.6 meter (71 foot) sailboat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602598071315-VX0EFKSI7RN0POLF0HIU/D4S_1242.JPG Work - Great Bear Rainforest 'Stop and smell the flowers' Female Grizzly about half ways in to The Khutze Inlet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602598093074-WJWY7WH9FMQFRF13E44T/D4S_1286.JPG Work - Great Bear Rainforest Mom Grizzly trying to get her two young Cubs to follow her across the Inlet. The Cubs are more interesting in watching us in the Zodiac. Khutze Inlet, BC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602598075989-WD7IFT71A5BJ050MDZIK/D4S_2259.JPG Work - Great Bear Rainforest Two Immature Bald Eagles far in Khutze Inlet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602598318865-DMHYSBZDFXQBG5I8V7MT/BMP_6450.jpg Work - Great Bear Rainforest The Great Bear Rainforest is Heaven for any photography. Stunning beauty at every corner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602598825406-K8UF8JFO1MAQ1HN9GZLL/D4S_4185.JPG Work - Great Bear Rainforest Spirit Bear - Enjoying the moment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602600070228-JLA7TF7O5J22YO8RDE81/DSC_8484-001.jpg Work - Great Bear Rainforest Refracted Light. Gorgeous foggy morning at sunrise at the end of Khutze Inlet. Sun's rays bounce off the water into the mist. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602598923114-W9HRE0Z713KZ30LAJRB2/D4S_4680-2.jpg Work - Great Bear Rainforest Spirit Bear - The spirit bear is recognized as a prominent Native American symbol and is designated as the official animal of British Columbia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602599141372-9965KV3V3KSG6YBMCX9E/D4S_4694.jpg Work - Great Bear Rainforest Spirit Bear climbing down off log that crosses Riordan Creek. He is looking for spawning Pink Salmon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602599139170-31YUK13INST32NTZPJ6C/D4S_5085.JPG Work - Great Bear Rainforest Riordan Creek, Gribble Island. Spirit Bear fishing. Lifespan: 20 to 25 years in the wild. Weight: about 113 to 136 kg (250 to 300 pounds) for males. Females weigh about 57 to 80 kg (125 to 175 pounds). Length is approximately 1.5 to 1.8 meters (5 to 6 feet). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602600020548-9CFKUFAI2ZXIE6Q0MHY6/D4S_1225.JPG Work - Great Bear Rainforest Khutze Inlet is a magical place - otherworldly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602600046335-X84LLEADGIAJB2ULIL2V/JUNE+IN+SQUAMISH+NAN+147.JPG Work - Great Bear Rainforest A Bear Trail in the forest of The Great Bear. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602599852179-OIDY514OFDJJR9USHFTB/lightroom+exports-1+%282%29.JPG Work - Great Bear Rainforest Bald Headed Eagle watching our progress in Khutze Inlet. Our group is in a Zodiac. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602600030481-DEP4MNB5C9Y3YG0JIUIB/D4S_3009.JPG Work - Great Bear Rainforest Black Bear visiting Riordan Creek. The Great Bear Rainforest is home to The Spirit Bear, The Black Bear and The Grizzly Bear. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602600693807-OK87B9HQSAQENY022C0G/DAY+6+RIORDEN+CRK%2C+DRIBBLE++IS+008.NEF.jpg Work - Great Bear Rainforest Large Male Black Bear looking for spawning Pink Salmon in Riordan Creek on Gribble Island. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602614588828-68C8NHD8309WYIWODERP/untitled-003.jpg Work - Great Bear Rainforest B & W Grizzly Bear Cubs wrestling... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602614670721-2QES87M8R6IC41PRDPTQ/DSC_9104+%283%29.jpg Work - Great Bear Rainforest Who is zooming whom? My friend Laura is photographing The Spirit Bear, but The Spirit Bear has Laura in his sights ! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602872279911-0NXCXR6B58SZNDNJOOK8/DAY+4+MUSSEL+INLET+D800+276.NEF+%282%29.jpg Work - Great Bear Rainforest Male Grizzly. It is great to see such a healthy bear. How it ever got the name 'Ursus horribilis' is beyond me. All I see is beauty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1605970553147-SRBQW28SIB59N1RALZJ7/DSC_4502-002+%282%29.jpg Work - Great Bear Rainforest Spirit Bear yawning ! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1606410591901-NURREMXTUL81CPG3NSHW/untitled-8597+%282%29.jpg Work - Great Bear Rainforest This Kermode Bear is picking up the scent of another Black Bear upstream that he cannot see. https://www.jennystevensphotography.com/gallery/khutzeymateen-bgfap monthly 0.5 2021-01-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601839937620-20GI44SORJA8P0AY8V38/D4S_6316.jpg Work - Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear swimming in The Estuary. The ultimate purpose of The Khutzeymateen is to protect the north coast grizzly bear by the ecosystems in which they live. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601839997236-ZYCKASE1DZBBKOR5X0I8/114.jpg Work - Khutzeymateen Mom Grizzly checking the area. She has two cubs and as the sedge grass is so high, she has to stand up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601840184936-XOY376OXTW4V1WWCT1FL/DAY+3+PT+2+275.jpg Work - Khutzeymateen Chin Up ! In the Estuary, the Grizzlies swim from one patch of sedge grass to another. They can only do this at high tide. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601839748101-9TT34HWH1BOAX6SVKAWW/ENTERDAY+1+KUTZ+436-002.jpg Work - Khutzeymateen Grizzly Mom checking us out. She has two cubs that are eating away at the rich sedge grass. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601839895732-444Q9OF0SD2HK5IG7SEO/DSC_3968-002.jpg Work - Khutzeymateen Golden Grizzly sunning himself on a river bank. This photo was chosen to represent British Columbia on a coin by The Canadian Mint to celebrate Canada's 150th Birthday. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/c74706bf-a1ad-48a8-9789-61ead97b153e/SUNSET+010.jpg Work - Khutzeymateen The Royal Canadian Mint chose my photo to be minted to represent British Columbia in the 2017 Celebration of Canada's 150th Birthday. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601840185798-UMP3V17Y9MD5T3CTAY65/BMP_5555+%282%29.jpg Work - Khutzeymateen Mom Grizzly with two COY (Cub of the year). These cubs were born late (normally born in January) as they are quite tiny. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601839776896-J8R6H41QSCDI2UY8F9LN/IMG_4353+%281%29.jpg Work - Khutzeymateen Shake It Up Baby ! Grizzly in the rain shaking off the excess water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601858147655-XXCSNE4GRID4NGOW6JD9/D810+LAST+DAY+AND+SQUAMISH+184.jpg Work - Khutzeymateen Early morning entering The Estuary of The Khutzeymateen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601860446165-M29KQBVRN65UKVWC2G43/D810+LAST+DAY+AND+SQUAMISH+141.jpg Work - Khutzeymateen The Khutzeymateen Wilderness Lodge with Jaime and Megan as our hosts and guides. We leave twice a day by boat to view Grizzlies and other wildlife. It is located just south of the Alaska panhandle and located within Canada's only grizzly bear protected area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/807fc7cd-280a-4a30-92de-11b7880efdf2/DAY+3+PM+KHUTZE+775.jpg Work - Khutzeymateen It is mating season in The Khutzeymateen and these two Grizzlies are not quite old enough to mate with a female, but their testosterone is at a high level. There is a female close by and they fight, but it is more a practice for when they are older. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602611354743-581DCTMR5WYXP7Z96BGJ/D810+LAST+DAY+AND+SQUAMISH+005.jpg Work - Khutzeymateen Great way to travel in The Khutzeymateen. A cover to protect us from the rain and a powerful 250 hp motor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1609942578073-KZ9IKJXHUAXVZRGOFBQL/DAY+2+AM+KHUTZ+512-001.jpg Work - Khutzeymateen Mom Grizzly with her second year triplets. It shows that she is a wonderful Mom to have three Cubs in their second year. 50% of cubs do not make it through their first year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602611326858-PH7FNQPUSIW5SHHEWKQ2/untitled-119-2.jpg Work - Khutzeymateen 'Tip Toe Through The Lupins' ! Male Grizzly slowly making his way through the sedge grass, eating as he goes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602611338974-MJNETU7PNSH0HPSJY4FK/DAY+2+KUTZ+161+%282%29.jpg Work - Khutzeymateen This Sow Grizzly almost looks human ! Holding a single shoot of grass, she is looking around as she has two young cubs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602611816298-8AZWPKLSUFANYZLUVA2Q/BMP_6447.jpg Work - Khutzeymateen Just around the corner is The Estuary. Tide is high and we are able to enter. Tides average about 6 meters (18 feet) in the Estuary and we are unable to reach the Estuary by water at low tide. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602611764412-DV3WB2E6NMJKKXR89GI3/lightroom+exports-1-016+%282%29.JPG Work - Khutzeymateen Golden Grizzly pondering the day on a patch of sedge grass in The Estuary. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602611817584-0271RFZRZU9Z0ZC4P4TA/D810+LAST+DAY+AND+SQUAMISH+045.jpg Work - Khutzeymateen Exit Point. This is the point at the entrance and exit of The Estuary in The Khutzeymateen. Often a mirror image ! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/6cbc4dfc-b480-481b-88d9-9c1f62974099/DAY+3+PM+KHUTZE+801.jpg Work - Khutzeymateen Two Grizzly bears facing off during mating season. Testosterone is running high. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602612506358-LAA8D7H2HLQLF1I7LTBN/DSC_3920.JPG Work - Khutzeymateen Asleep in the sun. This male Grizzly would wake up, look at us ... then go back to sleep. A most beautiful bear. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602871565945-NP8A3D29ZEVPF07FPWFT/untitled+%281+of+1%29-2.jpg Work - Khutzeymateen Flying in to The Khutzeymateen in the fog is a trial for our pilot. These bush pilots are the best... and The Beaver is one of the best planes ever built (in my opinion!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1603055501645-V80KMXTWO9H3UTNZ4APD/020.jpg Work - Khutzeymateen Mom Grizzly with two Cubs of the Year. Due to fog and high sedge grass, she has to stand to check for danger. Grizzlies see in colour and have good vision similar to humans. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1609942666940-63DKRBTXRTBKAPA1C7W2/DAY+2+AM+KHUTZ+567.jpg Work - Khutzeymateen Mom Grizzly nursing her second year Cubs. Triplets no less. Not all that common to see. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/125c8efd-a5b8-4b53-b5de-6afe30e51099/DAY+3+PM+KHUTZE+1402.jpg Work - Khutzeymateen Size Matter ! These male Grizzlies are four years and five years old. Not quite old enough to attract a female Grizzly to mate with. That does not stop them from fighting. The younger bear was more aggressive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1603651876516-V1NNFA5U23C0RNA7B5XW/D810+LAST+DAY+AND+SQUAMISH+039.jpg Work - Khutzeymateen Morning mist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1611420228403-2MZKCIGQMCIX6Q97KXN6/DAY+6+KHUTZ+847-001.jpg Work - Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear jumping off the bank into The Khutzeymateen River hoping to snag a spawning Salmon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/16378f56-09c4-4d7a-ae76-4d89f76d4676/DAY+4+KHUTZ+1195+-+Copy.jpg Work - Khutzeymateen Seagull about to land in The Khutzeymateen River. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/2a183ddb-b98e-4f43-aedc-679a18fe2833/DAY+3+PM+KHUTZE+1384.jpg Work - Khutzeymateen This practice is very common with two males during mating season. Showing off the size of their mouths. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/394b3074-5c77-4a8a-9b71-09be52b1125d/DAY+5+KHUTZ+1239-001.jpg Work - Khutzeymateen This large Grizzly came out of nowhere ! He was in the dark bush and came out in to the light. He was so close, I could not get all of him in the frame. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/84589508-3282-4d7d-9350-cc1a81337517/DAY+1+KHUTZ+242.jpg Work - Khutzeymateen A Grizzly swimming very low in The Estuary of The Khutzeymateen. So low he is blowing bubbles ! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/520f7e44-93cf-474b-b1c4-befce11ab389/DAY+3+PM+KHUTZE+1340.jpg Work - Khutzeymateen The average breeding age for female g Grizzlies is 4.5 years. Males reach sexual maturity at roughly the same age as their female counterparts. Even though males are capable of breeding at three or four years of age, they rarely have the opportunity to do so because of intense competition from older, bigger males https://www.jennystevensphotography.com/gallery/chicotlin-ewzn2 monthly 0.5 2020-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601842795734-SQH538QP15OBDNI4J74D/D5D_1621.jpg Work - Chilcotin Region Grizzly Bear. There are approximately 15,000 Grizzly bears in British Columbia - this is about a quarter of the entire North American population. