Bald Eagles and Crows ~ the sequence!
A Bald Eagle caught my attention this afternoon when it flew onto the piling with a freshly filleted salmon skeleton that it began to eat immediately when some crows flew in to investigate, hoping for...
View ArticleRobin on the picket fence & Blue Heron on the piling ~
As fog swirls into the Bay, the Great Blue Heron sits regally on the piling. The American Robin sitting on the picket fence lingers still and has been sighted regularly in the garden in recent days...
View ArticleTwo Humpback Whales and hundreds of Dolphins with spectacular viewing!
It was a most wonderful day with sunshine warm upon us and a glassy blue sea and sky in our surroundings! Shortly after we departed on our tour this morning, bald eagles could be seen feeding on a...
View ArticleHumpback Whales++ and a Minke Whale ~ simply wonderful!
It was another beautiful day with some incredible sightings, all of which were seen in the space of moments of each sighting. It first began with the appearance of two playful and inquisitive river...
View ArticleMassive herring ball in the Bay ~ the table is set!
It lasted perhaps an hour, a massive herring ball in front of Alert Bay and while we have seen them often before across the bay and towards the Nimpkish River and Vancouver Island shoreline, this one...
View ArticleA beautiful evening in Alert Bay ~
The evening is beautiful and calm in the Bay and the Great Blue Heron rests while waiting for the tide to drop so it can feed.
View ArticleSunset in Alert Bay, BC ~ Magical moments in time!
A gorgeous day and fabulous sunset here in the Bay!
View ArticleNatures beauty and divine light at summer’s end!
At summer’s end ~ Yesterday began with a sequel of wildlife drama with porpoises being pursued by Biggs orcas who, being apex predators the orcas have nothing to fear, there are no other marine...
View ArticleA magnificent sunset in the Bay while two Humpback Whales passed on through!
A beautiful setting of the sun we enjoyed over a period of several magical minutes this evening, made even more wonderful when the blows of two humpback whales were seen with them surfacing suddenly in...
View ArticleEarly Morning Light ~
Early Morning Light The bright morning light in the East it sweeps across the sky in streaks of orange and red from which emerge tiny black dots in flight. Crows, their early arrival is trumped once...
View ArticleWaking up to a sunrise masterpiece!
It was a glorious morning in the Bay today, beginning very early with just the light of the moon appearing as though inside a star! The colour of the sky on daybreak appeared vivid and brilliant in the...
View ArticleA surprise viewing of Biggs Orcas (Transients ) T55’s ~ passing in front of...
A quick blog this evening! We had just returned to Alert Bay off the 6.00 p.m. ferry and had been busy unpacking some shopping when a call from Helena www.orca-live.org alerted us to orcas approaching...
View ArticleTaking a moment to listen to the whales and birds…..
Yesterday morning, what should have taken a few minutes of time, extended into nearly an hour. I was outside on the balcony hanging out some washing when I heard the unmistakable blow of a humpback...
View ArticleMoments of light ~ changing stillness and beauty in the Bay.
Last evening the beautiful nuances of light reflected into and across the Bay as the last gulls made their way to their night ‘place of rest’ elsewhere and Common Mergansers quietly floated by. There...
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