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601842828591-I8RSY4E8DZCOIK9DW1FC/D5D_1308-001.jpg Work - Chilcotin Region Mom Grizzly ready to catch a spawning Sockeye Salmon. She had two cubs with her, one you can see. Cub about eight months old. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601842627618-AGSZ36SXNRR35P5SWWJP/D5D_3609-004.jpg Work - Chilcotin Region Great Blue Heron in the early morning shade of the mountains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601842775703-1ZX377WPMYWZA34KO4NV/D5D_3924.jpg Work - Chilcotin Region Male Grizzly waiting to snag a spawning Sockeye Salmon in The Chilko River. Grizzly bears can have a variety of coat colours from black to almost blonde. Grizzly bears are omnivorous animals with vegetation making up about 70% of their diet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601843504908-AQ7SQGKGYAK7EN8F1H3Y/D5D_8329-001.jpg Work - Chilcotin Region Blonde Grizzly eating a Sockeye Salmon. Grizzly bears can live to over 30 years in age and have few predators, but 15 to 20 is more typical. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601842757629-I26SBEH8XPG0KOGN52NV/D5D_3903-001.jpg Work - Chilcotin Region Grizzly Bear not moving a muscle. They are renowned for their acute sense of smell that allows them to locate food at great distances. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601842793940-SK2Q5NH1LTDTI1DOS3XK/D5D_4785-2+%283%29.jpg Work - Chilcotin Region This fellow was just outside my cabin door! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601843531506-CQZCYOBZCYXACC4QF061/D5D_7439-2.jpg Work - Chilcotin Region Grizzly eating a Sockeye Salmon while standing in The Chilko River. In the fall, bears go through hyperphagia (“extreme eating”) when they require an average of 20,000 calories per day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601843717145-5S31QJ947A14PAGWZ7WR/D5D_9888.jpg Work - Chilcotin Region Grizzly Bear. He had just dunked to catch a spawning Sockeye Salmon - he missed. But, great eye contact. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601843525169-USDPPMA6TGSTQ49TIZUG/DAY+1+CHILCO+RIVER+405+%282%29.jpg Work - Chilcotin Region Grizzly eating a Sockeye Salmon. When they catch a large one, they take it up on shore to eat it. She is standing in The Chilko River. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601908107991-LDCB4GOHSA7QC0N05L2O/jenny_stevens_grizzlies+-+Copy.jpg Work - Chilcotin Region Mom Grizzly with three 'COY' (Cub of the year). Mortality rate for cubs tends to hover around 50%. Young cubs are killed by other black bears, grizzly bears, wolves, coyotes and cougars. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601843647566-VNX1XQ2IU1J0EGBEBAPC/DAY+2+CHILCO+AM+101-001.jpg Work - Chilcotin Region "Here you go son....." Blonde Grizzly Mom offers her Cub a freshly caught Sockeye Salmon. Usually, she eats first. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601843440706-KIEO8I0MU7YOUT1SC03P/DAY+3+CHILKO+PM+438.jpg Work - Chilcotin Region Grizzly Cubs Wrestling - Few animals play more than bear cubs do, but why they play remains a mystery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601843731495-9QABP1M1KQ3BODMHUZXN/DAY+3+CHILKO+PM+466.jpg Work - Chilcotin Region Eight Month Old Grizzly Cubs Wrestling. Some scientists believe wrestling provides a safe way for young animals to test their abilities, the abilities of playmates, and the degree of cooperation/competition with them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601843757309-4NHA64BF16AF2T9SBYDI/DAY+3+CHILKO+PM+473+%282%29.jpg Work - Chilcotin Region Eight Month Old Grizzly Cubs. I like to think they are just having fun while Mom works catching spawning Sockeye Salmon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601843845244-NT3UUQKWPPYYN7KFA3YJ/DAY+4+CHILKO+AM+664.jpg Work - Chilcotin Region Grizzly avoiding the underbrush. Grizzly bears are less tolerant of human activity compared to black bears. While attacks by grizzlies are rare, they can be serious and all bears should be given respect and distance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601843780967-SE8ZVVRKEV046MNHE94U/mail+%282%29.jpg Work - Chilcotin Region Grizzly Mom with her three Cubs. Grizzly bears tend to be solitary animals except for females raising cubs, individuals congregating around food sources, or during mating season in late June. They have excellent memories and the females teach their offspring where to find food. Females will keep their offspring for at least two summers and are fiercely protective of their young. Young females may stay nearby while young males tend to disperse to set up a home range in a new area https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602516427600-GSBF62A9PV66YFACMEPH/mail+%2815%29.jpg Work - Chilcotin Region Grizzly shaking off the excess water after dunking his head in The Chilko River trying to catch a spawning Sockeye Salmon. I would say they get one 50% of the time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602516429153-HQD8DFRXE12D2FZ2C6U5/mail+%2816%29.jpg Work - Chilcotin Region Grizzly Bear - Grizzly Bears have a very large home range that they will roam through. It is common for them to spend hours a day walking around. They mostly move at a steady pace but don’t underestimate them. When they need to move quickly through their habitat it can be done so at a speed of up to 30 miles per hour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602523088263-F3BKRQT8L7B6GL7TJMJC/D5D_2213-002+-+Copy.jpg Work - Chilcotin Region Blonde Chilcotin Grizzly. Most Grizzlies are 'grizzled' looking with dark hair with white tips. I have only seen blonde Grizzlies in The Chilcotin area, but they must be other places as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602523085129-QGRI1F3JA56EO04LIMWM/D5D_2593.jpg Work - Chilcotin Region First Year Grizzly Cubs keeping up with Mom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602523110579-HV15A8X176JXOUA6E65A/D5D_2619.jpg Work - Chilcotin Region Grizzly Cub Triplets keeping up with Mom. They walk many km (miles) a day along the shore of Chilko Lake. It is quite amazing the ground they cover in an hour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602523134088-NGTVUHJYSBS7PWMNIU9V/D5D_2625.jpg Work - Chilcotin Region Grizzly Cub Triplets following Mom along the shore of Chilko Lake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602523118023-QS6YFR27SCESTJGKVFEP/D5D_2749.JPG Work - Chilcotin Region Grizzly Triplets walking along Chilko River. Grizzly bears are born blind and without fur. At birth they weigh about a pound, but they gain weight quickly because mother’s rich milk contains 33% fat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602525478410-E60GXKXSJ50J5ON8PL5M/D5D_2808.jpg Work - Chilcotin Region Mom Grizzly fishing while her Triplets keep watch. Chilko River. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602525459167-540ZJZFW1F43LG7ZN41E/D5D_2907.jpg Work - Chilcotin Region Grizzly Triplets. They weigh around 36 kg or 80 lb at eight months old. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602525439304-VY4HO8MS0IU65TWIA87A/D5D_3144+-+Copy.jpg Work - Chilcotin Region Mom Grizzly making short work of this Sockeye Salmon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602525368652-015Z7M2CGRB7ZF5E7VJB/D5D_3192.jpg Work - Chilcotin Region Mom Grizzly ripping the skin off the Sockeye Salmon. The skin let go before she expected it to !!!! It was actually quite funny! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602525361003-OWZ4ESHNFFQ7KYS3MZ5K/D5D_3257.jpg Work - Chilcotin Region Mom eats first. A rule. The Cubs have to wait until she gives permission. The Cubs are swimming and Mom is standing The Chilko River. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602526124281-TK5OLMJVPVL3WZ2LT30S/D5D_3458-2.jpg Work - Chilcotin Region Mom Grizzly with her two and a half year old daughter. They got into a couple a fights that we could hear. Heavy fur coats for upcoming hibernation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602526005808-V7SFDLVU3W9K2VL8LPY4/D5D_4001.JPG Work - Chilcotin Region This is the other boat in our group. Only three photographers and a guide. Excellent shooting opportunities. Our boat is the same. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602526131806-IGKX3G507TCW5LFFV4U6/D5D_4827.jpg Work - Chilcotin Region Blonde headed Grizzly along the Chilko River. She is looking for spawning Sockeye Salmon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602526120235-GWOXRU7CFOGRXJ26K565/D5D_5269.jpg Work - Chilcotin Region Yes, a snowstorm on The Chilko River. Not much fun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602526068324-3WOWP7555VMHVLVGJPAH/D5D_7248.jpg Work - Chilcotin Region Bald Headed Eagle on take-off. Bald Eagles take about 5.5 years to mature to the typical white head and tail and solidly dark chocolate brown body, legs and wing feathers of an adult. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602526981765-WDHMXI3HUBM5XITZPB7M/D5D_7558.jpg Work - Chilcotin Region Grizzly Bear running. We could see no reason for it, but this Grizzly took off at top speed along the shore of The Chilko River. He had been comfortable with us watching and photographing him. Grizzly bears are able to run as fast as 55 km (35 mph). They seem to be more active at dawn and dusk, but may come out any time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602527038512-0XHK7C3BXKUZ09OQX1OX/D5D_8857-001.jpg Work - Chilcotin Region Lone Grizzly walking along the shore of The Chilko River looking for spawning Sockeye Salmon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602527033421-YCZ03MWLP5KXK8X8J5FH/D5D_8904.jpg Work - Chilcotin Region Male Grizzly Bear taking a look around. There is female with two cubs just up river. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602526979194-AYD2UATI3C4MZQ65P1E2/D5D_9303.JPG Work - Chilcotin Region Mom and her Twin Cubs walking along the Chilko River shoreline keeping an eye out for Spawning Sockeye Salmon. She has not picked up the scent of the male Grizzly around the corner ahead. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602526989674-63Z671HY13QOD0JSKYQE/D5D_9766.JPG Work - Chilcotin Region Mom and Second Year Cub at the Lodge. The Grizzlies seemed to like the grass around the Lodge. We had to be VERY 'Bear Aware'. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602526894356-C9XWMOFT6HUISNCVOXIP/D5D_9776-001.JPG Work - Chilcotin Region Snow Capped Mountains overlooking Chilko Lake. 80 km (50 miles) long and glacier-fed, Chilko Lake is the largest natural, high-elevation freshwater lake in North America. The crystal-clear Chilko Lake is surrounded by extraordinary mountain scenery, and is one of the most visually appealing wilderness lakes in British Columbia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602528446686-KV9YAJANH5GBYK5ZCOQW/DAY+1+CHILCO+RIVER+083.JPG Work - Chilcotin Region Common Merganser Ducks The common merganser or goosander is a large seaduck of rivers and lakes in forested areas of Europe, the northern and central Palearctic, and North America. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602528448688-Y83M700ECH038M635EQC/DAY+2+CHILCO+AM+178.JPG Work - Chilcotin Region Evening Stroll. Mom Grizzly and her singleton Cub take a walk along The Chilko River at sunset. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602528366211-0PF0Z4HFKIFET5RHECKH/DAY+2+CHILKO+PM+311.JPG Work - Chilcotin Region Bald Headed Eagles. Female bald eagles weigh approximately 6.5 kg (16 lb) with a wingspan of roughly 2.4 meters (8 feet), while male eagles are slightly smaller weighing in at approximately 4.5 kg (10 lb) with a wingspan of roughly 1.8 meters (6 feet). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602528445108-5TW14F1THMS6M2DK5IOO/DAY+2+CHILKO+PM+1846.JPG Work - Chilcotin Region Chilko Lake Lodge. Our accommodations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602529524597-0E3O6UG53S6J4FLTYOH0/DAY+3+CHILKO+PM+363.JPG Work - Chilcotin Region Grizzly Cubs playing while Mom eats a Sockeye Salmon. She makes her Cubs wait until she is finished. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602529592496-JJCIEVNNRJ0JJ0SUV2QT/DAY+4+CHILKO+AM+244+-+Copy+-+Copy.jpg Work - Chilcotin Region Grizzly Mom making her cub wait its turn to eat. Mom is standing while the cub has to swim. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602529576426-FOFZCMJBJFOXKGIARWIU/DAY+4+CHILKO+PM+277.jpg Work - Chilcotin Region Blonde Grizzly with a good looking Sockeye Salmon. You can see the roe dripping out of the Salmon, a favourite of Grizzlies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1604501468943-K9ITBXU5ES9K2C73H1W1/45339976_10156800580528523_1562666147763978240_o.jpg Work - Chilcotin Region Mom Grizzly 'at the ready' to snag a spawning Sockeye with her long claws. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/720e88f9-2ec9-4f9f-a821-24ffbedf168b/DAY+1+PM+TSLOS+1950.jpg Work - Chilcotin Region Yearling Grizzly taking a break from eating Sockeye Salmon in The Chilko River. https://www.jennystevensphotography.com/gallery/seal-river-heritage/photography monthly 0.5 2020-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602424730820-M33LB7WS8JELR0HOF8MU/DAY+2+3+POLAR+BEAR+D600+024.jpg Work - Seal River Heritage Lodge The Long Wait - Every October and November the Polar bears are beginning to gather in the area along the shore of Hudson Bay to wait for the big freeze - when they can travel onto the ice of the Hudson Bay to hunt for seal (polar bears don't hibernate). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601844751191-Z40XV0DSTFG6Q77H93G4/DSC_7780-002.jpg Work - Seal River Heritage Lodge Arctic Fox The Arctic fox has the warmest pelt of any animal found in the Arctic, enduring temperatures as low as -70 °C. (-94 F.) Once conditions get too cold, its metabolism increases to provide warmth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601844933175-G0Y3GU6PBKS5O3XDB0CZ/DSC_8318-003.jpg Work - Seal River Heritage Lodge The guides named this Polar Bear Bob! First snow and he was a happy Polar Bear playing in the snow drifts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601845001663-G2LY0EYWZDARVLM3GMIA/DSC_8025-001.jpg Work - Seal River Heritage Lodge Bob the Polar Bear circled around us as he did not want us to go back to the lodge at the end of the day. The guides threw a small rock at him and he took off ! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601844734509-JSYN2HQJ5SQDYZVVWMH1/DSC_8118.NEF-001.jpg Work - Seal River Heritage Lodge Polar Bear enjoying the sunset. The polar bear’s neck muscles are extremely strong and powerfully developed. This can be evident from the fact that they can easily pull a 600-pound seal with their neck. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601844899078-EAVKQ90UIZBLS340HVDK/DSC_6846-002.JPG Work - Seal River Heritage Lodge Arctic Fox. About the size of a large domestic cat, the Arctic fox is the smallest wild canid found in Canada. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601845031361-94RVT5ZUVO1MQI9F6QI2/DSC_8550.jpg Work - Seal River Heritage Lodge Polar Bear shaking off the snow after he rolled around in the drifts. Sunset is approaching. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601845027767-QF7NHOGASJTT9JKT5DSH/DSC_8552.jpg Work - Seal River Heritage Lodge Polar Bear playing with fresh snow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601845223239-N2I4UJI1C7ZAQHNDMXS6/untitled-0665-2-2.jpg Work - Seal River Heritage Lodge The guides named this big fellow Al. The skin and tongue of a Polar Bear is black or dark blue. Sunlight can pass through the thick fur, its heat being absorbed by the bear’s black skin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601863543380-ZKAE1NJV9QKMQYLOXNSJ/DSC_8060+-+Copy.jpg Work - Seal River Heritage Lodge BIg Al saving his energy. During the summer, bears eat very little and tend to laze around to conserve energy until they can hunt again. This is known as a "walking hibernation." The population is scattered along the coast during the summer, and bears are only occasionally seen in the town of Churchill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601863514220-W19BQJW3REN4HG5OO1I3/DSC_8055.jpg Work - Seal River Heritage Lodge Big Al conserving his energy while waiting for the ice to form on Hudson Bay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601863443109-5MGN9224251XE2669HR7/DSC_8047.jpg Work - Seal River Heritage Lodge Sleeping Polar Bear https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601863595286-NANDC04A65AIKSVJTXLW/untitled-2-012.jpg Work - Seal River Heritage Lodge Bob playing in the first snow of the season. The wind blew it into drifts and he was so happy knowing winter was finally here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602425238286-WBRLL3AO1B16V44DEOTK/19089507_source%5B1%5D-001.jpg Work - Seal River Heritage Lodge Arctic Fox - In the summer the Arctic fox has a brown or great coat with a lighter belly. It then turns into a thick white one in the winter. It is the only canid that changes the colour of its coat, allowing it to camouflage with the snow and ice in the winter and rocks and plants in the summer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602428567138-V3E55UN6T9HOT8ZX906V/DAY+TWI+POLAR+BEAR+D800+036.jpg Work - Seal River Heritage Lodge Arctic Fox - They are carnivores and scavengers, and they hunt rodents, birds and even fish. In winter, prey can be scarce, prompting Arctic foxes to bring out their cheeky sides. They are known to follow in the footsteps of the Arctic’s premier predator, the polar bear, and feed on leftover scraps. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602428562846-IFWT1EF6MPQB4PTYAESP/DAY+TWI+POLAR+BEAR+D800+042.NEF.jpg Work - Seal River Heritage Lodge Arctic Fox - They mate for life! Females give birth in the spring. They have large litters of 5-8 pups! Parents raise the pups together during the summer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602429015623-8G31LONFJF59ZTKYCCEK/DAY+3+POLAR+BEAR+035.jpg Work - Seal River Heritage Lodge Polar Bear returning from the shore of Hudson Bay. No ice yet. The male, which is much larger than the female, weighs 410 to 720 kg (900 to 1,600 pounds). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602429012979-M2O3FILNA3ENS0WLBS9T/DAY+3+POLAR+BEAR+051.jpg Work - Seal River Heritage Lodge Polar Bear playing outside the Lodge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602428990207-VA5I1BU8FZOIJD1JBMOJ/DAY+3+POLAR+BEAR+062.jpg Work - Seal River Heritage Lodge Polar Bear looking in a window at The Lodge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602428902532-0WT4SQP7NVSHSAMAPVHS/DAY+3+POLAR+BEAR+337-001+%282%29.jpg Work - Seal River Heritage Lodge Where is the ice? Polar Bears hunt Ringed Seals on the ice covering Hudson Bay. They have not eaten much over the summer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602429658953-FHQOOX8170S7CA8P5DRZ/DAY+2+3+POLAR+BEAR+D600+057.jpg Work - Seal River Heritage Lodge Big Al checking the shoreline. Polar bears are solitary and overwhelmingly carnivorous, feeding especially on the ringed seal but also on the bearded seal and other pinnipeds. The bear stalks seals resting on the ice, ambushes them near breathing holes, and digs young seals from snow shelters where they are born https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/546b9bb3-fc82-4679-8125-1990f9901dd5/DSC_6799+%283%29.jpg Work - Seal River Heritage Lodge Zoom, zoom... Little Arctic Fox running right at me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602429616362-34W4737AE6D7CVLSECN7/DAY+ONE+POLAR+BEAR+124+%282%29.jpg Work - Seal River Heritage Lodge Al, patiently waiting for the ice to form. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602429549206-UN21L2XYAJ27GQ9PPHQ5/DAY+ONE+POLAR+BEAR+150-001+%282%29.jpg Work - Seal River Heritage Lodge Big Al ! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602429637905-EHP9CGMHZ4S5NZCGGFGC/DAY+ONE+POLAR+BEAR+189-001.jpg Work - Seal River Heritage Lodge Al, out for the count. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602430050534-ESRGPTPICRQUJ6EN0KT5/DSC_7904.jpg Work - Seal River Heritage Lodge Polar Bear outside the protective fence. The guides joke that they are flossing their teeth when they chew on the fence ! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602430108891-JIC0CZC32NTIP7IRWOZC/untitled-6857.JPG Work - Seal River Heritage Lodge Mom with two Cubs passing through. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602430445243-OBBXRKH5E6J9L65JAI8Z/DAY+1+%26+2++POLAR+BEAR+CANON+121-001.jpg Work - Seal River Heritage Lodge Mike Beedell - our fearless leader, organizing another walkabout. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602430391136-Q35NKF28XDUNS7KV16P3/DSC_6055.jpg Work - Seal River Heritage Lodge Mike took this photo of me and My Polar Bear ! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602430551778-UR8WFT1WQHUACP64RH7A/DSC_7318.jpg Work - Seal River Heritage Lodge Polar Bear - It has no natural predators and knows no fear of humans, making it an extremely dangerous animal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602430503396-AG0L7HNZLD4HBWTTHW1W/DSC_7991.NEF-2.jpg Work - Seal River Heritage Lodge Polar Bear - As their prey is aquatic, polar bears are excellent swimmers, and they are even known to kill beluga whales. In swimming the polar bear uses only its front limbs, an aquatic adaptation found in no other four-legged mammal. They use their back legs as a rudder. Amazing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602431117841-SK2TRYO31FZ78QO10UI2/20131106-DSC_8544.JPG Work - Seal River Heritage Lodge Bob, enjoying the sunset. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602431109465-ARGHAPZBNTFLCNOQTGVO/DSC_8059-001.jpg Work - Seal River Heritage Lodge Big Al content with us photographing him! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602431067670-6ZXSS0W09G2IN200ISYJ/DSC_8223.jpg Work - Seal River Heritage Lodge Bob, playing in the drifts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602431016172-JJPIOIOFHLJGNT7D913S/DSC_8292.NEF.jpg Work - Seal River Heritage Lodge That would be Bob ! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602431016768-BFR72H1SB87NFEKHI0FD/DSC_8308.NEF.jpg Work - Seal River Heritage Lodge Bob, taking a break from playing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602430873367-J3YX3AGL4YTJOKRZFP6E/untitled-8056.JPG Work - Seal River Heritage Lodge Big Al, a most beautiful bear. Alone, we would be in trouble, but our group keeps together - about 16 of us making us look bigger. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602431148903-OYNGJKSK6GA5O9QO9215/20131106-20131106-DSC_7826-002.jpg Work - Seal River Heritage Lodge Arctic Fox. Not the least bit nervous of us humans. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1605970044954-B2RZR4KSX59LT2FF3G7R/DAY+ONE+POLAR+BEAR+170.jpg Work - Seal River Heritage Lodge After waking up, a large yawn from Al ! https://www.jennystevensphotography.com/gallery/high-arctic monthly 0.5 2020-10-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602783134326-RQSWDUGLEB1BCM3D2EZ2/DAY+16+%26+17+CANON+116.jpg Work - The High Arctic Map of our trip Through The Northwest Passage. AMAZING.... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601861933098-MGHI7OZI69TR52SY426H/DAY+2+PT+2+CANON+047-003.jpg Work - The High Arctic Kangerlussuatsiaq Fjord. Kangerlussuatsiaq Fjord is 75 km (46.6 miles) long and 700 metres (2,300 feet) deep. The forbidding nature of the fjord’s surroundings preclude settlement for the majority of its length. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601862108347-OQKHTQZL2E07H4BMAONK/DSC_0182.jpg Work - The High Arctic The Ilulissat Icefjord, Greenland The Icefjord itself calves form the Sermaq Kujallaq glacier, one of the fastest moving glaciers in the world, with a daily movement of 14,600 meters (40 miles) per year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601862140542-V70KKJ9OP1XUFHVNGF9E/DAY+6+PT+2+NIKON+443.jpg Work - The High Arctic Torngat Mountains National Park Reserve About 56% of the range is located in Quebec, 44% is in Labrador and the remainder, les than 1% is located on Killiniq Island in Nunavut. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601862154161-D6U9KA19BM553711LKRX/DSC_0328.jpg Work - The High Arctic Grounded Melting Iceberg. On the shores of The Boothia Peninsula, a peninsula in northern Canada, in Nunavut, located between Victoria and Baffin islands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601861994512-96KX9GOWXJMBS7ZEWCDG/DAY+11+NKION+009+%282%29.jpg Work - The High Arctic Iceberg in the Ilulissat Icefjord, Greenland. The glacier flows at a rate of 20–35 m (66–115 ft) per day, resulting in around 20 billion tonnes of icebergs calved off and passing out of the fjord every year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601861947941-8WLGGJI1NIDG5I4RQEE8/DSC_0030.jpg Work - The High Arctic Fort Ross Fort Ross is an uninhabited former trading post in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. Founded in 1937 it was the last trading post to be established by the Hudson's Bay Company. Situated on the Bellot Strait at the southeastern end of Somerset Island, it was operational for only eleven years as the severe ice conditions rendered it uneconomical and difficult to reach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601862122255-HOXS7QOVDLUO84RNWNG9/DSC_0426.jpg Work - The High Arctic Grounded Melting Iceberg on the shore of The Boothia Peninsula, Nunavut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601862172945-C8KQFSOH9WZUNUZOVDMC/DSC_0376.jpg Work - The High Arctic Ilulissat Icefjord A group from The Clipper Adventurer heading for an interesting iceberg off Greenland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601862186361-LQGGJ0US2JQNOVETQUBM/DSC_0464.jpg Work - The High Arctic Icebergs at Sunset, Boothia Peninsula, Nunavut. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601862249810-MHP4ZY40LS4VQR7F4ZIK/DSC_0518.jpg Work - The High Arctic 'Vanilla Sky' Gorgeous sunrise surrounds a grounded melting iceberg. I took this shot from the shoreline on The Boothia Peninsula. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601862309423-GMC827KS1JHHRY378KEM/DSC_0568.jpg Work - The High Arctic Sunset with the Arctic Light. Taken off Boothia Peninsula, Nunavut. The light IS different in the High Arctic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601862547502-GHUFXFHU23VT45Q14V4F/DSC_0497.jpg Work - The High Arctic Grounded Melting Iceberg. Boothia Peninsula, Nunavut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602697938891-RU4RH1M8KHABHON0OLQN/DAY+10+NIKON+324+%282%29.jpg Work - The High Arctic Me, standing in front of a grounded iceberg in Rensselar Bugt (Harbour) in Greenland. Amazing, only 50 km (30 miles) from Canada! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602697975471-NMOZUA3B17RLR55QLRVY/DAY+6+%26+7+NIKON+154+%282%29.jpg Work - The High Arctic Caswell Tower Caswell Tower on the southern shore of Devon Island in Redstock Bay, Nunavut. It stands 198 meters (650 feet) above sea level and is made up of fossiliferous limestone, shaley limestones and limey shales. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602698016170-OLWQ18VNVXHVOQMQV40G/DAY+6+%26+7+NIKON+169+%282%29.jpg Work - The High Arctic Radstock Bay, Nunavut - Remains of a settlement. The Tule Inuit occupied Radstock Bay more than hour hundred years ago and the former dwellings found here date back to more than 1,000 years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602699374915-9JNFHBJDFXRRA7C6OKBK/IMG_9656.JPG Work - The High Arctic Kuglugtuk, Nunavut - Inuit Children https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602699438045-ANSZOCWOV9QF1SKS9WYR/DAY+6+PT+2+NIKON+237+%282%29.jpg Work - The High Arctic Torngat Mountains National Park Reserve The Torngat Mountains cover 30,067 square km (11,609 sq miles), including lowland aareas and extend over 300 km (186 miles) from Cape Chidley in the north to Hebron Fjord in the south. The Torngat Mountains have the highest peaks of eastern, continental Canada. The highest point is Mount Caubvick (also known as Mont D’Iberville) at 1,652 metres (5,520 feet). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602700595204-7NX5J5P5WKEWKANTT6DU/DAY+8+NIKON+008+%282%29.jpg Work - The High Arctic Grise Fiord, Nunavut Grise Fiord is located on the south coast of Ellesmere Island overlooking Jones Sound at 76 degrees 24’ N and is Canada’s most northerly community. The community rests at the foot of 600 meter high mountains. It is 1, 544 km from the North Pole. Population of 126 souls 2016. There is an RCMP Outpost there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602700531752-PKI2NKS0DNATCYDB2115/DAY+8+NIKON+152-2+%282%29+-+Copy+-+Copy.jpg Work - The High Arctic Ellesmere Island, Nunavut. We are only 700 km (435 miles) from the North Pole - and no sea ice. Climate Change Proof. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602700521041-VKNLDLTVJCM67J1011KT/DAY+10+NIKON+165.jpg Work - The High Arctic Melting Iceberg, Boothia Peninsula, Nunavut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602700362832-YWUQF99XZIOU0UUMYMAZ/DAY+12+NIKON+074-1.jpg Work - The High Arctic The Clipper Adventurer moored at sea while we have gone ashore via Zodiac to view and photograph Icebergs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602700523108-WC354KAIJNURCMKW46BZ/DAY+14+CANON+080-1.jpg Work - The High Arctic Zodiacs and Drivers. These great vessels took us ashore and through the ice fields. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602700750347-OTWPW7HI0SN97V9W3G36/IMG_0085.JPG Work - The High Arctic The Clipper Adventurer The 118-passenger icebreaker is among the very few vessels in the world specifically constructed for expedition voyages to the remote polar regions. Her ice-strengthened hull permits her to glide easily and safely through ice-strewn waters that are not accessible to conventional cruise vessels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602701409408-EKIPCHPW5JO5QZFEWRXB/DAY+14+NIKON+342-1.jpg Work - The High Arctic Karrat Fjord, Greenland The water in the Fjord is an average of 1,000 meters (3,280 feet) deep and the mountains are 610 meters (2,000 feet high), which makes a total of 3 km. Now that is something. Also, the Fjord is 27 – 30 Nautical Miles in length... or 60 km ( 37 miles). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602701424494-7WSL00D14DV8W3BSFQA5/DAY+15+CANON+026+%282%29-001.jpg Work - The High Arctic Illulissat Icefjord - It was visually stunning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602701433140-3P667MQB2WBZWTTNF2DP/IMG_9519.JPG Work - The High Arctic Inuit Lad in Kugluktuk, Nunavut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602774631818-L1DLXFHQ0HB8L4KCZL1H/DAY+2+PT+2+CANON+046.jpg Work - The High Arctic Kangerlussuatsiaq Fjord - Greenland The Fjord takes its source in the tidewater glaciers draining the Maniitsoq Ice Sheet, the fjord flows in a deep canyon through a mountainous, uninhabited region, emptying into The Davis Strait near the settlement of Kangaamiut. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602774578520-ABXUE06M1KQM8AZIQ13I/DAY+2+PT+2+NIKON+159.jpg Work - The High Arctic Kangerlussuatisiaq Fjord - Greenland There are actually three separate glaciers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602774658680-DFFNJKXLYPIGP1M7NMZL/DAY+3+PT+2+CANON+010.jpg Work - The High Arctic Nuuk, Greenland Nuuk is the capital of Greenland and is the seat of government for the Sermweaooq municipality. It has a population of 15,469 making it one of the smallest capital cities in the world by population. Nuuk is located about 240 km (150 miles) south of the Arctic Circle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602774630184-L82V0RND4HC7XQ1W1N7H/DAY+3+PT+2+CANON+035.jpg Work - The High Arctic Nuuk, Greenland The area around Nuuk was first occupied by the pre-Inuit, Paleo-Eskimo people of the Saqqaq culture as far back as 2,200 BC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602775576749-O5G1RRD04P91SXSMF389/DAY+6+PT+2+NIKON+390.jpg Work - The High Arctic Torngat Mountains National Park A saw-tooth skyline of jagged peaks and glacier-carved fjords plunges towards iceberg-dotted indigo waters as polar bears and caribou roam amid some of Earth’s oldest rocks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602775726963-40ZWIH1QE0HC2XYCZNGD/DAY+11+NKION+217-2.jpg Work - The High Arctic Etah, Greenland This valley has been inhabited for over 4,000 years, and we will come across tent rings, a sod hut, a Dorset fox trap and Thule dwellings, among other archaeological finds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602775605506-S5H6I2HJ6FDZK816ES5Y/DAY+11+NKION+218.jpg Work - The High Arctic Etah, Greenland Etah, Greenland is a lush valley at the end of a narrow, high-walled fjord. We were able to view a flowing glacier with a large pro-glacial lake at its front. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602775603411-91C1FZZ2D3KNXJ248Z33/DAY+14+NIKON+331.jpg Work - The High Arctic Karrat Fjord, Greenland Karrat Fjord houses Qeqertarsuaq Island, an island off the north coast of Greenland. The island itself has a mountain called Snaehatten, which measures up to 1750 m tall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602775676006-VPWW7M7B8D1DT6NHL3TO/DAY+15+CANON+220.jpg Work - The High Arctic Illulissat Harbour, Greenland Ilulissat is the municipal seat and largest town in western Greenland, located approximately 350 km (220 mi) north of the Arctic Circle. With the population of 4,670 as of 2020, it is the third-largest city in Greenland, after Nuuk and Sisimiut. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602779134989-8J0A1PQYX308FMZ3MP7Y/DSC_0033.JPG Work - The High Arctic Smith Sound - Canada/Greenland Smith Sound is an uninhabited Arctic sea passage between Greenland and Canada's northernmost island, Ellesmere Island. It links Baffin Bay with Kane Basin and forms part of the Nares Strait. On the Greenland side of the sound were the now abandoned settlements of Etah and Annoatok. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602779132745-EW57051HLFF0R61ORL45/DSC_0064.JPG Work - The High Arctic Smith Sound - Etah, Greenland Smith Sound, Arctic sea passage between Ellesmere Island, Can. (west), and northwestern Greenland (east). The sound, (48–72 km (30–45 miles) wide, extends northward for 88 km (55 miles) from Baffin Bay to the Kane Basin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602783098862-KCEVJEYPCR6BF6JUSS9G/DAY+CANON+077.jpg Work - The High Arctic Upernavik, Greenland Upernavik or ‘The Spring Place’ is populated by 1, 100 people, most of whom make their living in the fishing industry. The local women make beautiful beadwork shawls, all different, but all have red. She is selling local wares. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602779136295-FTK3IWDKHU6RNPLLTTOS/DSC_0611.JPG Work - The High Arctic Ilulissat Harbour, Greenland Ilulissat or Jakobshawn is a thriving town founded in 1741 by a trader called Jacob Severin, with a population of 4,000 (and 6,000) sled dogs. Shrimp fishing center. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602781436966-ZAURGODMXFSWC0CCOQKY/DSC_0064.jpg Work - The High Arctic Pond Inlet, Baffin Island Pond Inlet is a small, predominantly Inuit community in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada, and is located in northern Baffin Island. At the 2016 census the population was 1,617. We could not go ashore in the Zodiacs due to rough seas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602781440358-VKFZZB4EPCMSTFEALN8O/DSC_0641.jpg Work - The High Arctic Ilulissat Icefjord - Greenland. Two Greenlader Fishermen fishing the ice cold water without gloves. Amazing ! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602783043018-P8QLHWTDJNSU4LT0GGBU/DAY+CANON+063.jpg Work - The High Arctic Upernavik, Greenland Upernavik, town, western Greenland, situated on a small island in Baffin Bay, about 160 km (100 miles) north of Nordost Bay. It was founded by Danes as a whaling and sealing base in 1772. Very colourful town. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602775728869-25X1YUYZZCOCNIYV80PM/DAY+16+%26+17+CANON+004-1.jpg Work - The High Arctic Disco Bay, Greenland Mom, Margaret Atwood and Myself - dressed up as Go-Go Girls for the party in Disco Bay - the largest bay in Greenland https://www.jennystevensphotography.com/gallery/rideau-lakes-acz3w monthly 0.5 2020-10-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601858875284-BP97VE5X1Q6ZTRCRYGOK/D5D_0013-2.jpg Work - Namibian Safari Giraffe checking us out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601858806966-2VJ7H1CBXYP3T70FUEEE/D5D_0328.jpg Work - Namibian Safari Mountain Zebras, different from the Plains Zebra. The Plains Zebra have a thin brown stripe between the black ones. The Mountain Zebra's stripes stop before the belly which is white. Also the Mountain Zebras are slightly larger than the Plains Zebra. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601858851531-O83OZ71B1VQCYVP2ZTMY/D5D_0796.jpg Work - Namibian Safari Giraffes Mom and Son ! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601858817476-T09U0IQ7PXSHXTEZZ1OU/D5D_0963.jpg Work - Namibian Safari Plains Zebras at a waterhole. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601905906591-J57UMKH3IFR1OF8A5XYE/D5D_1160.jpg Work - Namibian Safari The Kori Bustard is arguably the largest flying bird native to Africa. It is a member of the bustard family, weighing up to 19 Kg. (40 lbs.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601906049174-GS1XOTMKTSJ940P1EEHC/D5D_1331.jpg Work - Namibian Safari Ostrich not impressed with this Hyena. Ostriches have a speed up to 70 km/h. (44 mph) The Ostrich put the run on him. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601906058408-JLYWMGJO8JU745KGDTV9/D5D_1369-003.jpg Work - Namibian Safari Spotted Hyena, also known as the Laughing Hyena. Adults measure 95–165.8 cm (37–65 in) in body length, and have a shoulder height of 70–91.5 cm (28–36 in). Adult male spotted hyenas weigh 40.5–55.0 kg (89–121 lb), while females weigh 44.5–63.9 kg (98–141 lb) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601905848063-5SMLB1EXJW3OJMVEMZT5/D5D_1537-002-2.jpg Work - Namibian Safari Plains Zebras have a small brown stripe between the black ones. They do not have a great temperament. Fights break out when crowding at the waterhole. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602174837375-BYEDVQ5N3YPYDY4F0SUL/D5D_7557.jpg Work - Namibian Safari Mom Cheetah and her three Cubs getting some shade at high noon in Etosha National Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602174877986-AL59FKYC9BUG7SS2AW6Z/D5D_6574-001.jpg Work - Namibian Safari 'Stars and Stripes'! Evening shot of Giraffes and Plains Zebras meeting at the waterhole. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602174969209-UN6TAGOS6CG28GUYVGXV/IMG_1071.jpg Work - Namibian Safari Giraffe reaching for lunch. Giraffes are found throughout the dry savannah habitats of Namibia, including open grassland, woodland and scrubland and along ephemeral rivers. Their preferred food are Acacia, Combretum, Commiphora, and Terminalia species. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602174988375-LATWZRVHZ0PHPS34TIVW/D5D_6720.jpg Work - Namibian Safari Damara Red-Billed Hornbill. They are generally large, at 42 cm (17 in) long. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602174725809-3625KGIUOATMZNHBNXHF/D5D_6849.jpg Work - Namibian Safari Two male Giraffes fighting. They hit each other with their powerful necks. Often this is to the death. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602174725998-JHJYBQPH6BDA25RP9JYQ/D5D_6853.jpg Work - Namibian Safari Flighting male Giraffes. They also use their horns which are ossified cartilage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602175434088-FPUSCLWJNO8YK4Y6E5SS/D5D_7521.JPG Work - Namibian Safari Cheetah. The Cheetah is a large cat native to Africa and central Iran. It is the fastest land animal, capable of running at 80 to 128 km/h (50 - 80 mph) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602175462260-F9Q8TWE58J8UUUAKA2ZX/D5D_2118+%282%29.jpg Work - Namibian Safari The Springbok is a medium-sized antelope. They are gathered together trying to get some shade. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602175563164-8N1KUGJL8ZW1M1SJZY53/D5D_7993-001.jpg Work - Namibian Safari Plains Zebras at the waterhole. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602175414431-5PVAXW4PKVPRIDFPMKSQ/D5D_5541+%28003%29+Vultures+%281%29+%281%29.jpg Work - Namibian Safari 'Against All Odds' This Black Backed Jackal taking on dozens of Vultures over a carcass of a Springbok. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602175642434-QJJ1961IFMLJ97Z91NNW/D5D_8145.jpg Work - Namibian Safari African Elephants, large and small. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602175527288-2FKL2318RQUJIY2WVU44/D5D_5861+%282%29.jpg Work - Namibian Safari Tough to get a drink for Giraffes. (Also, very vulnerable position) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602175529947-KM9UBO8EHLT4N8XDUUMT/D5D_8822+-+Copy-002.JPG Work - Namibian Safari We were so fortunate to come upon a Leopard in a tree at sunrise. The Golden Hour. Males weigh 37.5 to 52.3 kg (83 to 115 lb) only, and females 24 to 33.5 kg (53 to 74 lb). The heaviest known leopard weighed about 96 kg (212 lb), and was recorded in South West Africa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602177469237-PFP21TX133VYQ851SM0K/D5D_8995-3.jpg Work - Namibian Safari Leopard yawning in the early morning. Note he is missing his lower incisor. Still formidable. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602177479236-8EDV5BY0FQVZSQHXF0P0/D5D_9795.jpg Work - Namibian Safari Pink Flamingos at Walvis Bay in Namibia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602177532035-3ZWK1NK930J4EGK8A37V/D5D_0655.jpg Work - Namibian Safari The Oryx, a large antelope is Namibia's National Animal. Size: 189 to 240 Kg. (395 to 530 Lbs.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602177544645-6SK4SDMBR89W8HY0U9QX/D5D_1424-001.jpg Work - Namibian Safari Spotted Hyena at the waterhole. They are quite large and are some of the most dominant predators and scavengers of our grasslands, with males weighing between 40 and 55 kg (88 and 121lb) and females a bit larger at between 44,5 and 63,9 kg (98 and 141lb). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602177365328-RHV6B9DU895QS976Q3IW/D5D_1848-001.jpg Work - Namibian Safari Black Faced Impala is a medium sized antelope in Namibia. The Black-Faced Impala is threatened in most of Africa. They stand up to 96 cm (36 in) tall at the shoulder, and weigh up to 76 kg (168 lbs) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602190627762-D7605O738DT9GEMUN68Y/20180+AFRICA+OCT+11TH+AM+004+%282%29.jpg Work - Namibian Safari Territorial fight with Jackals. Quite the set of teeth. They weigh 6–13 kg (13–29 lb) and stands 38–48 cm (15–19 in) at the shoulder. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602190643975-J8QVPL7NHWGW1P63NMWW/20180+AFRICA+OCT+11TH+AM+097.jpg Work - Namibian Safari Black Backed Jackal. I really liked the Jackals ! Feisty for their size. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602190571241-JPBK8QUDLD43ZS3D5LJW/AFRICA+OCT+11TH+PM+270.JPG Work - Namibian Safari Wildebeest, a large sized antelope. It is also called a Gnu. The typical weight is 110–180 kg (240–400 lb). Males stand about 111–121 cm (44–48 in) at the shoulder, while the height of the females is 106–116 cm (42–46 in). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602190994665-81WN6JQY37Z54I6FYTVL/zebra.jpg Work - Namibian Safari Mountain Zebra at sunset. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602250804304-Q38YQ7TQTBLMO5KB85D2/D5D_8857.jpg Work - Namibian Safari Early morning shot of a Leopard in a tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602250864678-11IEON70JY0XCZWLTVN0/D5D_6857.jpg Work - Namibian Safari Fighting male Giraffes They made snoring and hissing sounds. In the end, the smaller giraffe backed off. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602251381356-TDX41SIS0NHD0TOBBKEF/_8100123-001.jpg Work - Namibian Safari Cheetah interrupted from his nap ! Not a happy kitty ! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602251365599-6M70K6VU6WO4OE2FYJCN/20180+AFRICA+OCT+11TH+AM+281.jpg Work - Namibian Safari The Yellow Mongoose aka Red Meerkat They say they are safe from snake bites due to the thick fur - also very quick. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602251330437-OORBOE8G74HCP8JU0XCE/AFRICA+OCT+11TH+PM+312.JPG Work - Namibian Safari Giraffes have high adult survival probability, and an unusually long lifespan compared to other ruminants, up to 38 years https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602251577621-2KCM8OBEG1DDJQJ3M6ZE/AFRICA+OCT+11TH+PM+381.JPG Work - Namibian Safari 'They Chew All Day' . Giraffes, like cows, are ruminants. Their stomachs have four compartments to digest their food. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602251827840-75QC7185RIWN2VGGTM9V/D5D_1874.jpg Work - Namibian Safari The greater kudu is a woodland antelope found throughout Nambia, Africa. Despite occupying such widespread territory, they are sparsely populated in most areas due to declining habitat, deforestation, and poaching. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602251840385-DF18K1NQB77TMP9W76GV/D5D_0119.jpg Work - Namibian Safari Mountain Zebra (no small brown stripes between the black ones). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602251862197-RR276MJH8UW6ZUVRW2UX/D5D_2514.jpg Work - Namibian Safari Springbok A slender, long-legged medium sized antelope, the Springbok reaches 71 to 86 cm (28 to 34 in) at the shoulder and weighs between 27 and 42 kg (60 and 93 lb) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602251876727-3X2QXVFPWP65JSOPKX55/D5D_1086.jpg Work - Namibian Safari Lounging Lions - female Average weight for females is between 100 -140 kg (220 lb). Lifespan 15 years in the wild. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602251841442-T9HXB5SSB8GDWCAQMVSK/D5D_1139.jpg Work - Namibian Safari Lounging Lion - Male Sometimes males can weigh up to 250 kg (550 lb) in some regions where they find good preys and environment. Lifespan an average of 12 years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602259101260-4GJJACGC45S4823AC7W8/D5D_6035.jpg Work - Namibian Safari White Rhino (with his horns intact) (Etosha Park Rangers often cut the horns off to save them from poachers.) Female rhinos average a weight of about 1,500 kilograms, which is equivalent to just over 3,300 pounds. Males, on the other hand, average about 2,150 kilograms, or 4,630 pounds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602259066694-3JG364E842AV32K6GGQ6/D5D_6646-001.jpg Work - Namibian Safari Dik-Dik Dik-diks, a small antelope, stand about 30–40 cm (12–15.5 in) at the shoulder, are 50–70 cm (19.5–27.5 in) long, weigh 3–6 kilograms (6.6–13.2 lb) and can live for up to 10 years https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602259066836-QZ1TL52NRYAFOK0PNPQA/D5D_7931-2.jpg Work - Namibian Safari Springboks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602259025409-FL1QRKG09GY9QJREZP5I/D5D_8608.jpg Work - Namibian Safari Bathing Elephants in the waterhole. No room for anyone else. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602261927318-2XLDXBU689KX48G5KZVK/D5D_9026-003.jpg Work - Namibian Safari Mr. Leopard still in his tree. A bit later in the day. Speed: 58 km/h (Running) Lifespan: 12 years – 17 years on average https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602261805654-2P3NBZ3MWW56JZCLDND7/D5D_9427.jpg Work - Namibian Safari Close up of a herd of Wildebeest ! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602261942467-33910B3JBF69THDZPW02/D5D_9681-001.jpg Work - Namibian Safari Warthog. The common warthog is a medium-sized species, with a head-and-body length ranging from 0.9 to 1.5 metres (2 feet 11 inches to 4 feet 11 inches), and shoulder height from 63.5 to 85 cm (2 ft 1 in to 2 ft 9 1⁄2 in). Females, at 45 to 75 kilograms (99 to 165 pounds), are typically slightly smaller and lighter in weight than males, at 60 to 150 kg (130 to 330 lb). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602261937023-GNVMLS64DXQ1R6X57GEC/D5D_9754.JPG Work - Namibian Safari Sign at the Tropic of Capricorn - with lots of graffiti. The Tropic of Capricorn (or the Southern Tropic) is the circle of latitude that contains the subsolar point at the December (or southern) solstice. It is thus the southernmost latitude where the Sun can be seen directly overhead. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602262774343-VXRRDJX6FJEZL395E8CP/D5D_9797.jpg Work - Namibian Safari African Elephant The height of an African African Elephant An Elephant is about 2.5 to 4 meters, (8 to 13 feet) tall. The African elephants weighs up to 2,268 to 6,350 kilograms (5,000 to 14,000 pound) The skeleton of an elephant weighs about 16.5 % of its total weight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602262601658-QQVFTJ3STWOBS47Y4A5V/D5D_9847-4.jpg Work - Namibian Safari Pink Flamingos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602262670574-NFAE2BORCYRENV33F2UD/D5D_9998.jpg Work - Namibian Safari Heading all at once for the waterhole. They are running. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1603056126042-TXR1AFL86LENNEC6PIZ9/D5D_8712.jpg Work - Namibian Safari Stampeding Elephants. When they finish cavorting at the waterhole, they take off in a great hurry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602261927226-XTKI88ZVEGMXGMHEMLJ3/D5D_9649+%282%29.jpg Work - Namibian Safari One of my favourite places in Namibia - Sossusviei. Sossusvlei is a salt and clay pan surrounded by high red dunes, located in the southern part of the Namib Desert, in the Namib-Naukluft National Park of Namibia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602262716329-DFMSOMGYI3SSOTV6971G/IMG_0496.jpg Work - Namibian Safari Sossusviei Dune 45 -Its fascinating shape and accessibility makes it the most photographed dune in the world. If you look closely, you can see many brave souls climbing this famous dune. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602262988158-GL2EAZI03TZMZ7C2RKAF/IMG_0511+-+Copy-2.jpg Work - Namibian Safari Sossusviei Deadvlei Close to Sossusvlei, Deadvlei is a clay pan characterized by dark, dead camel thorn trees contrasted against the white pan floor. The pan was formed when the Tsauchab River flooded and the abundance of water allowed camel thorn trees to grow. However, the climate changed and the sand dunes encroached on the pan, blocking the river from reaching the area. The trees are estimated to be approximately 900 years old, however they have not decomposed due to the dry climate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602262959274-T9BDE0KECT1ICZWG6UNT/IMG_0508.jpg Work - Namibian Safari Sossusviei Big Daddy - Big Daddy is the tallest dune in the Sossusvlei area. This magnificent dune is situated between Sossusvlei and Deadvlei and at 325 meters (1,066 feet) it dwarfs the other dunes. Should you want the ultimate bragging rights, take a lot of water and trek to the top of Big Daddy where you can look down onto Deadvlei. At 325 meters, Big Daddy may be the highest dune in the Sossusvlei area, however it is not the highest in the Namib Desert. This honour is given to Dune 7, which has been measured at 388m (1,273 feeet). Dune 7 earned its name by being the 7th dune along the Tsauchab River. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602262975251-HNP3C108R39ZMWECM9K7/IMG_0742-2.jpg Work - Namibian Safari The Suiderkus (1976) shipwreck on Namibia's Skeleton Coast. A relatively modern fishing trawler, the Suiderkus ran aground near Möwe Bay on her maiden voyage despite a highly sophisticated navigational system https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602264092496-GIXWWUFIXR6APZJJEK6E/IMG_1368.jpg Work - Namibian Safari Our Safari Vehicle named 'Denis'. There are nine seats, but a maximum of four photographers. Best of all: the top lifted up to give us unrestricted views. Note our luggage in pulled behind in the trailer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602263986903-PXZ5F248F2WIY5ORJ2VI/IMG_E4198.jpg Work - Namibian Safari Leaping Leopard ! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602264186651-9KHP44E65EYV8EOVIW7S/OCT+1+-+5+AFRICA+233.jpg Work - Namibian Safari Fur Seals Cape Cross, just outside of Swakopmund, is home to the largest seal colony in Namibia and — depending on which source you believe — Southern Africa/the Southern Hemisphere/the world. Seal numbers total as much as 200,000 at certain times of year, and there are plenty of ways to get up close and personal with them. Very noisy and very smelly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602264116298-6NSK0ZDOCTT909HRKB7P/untitled-7535.jpg Work - Namibian Safari Mom Cheetah has just spotted a herd of Springbok. Slowly she crawled to a better position and then she took off. AMAZING. The Springbok had a good lead, but tripped. End of story. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1603056240690-D7OCJ8BZLL3ETKHK6S0K/D5D_7651.jpg Work - Namibian Safari Cheetah on original burst to down a Springbok. A cheetah can accelerate from 0 to 103km/h in 3 seconds and can reach speed of up to 128 km/h (80mph) in short burst. https://www.jennystevensphotography.com/gallery/rideau-lakes monthly 0.5 2020-10-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601864379778-MFQYEAK49CHQT64ZRPWE/COTTAGE+FLOWERS+004.jpg Work - Rideau Lakes Yellow Iris -Yellow iris (Iris pseudacorus), or yellow flag iris, is a perennial aquatic plant native to Europe, western Asia and North Africa. It was first introduced to North America in the 1800s as an ornamental plant for ponds and water gardens. The plant has since spread to many waterways, including those in parts of southern Ontario. In addition to its use in gardens, it has been planted in wastewater ponds because it is known to absorb heavy metals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601864384916-XTG2VBGWB3RF12OYRK3H/RED+BALL+SUNSET+045-001.JPG Work - Rideau Lakes Sun setting amidst smoke from western wildfires in Oregon, California and Washington States. Taken September of 2020. A long way for smoke to come to Westport Sand Lake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601864427454-28RUI8D47SU34ASD54CT/DAY+LILY+012-2.jpg Work - Rideau Lakes Daylily - Common orange daylilies), also known as ditch lilies or tiger lilies, are extremely invasive and hard to kill once established, but unlike many garden favorites, these daylilies don’t need special care to get established, or possibly any care whatsoever. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601864482987-GM5533W5Z8J1RQJSO7HT/SUNSETS+012.jpg Work - Rideau Lakes Spooky Night Shot in Westport, ON https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601864514623-YAX8WW1H8VJIS21ZCZVP/ROBIN+AND+CHICKS+%235+129.jpg Work - Rideau Lakes Dad Robin feeding his three chicks. Mom and Dad both feed their young. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601864529324-A7B0S6OSGLCO2G310I12/POPPIES+033.jpg Work - Rideau Lakes Twisted Poppy - Few flowers can match the fabulous spring display provided by Oriental poppies . While not a long blooming perennial (the plants are in flower for about 10 to 14 days), their floral display is lovely to behold. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601864594208-3AR5FYQ0FHQ099QYYVW7/SLIVER+OF+THE+MOON+026.jpg Work - Rideau Lakes Waxing Crescent Moon over Sand Lake, Westport, ON https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601864649144-LQENOILLZRPC0XTCQW4D/WATERFOWL+COTTAGE+MALLARD+065.jpg Work - Rideau Lakes Male Mallard Ducks arriving on Sand Lake in Westport, ON in April https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601906402921-TXX1FQA1EUZUL5QFUODM/ROBIN+AND+MOON+SHOTS+118.jpg Work - Rideau Lakes Waxing Crescent Moon over Westport Sand Lake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601906453588-S46SAZLG1I1I5FPXM0V2/ROBINS+092.jpg Work - Rideau Lakes Crowded Next with Mom, Dad and two Chicks ! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601914226972-0PB5VV1BXLNT4SUVU56J/WATERFOWL+COTTAGE+MALLARD+126.jpg Work - Rideau Lakes Common Goldeneye Duck - Forages mostly underwater; rarely by dabbling or up-ending in shallow water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601914299119-U9X7Q11T1IQ81WW04F5J/ROBIN+AND+CHICKS+160.jpg Work - Rideau Lakes Robin feeding fully grown Chicks. The Chicks left the next the following day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601914323276-6SCFCUBY5H0Y7PCS8RO3/WATERFOWL+COTTAGE+MALLARD+129.jpg Work - Rideau Lakes Bufflehead Duck - One of the first Ducks I see in the Spring on Sand Lake and my favourite! The Bufflehead ranges from 32–40 cm (13–16 in) long and weighs 270–550 g (9.5–19.4 oz), with the drakes larger than the females. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601914261091-AUK3H0EYI7MUZMQ6Q7JH/WATERFOWL+COTTAGE+MALLARD+149+-+Copy.jpg Work - Rideau Lakes Bufflehead Duck - I see him and know Spring is around the corner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601914340930-8Q0JQCSGJM6Z2CM0TFSB/WATERFOWL+COTTAGE+MALLARD+176-002.jpg Work - Rideau Lakes Taking off - a Bufflehead Duck https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601914255779-M2IMCMIKVZWPVVYG6D3L/WATERFOWL+LOONS+014.jpg Work - Rideau Lakes Two Male Mallard Ducks eyeing each other. Large dabbling duck weighing up to 1.3 kg In breeding plumage, drake (also known as a ‘greenhead’) is easily identified by bright green head, olive yellow bill, brown chest and blue wing patches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601918684546-PNAYKHTVDUPQ64EMDXP6/WATERFOWL+LOONS+015-2+-+Copy.jpg Work - Rideau Lakes Mallard Drake Preening himself. Looking good for the ladies ! All these duck shots taken from the front yard. Westport Sand Lake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601918845337-QMA7RMVHVZJUW05W9WC3/WATERFOWL+LOONS+016.jpg Work - Rideau Lakes Two Drake Mallards grooming themselves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601918838281-V5WMBQEHKCO4WDJ543DM/WATERFOWL+LOONS+019.jpg Work - Rideau Lakes Mallard Ducks grooming https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601918824315-HM8NQ5QZVEAK1HP8OK4A/WATERFOWL+LOONS+020-2.jpg Work - Rideau Lakes Good Looking ! Mallard Drake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601918843081-BRU29P8SJTPOIAU56K7W/WATERFOWL+LOONS+023.jpg Work - Rideau Lakes Male Mallards https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601918819088-JOD70LV6R1AJ7RABQLNE/WATERFOWL+LOONS+042.jpg Work - Rideau Lakes Mirror Image - Mallard Duck https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601919037797-9Y5DWGYKWXSPC5SYAJ91/WATERFOWL+LOONS+108-2.jpg Work - Rideau Lakes Common Loon - The Loon, sometimes called the Great Northern Diver, is found in Ontario, and is the size of a large duck. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601919065374-7F9IV9M9IW2U48W7K2ZM/WATERFOWL+LOONS+182.jpg Work - Rideau Lakes Common Loon - According to the Loon Preservation Committee, researchers have identified four distinct calls used by loons: tremolo, wail, yodel and hoot. These vocalizations are used in courtship and territorial disputes, communication between pairs and offspring, and among flock members, and to signal alarm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601919155274-1PBAPBRLA8TRWD7P4NGF/POPPIES+022.jpg Work - Rideau Lakes Pudding Oriental Poppy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601919811731-UA3A2K4VTZEZ62SEL1BY/ROBIN+AND+CHICKS+%235+132-001.JPG Work - Rideau Lakes Robin and Chicks. Overcrowding is a problem. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601919892008-S6RPMW0G81RSFKSP2ENR/BIRDS+DAFFODILS+015-001.jpg Work - Rideau Lakes Common Grackle - Just lifting off ! The Grackle is a social bird and is mostly seen in flocks. Their diet consists mainly of insects, worms, seeds, grains and fruits, and, if the opportunity arises, the eggs of other birds.. The song can be compared to a rusty gate hinge; it is short, squeaky and dischordant - usually a bold Chuck. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601919956345-E9C74FCJH8UQ2KFZENF0/COTTAGE+DAFODILES+005-001.jpg Work - Rideau Lakes Daffodils The bright yellow blooms of daffodils are a wonderful sign of spring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601946611467-FGA68NVFJR7R74UVLJW1/FOGGY+BOATER+WESTPORT+026+%282%29+-+Copy-001.jpg Work - Rideau Lakes Two fisherman in the early morning fog on Sand Lake, Westport, ON https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601946818848-7XQZXNZ12URTUW7FG625/FOGGIE+SUNSET+011-001.jpg Work - Rideau Lakes The lane leaving my home on Sand Lake in Westport. Foggy morn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602178334046-110U1FFYZRV7BTBIVAM4/SAND+LAKE+AND+WOODS+036.jpg Work - Rideau Lakes Foley Mountain on the Escarpment overlooking Westport, Ontario https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602178267358-E6VJ9UI3687KC5MU4RE4/SAND+LAKE+AND+WOODS+039.jpg Work - Rideau Lakes Beaver Pond on Foley Mountain, Westport, ON https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602178257119-P7IJQR0Q7B7N635RSTWQ/SAND+LAKE+AND+WOODS+049.jpg Work - Rideau Lakes Beaver Pond, Foley Mountain, Westport, ON https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602178505701-OLT0X0Z87W72D12K2TXX/COTTAGE+FLOWERS+012-001-2.jpg Work - Rideau Lakes Yellow Iris and his Bud ! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602178491551-W0VT1IT3X2SO5H6DGSYW/MADERIA+DAY+7+MAY+14+254.jpg Work - Rideau Lakes Fuchsia - Fuchsia plants produce exotic-looking, two-toned flower blossoms that display beautifully in hanging baskets, planters, or in pedestals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602178467654-EBPXQX725FOO6FSF5CTO/SAND+LAKE+AND+WOODS+058.jpg Work - Rideau Lakes A While Ago - My friend Meg, and our dogs: Charli-girl and Shadow up on The Escarpment above Westport, ON https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602178460748-N8BN0KJW6G1D60YNLBUP/SAND+LAKE+AND+WOODS+073-001.jpg Work - Rideau Lakes Beaver Pond, Foley Mountain above Westport, ON https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602441963260-UHXJBWG26AM7CUS068KE/DAY+1++AM-PM++KHUTZEY+002.JPG Work - Rideau Lakes Oriental Scarlett Poppy after a rainfall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602441978205-M8SFWF8BFDP7LZSSDP2Q/LAST+DAY+KHUTZ+COTTAGE+LADIES+SLIPPERS+168-001.jpg Work - Rideau Lakes Gorgeous Lady's Slippers - Every year from mid-June until mid-July the huge colony of Showy Lady’s Slipper Orchids puts on an amazing show at the Purdon Conservation Area in Lanark Highlands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602442135845-W4UWI3M88GL4Y6BT806P/MORE+POPPIES+003-001.jpg Work - Rideau Lakes Budding Scarlett Oriental Poppy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602442179519-47PBA3M0S9LRGHFTBQMZ/SUNSET%2C+SUNRISE+ESCARP+059-2.jpg Work - Rideau Lakes Early morning on Sand Lake, Westport, ON 'Lookin' Out My Backdoor' ! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602694604685-1HHR1879AEFNNL63DW0P/IMG_5944.jpg Work - Rideau Lakes Pileated Woodpecker looking for bugs in the firewood. Adults are 40 to 49 cm (16 to 19 in) long, span 66 to 75 cm (26 to 30 in) across the wings, and weigh 250 to 400 g (8.8 to 14.1 oz), with an average weight of 300 g (11 oz). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602694538439-HXEH8N504II3NGO5XD4V/SUNSET+FLOWERS+048.jpg Work - Rideau Lakes Sunset shot taken from the front porch ! Westport Sand Lake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1603729841998-056849QKS6NVQ3B22YNK/120277918_969180493559686_8645129351648381198_n.jpg Work - Rideau Lakes Sun Setting on Sand Lake, Westport. Unfortunately the smoke from the California, Oregon and Washington States wildfires allows you to look directly at the sun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/be6b4304-4229-40f8-9f8f-5f1747724494/BIRDS+061.jpg Work - Rideau Lakes Blue Jay at the feeder. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/b83e8b27-cd78-4d4a-8a43-4c781b08d700/BIRDS+095.jpg Work - Rideau Lakes Morning Doves eating the seeds that fell from the bird feeder. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/de0a304a-6387-4ae0-a7c7-d5a6d23e1ce4/BIRDS+101.jpg Work - Rideau Lakes Blue Jay taking a pass at grabbing some seeds from the feeder. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/d5ee44e8-79d3-4dab-80d1-4368306f05e7/BIRDS+107.jpg Work - Rideau Lakes Common Grackles keeping their balance at the feeder. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/e68ffff0-d2db-46e6-9ab8-ed05d9f7ba6f/BIRDS+AND+SQUIRRELS+022.jpg Work - Rideau Lakes 'Hey, this is a bird feeder.' !! Grackle giving the Chipmunk a stern look. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/6668e761-5056-44b0-9b42-4aa0b4870ce9/BIRDS+CHIP+069.jpg Work - Rideau Lakes 'Mine' !! Common Grackle is a greedy one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/3724bb3c-d573-48b1-ab0c-bab1b1bac0dd/BIRDS+CHIP+185.jpg Work - Rideau Lakes Blue Jay holding on to the feeder https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/04e97591-2a49-433e-befe-ca0e9d6549ef/BIRDS+ORIOL+038.jpg Work - Rideau Lakes Rose Breasted Grosbeak singing a most beautiful song. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/f13e071c-3eab-4f29-8e0e-4f72f120923d/BIRDS+YELLOW+160-2.jpg Work - Rideau Lakes American Goldfinch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/e169df1d-cce7-402e-a7c3-9a17e539e3fe/BIRDS+YELLOW+325.jpg Work - Rideau Lakes Blue Jay all fluffed up in the heat. They do this to cool off. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/b86219fd-b217-4eb4-8b47-cc96a542bf16/BIRDS+YELLOW+349.jpg Work - Rideau Lakes Black Squirrel doing his best to get seeds from the feeder. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/22608792-c01a-4045-919a-fb2dba346d8b/CHIPMUNK+089-2.jpg Work - Rideau Lakes Chipmunk eating the orange I put out for the Baltimore Oriole. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/72614f2a-846f-481d-ae09-b04ebf2d31d5/GRACKLES+AND+BUNNY+348.JPG Work - Rideau Lakes Eastern Cottontail Bunny https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/e73c1c4f-ba39-4b9d-80a2-9fcaa413204c/BIRDS+GREY+SQUIRREL+GRACKELS+101.jpg Work - Rideau Lakes Four Common Grackles do not fit on a feeder. Overcrowding and balance come in to play ! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1256ca83-c649-4cf5-b516-5236e800f9ec/BIRDS+GREY+SQUIRREL+GRACKELS+035.jpg Work - Rideau Lakes Eastern Grey Squirrel. Considered an invasive species. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/7016ce1a-83cb-4c1e-9f49-d63299eadffb/CARDINALS+SQUIRRELS+142.jpg Work - Rideau Lakes Female Northern Cardinal Taking a break at the feeder. She pushed out seeds on to the ground for her mate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/bdd4a06d-8862-4c85-b59d-7beba2dd0c65/CARDINALS+SQUIRRELS+121.jpg Work - Rideau Lakes Male Northern Cardinal He did not go to the feeder, but picked the seeds off the ground. Seen here in the trees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/f5825ea9-8da3-49c3-949f-53fac0f9e15e/CARDINALS+SQUIRRELS+095.jpg Work - Rideau Lakes Determined Black Squirrels. They can empty a feeder in an hour. https://www.jennystevensphotography.com/gallery/rideau-lakes-dpsha monthly 0.5 2020-12-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1607552973668-CRLJZMMILVP0TPKLC4B5/IMG_1717.jpg Work - Wanderings My main mode of transport after I retired in 2003. 35' Motor Home towing a Jeep. This was taken at Zion National Park in Utah. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601912060588-FUIM0BDDF61L4BQ5CU35/2014-08-030.jpg Work - Wanderings Two Way Traffic. One Orca decides to be different. Johnstone Strait, BC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601912215797-4GU69KWDLCNWJVTJCVDK/20140828-2014-08-040-3.jpg Work - Wanderings Surfing Sea Lions. Off Northern Vancouver Island, BC They actually wait and 'catch a wave' and ride it. Amazing to see animals play. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601913169431-JDDWJNJSPUGW37J8H155/2014-08-26+ALL+610+379.NEF.jpg Work - Wanderings Purple Sea Star (Starfish) With the exception of gulls and otters, the purple starfish has few predators and may live up to 20 years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601934387998-Q61XZ1AN03TRANG0KP53/2014-08-26+DAY+6+MORNING+172.jpg Work - Wanderings Orca aka Killer Whale in Johnstone Strait. The Killer Whale is a toothed whale belonging to the oceanic dolphin family, of which it is the largest member. Johnstone Strait is a 110 km (68 mi) channel along the north east coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1601934454404-MNFGERUFLTWZ2YSXGUG2/2014-08-28+DAY+9+ALL+DAY+030.jpg Work - Wanderings Steller Sea Lions Rookery The Steller Sea Lion is the biggest sea lion. Sea lions are often confused with seals, from which they can be distinguished, among other ways, by the presence of external ear flaps. This group is referred to as a Rookery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602861704879-RM044XCRXBI6MANSZ934/2014-08-033.jpg Work - Wanderings Steller Sea Lions - Surfing. Off the northwestern tip of Vancouver Island there are several rookeries for these awesome mammals. They are actually playing in the waves. If someone told me, I would not have believed them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602018790916-BDK3J43HHC0H73D1KD52/62145%5B1%5D.jpg Work - Wanderings American White Ibis. West Palm Beach, Florida. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602707257081-DMHEZZEYHL2BD0C1WW70/20141127-20141127-CHIANG+MAI+ELEPHANT+FARM+086-006.JPG Work - Wanderings Mom and Son. Asian Elephants near Chiang Mai, Thailand. What a great day it was. We each 'owned' an elephant for the day ! Feed it, clean it and ride it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602708701946-PIPJ3ZWIW5FLTJLXWKFY/day+4+a+d+5+nikon+026-3+-+Copy+-+Copy-1.JPG Work - Wanderings A Haitian Refugee in Puerto Plata. He wanted money when I took his photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602708747724-D0LCNW5N1HEM54BZHWBU/day+4+a+d+5+nikon+065-2.jpg Work - Wanderings Stairway To Heaven? Abandoned lighthouse in Puerto Plata, the third largest city in The Dominican Republic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602786925862-R3013F35RNTJC8K9G9LO/ADVENTURE+CAN+YACHT+067.JPG Work - Wanderings Toronto, Canada Taken from Lake Ontario, Toronto is Canada's largest city with a population of 6,196,731. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602787247256-NDCRPAX4UZTI2FH93PCJ/ARIZONA+THE+WALL+WINERY+048.JPG Work - Wanderings Nogales, Arizona Border wall between Nogales, Arizona and Nogales, Mexico. Razor wire everywhere. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602787218182-IDZ88BAOJC0GS6S2784H/BISBEE+001+%282%29.jpg Work - Wanderings Copper Queen Mine, Bisbee, Arizona The Copper Queen Mine was a copper mine in Cochise County, Arizona, United States. Its development led to the growth of the surrounding town of Bisbee in the 1880s. Its orebody ran 23% copper, an extraordinarily high grade. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602793378025-RJ261FPOF3Z6T6UHQDK4/DSC_1465.jpg Work - Wanderings Pacific White-Sided Dolphin The Pacific white-sided dolphin, also known as the hookfin porpoise, is a very active dolphin found in the cool to temperate waters of the North Pacific Ocean. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602863248907-NTOKC244WMG9GLPCBCCB/IMG_1104-2.jpg Work - Wanderings Pacific White-sided Dolphin With such speed, it looks as if it is bending water. They stayed beside us in the boat for the longest times. Quite playful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602791404639-2IXCIF4XO0HE0296HL7L/DSC_1296+%282%29.jpg Work - Wanderings Pacific White-sided Dolphins Synchronized Swimming ! Pacific white-sided dolphins, known for the distinct coloring that give them their name, are a playful and highly social marine mammal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602858834312-FAM1CIYEZXHNJ41OZQM1/IMG_1716.jpg Work - Wanderings Swimming with Humpback Whales off The Dominican. Amazing! Mask, Snorkel and fins and an underwater camera are all you need. If you look closely, you will see another Humpback deeper in the water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602792508371-E6XLSYAN5TB2EWH30K6M/WHALES+JUMPING+328+%282%29.jpg Work - Wanderings Humpback Whale Breaching There are two tenders that take us from the 'Mother Ship' to swim with the whales. This Humpback breached between the two of us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602792646839-6ZJ9UIYBCOMACZ7VLVDE/WHALES+JUMPING+485+%282%29.jpg Work - Wanderings 'Pedunkle Throw' The peduncle of a whale is the muscular area where the tail fluke connects to the body. In a peduncle throw the whale throws its tail sideways, slamming into the water with a huge splash. It’s generally regarded as an aggressive or defensive action. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602792647220-Y4AD2KS6AL55RW1697G5/WHALES+JUMPING+567+posted+C+G+%282%29.jpg Work - Wanderings 'Peduncle Throw' Almost the opposite of a breach. Amazing to see. It takes tremendous strength to do this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602793404914-0RK6WQGJVSQ08LN9VT74/WHALES+PEOPLE+3+037+-+Copy+%282%29.jpg Work - Wanderings Mighty Flukes of a Humpback Whale beside one of our swimmers. Silver Bank Reef off The Dominican Republic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602863536107-N20K9QAE4FN58101MXFC/day+5+%26+6+canon+389+%283%29.jpg Work - Wanderings Humpback Whale Calf with Mom Babies, called calves, are born live, like most mammals. The newborns are between 3 to 4.5 meters (10 and 15 feet) long and weigh up to 907 kg (one ton). They are born tail first so they do not drown, then Mom nudges Calf to the surface to breathe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602858810990-J2S6LQXOERX4QXX7G6M3/day+5+%26+6+canon+090-1.jpg Work - Wanderings Humpback Calf Getting Air. Mom, below, can stay underwater for twenty minutes to an hour, but the calf needs to breathe every couple of minutes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602858784959-YFZT3T5OHT092LQF9F85/day+5+%26+6+canon+225-4.jpg Work - Wanderings Humpback Calf heading for the surface to breathe. Mom stays close by. Swimming with these Gentle Giants is 'as good as it gets'! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602858787777-8U2RC1LQFWJD0M7GBFS0/day+5+%26+6+canon+368.jpg Work - Wanderings Humpback Whale swimming toward me. Humpback whales grow to be about 16 meters (52 feet) long, weighing 25 - 35 metric tons. Their white pectoral flippers can be up to 4.6 meters (15 feet) long — one-third of their body size. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602859695534-QZOPS7F7BKGK1XB279FG/day+8+caNON+104+-+Copy.jpg Work - Wanderings Mom and Calf Humpbacks returning to the water after being to the surface for air. When we are swimming with these whales, we look for a calf because we know Mom stays close to the calf. Great viewing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602859497009-HK6ARSBPT1SZSD9VFFAT/IMG_0378.jpg Work - Wanderings Mount Baker, Washington State. After taking off from Vancouver, British Columbia our plane circled over Mount Baker before turning north for Prince Rupert, British Columbia. Snow and ice-covered Mount Baker, located in northern Washington, is the highest peak in the North Cascades (3,286 m or 10,781 ft) and the northernmost volcano in the conterminous United States. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602859700966-FFHSAHLYWT9XBDP885TR/DSC_8672.jpg Work - Wanderings Red Fox in Churchill, Manitoba Red foxes are one of Canada’s most widespread mammals, found in all provinces and territories. There are probably more red foxes in North America now than there were when Europeans began to arrive in the 16th century. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602859679912-RCIXRTMSYWRFJE8L7C6O/DSC_8775.NEF.jpg Work - Wanderings Red Fox, Churchill, Manitoba Mr. Fox checking out some sileage for mice. I think he has had enough of us ! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602859700041-EO7UVWXBQW1M6SXSNSKW/DSC_8637.jpg Work - Wanderings Red Fox, Churchill, Manitoba This fox is actually listening, not looking for a mouse under the snow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602870379224-UDPULNE36PWZNE4MLW4V/LAST+DAY+POLAR+BEAR+CLAIM+199-001+%282%29.jpg Work - Wanderings Red Fox, Churchill, Manitoba What a cutie !! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602793349662-9CVQFVH1P6D2HMASJ9A5/ARIZONA+020-4.jpg Work - Wanderings Beep Beep ! Roadrunner in Arizona The roadrunner, a species of fast-running ground cuckoos with long tails and crests. They are found in the southwestern and south-central United States and Mexico, usually in the desert. Some have been clocked at 32 km/h (20 mph) while a few have also been clocked up to 43 km/h (27 mph). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602860263339-TX1SI1VCUIWK3BMKTD2C/2014-08-26+DA7+7+MORNING+351+%282%29.JPG Work - Wanderings Humpback Whale Sounding. A foggy morning in The Johnstone Strait, British Columbia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602861632391-L7K4XMJKZ19S1UQOYFFK/2014-08-040-2.jpg Work - Wanderings Humpback Whale Feeding. They feed by opening their mouths wide, allowing a massive amount of seawater (along with their prey) to rush in. When the water and food are inside their mouths, they close their jaws and use their tongues to push the water out. The prey is trapped inside the mouth, held in place by the baleen plates acting as a sieve, and once all the water is expelled, they swallow everything in one gulp. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602862499276-Z99UIE1I0NQQ8ZTX8J9T/2014-08-26+DA7+7+MORNING+246+%282%29.jpg Work - Wanderings Humpback Whale Feeding. You can see the baleen bristles in the mouth which act as a filter by trapping the prey in the bristles while allowing water to filter through. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602867471363-6HPAY9GVFYZULRAJ5OPL/MARCH+104.jpg Work - Wanderings Large Humpback Breaching. Imagine the power of throwing 25 - 35 metric tons out of the water. When compared to other animals Humpbacks are known for traveling great distances during migration periods and may travel as much as 16,000 miles per year making them one of the furthest traveling animals in the world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602862236941-WOHQLURY07F8PM3CFIO0/2014-08-27+SEA+LIONS+PM+287.JPG Work - Wanderings Steller Sea Lions. We were in a 'rubber' Zodiac and these Sea Lions were not happy we were near their rookery. They showed their teeth in a most aggressive way. Off northwestern tip of Vancouver Island, BC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602862418993-VOG8EZ1G4PU5W3DOQ6SK/2014-08-27+SEA+LIONS+PM+306.jpg Work - Wanderings Steller Seal Lions They made loud grunting noises and kept swimming close to our 'rubber' Zodiac. I was amazed at how aggressive they were. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602862572730-GNZDC6VIDDN109HIPU3Z/2014-08-28+DAY+9+ALL+DAY+009.JPG Work - Wanderings Steller Sea Lion Rookery The Big Guys get the best spots. Off the northwestern tip of Vancouver Island, BC. Extremely noisy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602862729101-HD6YEGBFLK0Z1NH9HLON/2014-08-28+DAY+9+ALL+DAY+142.jpg Work - Wanderings Steller Sea Lions Too close to the Zodiac. They kept rushing us making loud grunting noises. We did not stay long ! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602863570481-MYKAZWEUKCQXPJQKTEJD/DAY+1+%26+2+BELLA+COOLA+%2B+D810+055.jpg Work - Wanderings The Fraser River, British Columbia The Fraser River is the longest river within British Columbia, Canada, rising at Fraser Pass near Blackrock Mountain in the Rocky Mountains and flowing for 1,375 kilometres (854 mi), into the Strait of Georgia at the city of Vancouver. It is the 11th longest river in Canada. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602863399696-23HYNGBJY6DBQ5H9ANRC/DAY+3+4+PT+3+NIKON+175.jpg Work - Wanderings Red Bay, Newfoundland, Labrador Red Bay is a fishing village in Labrador, notable as one of the most precious underwater archaeological sites in the Americas. Between 1530 and the early 17th century, it was a major Basque whaling area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602863491525-ZF277PGYL6Z5QOG4VUXW/DAY+3+CANON+SALMON+032+%282%29.jpg Work - Wanderings Spawning Pink Salmon I took a swim with a wetsuit, mask, snorkel and flippers down the Campbell River against the spawning Pink Salmon. What a ride. Campbell River, Vancouver Island, BC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602863472121-B2VE59X7JW2IYMX3EDWT/DESERT+STORM+2+ARIZONA+001.jpg Work - Wanderings Benson, Arizona Yes, snow on a 'teddy bear' cactus. It is less that 100 km (60 miles) to the Mexican border, and we had snow... and more than once. Below zero in the high desert in January. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602867451103-Z10UCPE8LVLWA9LXUQD1/IMG_5690.jpg Work - Wanderings Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia The peaceful setting rests on a scenic bluff of the Wilmington River, east of Savannah. The site was purchased for a private cemetery in 1846 and became a public cemetery in 1907. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602867372022-HTP9360RABLX7TT44729/PALM+BEACH+CAMPSITE+078+%282%29.jpg Work - Wanderings Two Ibis kiss ! West Palm Beach, Florida https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602867384623-08AF7P2LNGVOGNE06NZH/SAGUARO+CACTI+022+%282%29+-+Copy.jpg Work - Wanderings Saguaro Cactus Saguaro National Park Tucson, Arizona is home to the nation's largest cacti. The giant saguaro is the universal symbol of the American west. These majestic plants are only found in a small portion of the United States. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602868050838-QD7FKHOSYCD5PXBITTP3/THE+DRAGOONS+%26+CHIRICAHUA+033.jpg Work - Wanderings Dragoon Mountains, Arizona A large portion is made up of Granite outcroppings and boulderfields, with patches of woods in between. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602868051925-ZLC7XPIXCOFFMUSBCBL2/THE+DRAGOONS+%26+CHIRICAHUA+040.jpg Work - Wanderings Dragoon Mountains. How does a tree grow out of rock ! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602868045383-4X4RNY1PTMJOUV6FX7UL/THE+DRAGOONS+%26+CHIRICAHUA+148+%283%29.jpg Work - Wanderings The Dragoon Mountains The name originates from the 3rd U.S. Cavalry Dragoons who battled the Chiricahua, including Cochise, during the Apache Wars. This is where Cochise signed the peace treaty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602869016315-L9SCJJOILS5ZD0BD8PTJ/untitled-018.jpg Work - Wanderings 'Kings's Kettle' The kettle we all used at George's cottage up 'On The Bruce'. So many good time with no running water and no electricity. PEACE We all miss those time together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602869140858-N9YCUV5XLASER365IV4R/THE+DRAGOONS+%26+CHIRICAHUA+265.jpg Work - Wanderings Chiricahua National Park By far the most noticeable natural features in the park are the rhyolite rock pinnacles for which the monument was created to protect. Rising sometimes hundreds of feet into the air, many of these pinnacles are balancing on a small base, seemingly ready to topple over at any time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602869120658-MF50AA44AOGYVJN1D95S/THE+DRAGOONS+%26+CHIRICAHUA+337.jpg Work - Wanderings Chiricahua National Park A "Wonderland of Rocks" is waiting for you to explore at Chiricahua National Monument. The 13 km (8 miles) paved scenic drive and 27 km (17 miles of day-use hiking trails provide opportunities to discover the beauty, natural sounds, and inhabitants of this 11,985 acre site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602944156439-5UX3NVSVO39BULSTR6C6/D810+LAST+DAY+AND+SQUAMISH+498-001.jpg Work - Wanderings 'The Hank' An abandoned tug used for logging. Gambier Island, Howe Sound, BC Taken September of 2020. You will see the heavy smoke from the wildfires in Oregon and California. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602944317062-8UHEMA8I9NO5QK88D826/SQUAMISH+BOAT+155.jpg Work - Wanderings Blue Herons, Gambier Island, BC The smoke for the wildfires in Oregon and California made this a difficult shot. Both Herons what that top perch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602944280613-OHHKZDRJV0SSN2KOWARN/SQUAMISH+BOAT+162-2.jpg Work - Wanderings Blue Herons, Gambier Island BC Aerial Ballet ! Fighting for top spot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602944246799-A6I6IDXNRADECU43SVAZ/SQUAMISH+BOAT+163.jpg Work - Wanderings Blue Herons, Gambier Island, BC We have a winner..... The smoke was terrible from the wildfires in northwesters USA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602944242455-WMRMT625CE3D1JR3HJSL/SQUAMISH+BOAT+091.jpg Work - Wanderings Raven, Gambier Island, BC Ravens are a heavy-billed dark bird, larger than crows. Closely related, both ravens and crows are species of the genus Corvus. The raven has a heavier bill and shaggier plumage than the crow, especially around the throat. The raven’s lustrous feathers also have a blue or purplish iridescence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602868983677-J1N6DU7AQMURNXFWQ7TK/untitled-039+-+Copy_edited-002.jpg Work - Wanderings Wild Orchid, The Dominican Republic. I was amazed to see Orchids growing wild outside my room in Puerto Plata. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602869164333-7E0DVUOIPQL5FK7YACNJ/untitled-001.jpg Work - Wanderings Ribbon Fall, Yosemite, California Ribbon Fall, located in Yosemite National Park, flows off a cliff on the west side of El Capitan and is the longest single-drop waterfall in North America. The fall is fed by melting winter snow; while therefore dry for much of the year, the fall is a spectacular 491 meter (1,612 feet) in the spring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602870047171-0NJ2AD9O8LUO29ZKA6T5/untitled-0159_edited-1.jpg Work - Wanderings PCH - Pacific Coast Highway, California The Pacific Coast Highway (also called PCH) is one of America's most famous highways (probably second only to Route 66). Stretching from the southern tip of Baja California to the top of the Olympic peninsula, the highway is 800 km (500 miles) long. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602870037842-7RKNHTFEO6EGWWRGLODX/untitled-053.jpg Work - Wanderings Glacier Lake high up in The Coast Mountains, BC. Taken from a plane to Prince Rupert from Vancouver, BC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f78d42337d54326b4e2cb0a/1602870029821-E0IPIEMS1S2X3H9SKB5Q/YELLOWSTONE+018-2.jpg Work - Wanderings Bison Rule ! Where Else? Yellowstone National Park Located in Idaho, Wyoming and Montana. On March 1, 1872, Yellowstone became the first national park for all to enjoy the unique hydrothermal and geologic wonders.