opening a clam - an oystercatcher on a Qualicum beach #birds #QualicumBeach

a merganser gets a running start #birds

Seems happy. A bufflehead duck enjoying the pond. #ducks #birds

On a wall in Ireland

rainy afternoon, watching this American Dipper bounce and 'dip' at a stream Qualicum BC #birds #waterbirds

pretty loon #birds

a male belted kingfisher intent on his dinner... #birds

Warms the cockles of my Canadian heart - taken today in #QualicumBeach. #birds #Canadaproud

Master of the feeder A stellar jay #birds

Stellar Jay looking blue #birds

Big black bear spotted at the river - salmon season, the fishing is good. #bears #wildlife

Gigi, a seriously cute girly girl out for a walk. I met her yesterday at a local park. #dogs #pets

a merganser gets the zoomies #birds #nature #ducks

A beauty of a black bear checking out Quinsam river for salmon. Yes, he was successful... #nature #wildlife #bears #VancouverIsland

A sweet mama Quail and her babe. #birds

Yesterday's walk. I live in paradise. #QualicumBeach #nature #trees

momma and baby at the pond. I sit in my little corner partially hidden by a tree and watch them for the pure awesomeness of it. #beavers #nature #babies

I heard a ruckus - the robins were swarming him and making it known he wasn't welcome. He took the hint and left. #birds #owls.

eagle wings #birds

Mother love twin fawns so sweet #nature #babies #deer #love

what a beauty. juvenile bald eagle caught in the evening light. #eagles #birds

concentration and precision bald eagle and his catch #birds #fishing #eagles

Happy #Caterday A neighbour's cat hanging out on a balcony looking, well, furry.

itchy nose. life is good. a beaver at the pond...check out his nails. #wildlife #Qualicum #VancouverIsland #beaver

nuthatch today #birds

Learning to use those little wings... Just a baby. #birds

mom and babies... yesterday. #birds #ducks #babies

I saw a black headed grosbeak today. Cool. #birds

A turkey vulture. Gentle birds, important to the environment, and one of my favourite large birds. #Birds #vulture

comfortable. yeah, maybe even snooze-worthy... a red-wing blackbird. #Birds

Pretty visitor to the backyard today. #deer #VancouverIsland #wildlife

A handsome boy surveying his kingdom. California Quail on Vancouver Island. #birds

Happy eagle. Food is plentiful right now, raising baby eagles is in full swing, and all's right with their world. #Eagle #baldeagle #birds

Somewhere close by there are Killdeer chicks...the ol' distraction trick on display at the beach at low tide. #birds #birdbehavior

An American Dipper. I sat by Cook Creek and watched him bounce and bob and we had a lovely moment. #birds #nature

A spotted sandpiper down by the Qualicum river yesterday. Such a pretty bird. #birds

An unexpected encounter the other day. Given her mouthful of grass, I suspect she was surprised as well. #blackbear #springtime #wildlife #surprise #Qualicumbeach #nature

What's up? A towhee yesterday... #birds

Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there. #birds #mothersday

Great blue Heron on low cruise #birds

What a life. My Bella, watching the street action. #Caturday

Vroom Vroom #birds #babies #ducklings

Caught in a sunbeam, a passing pair of mergansers. #birds

Friend or foe? The cutest bunny, lives on 'his territory' near the water and keeps an eye on me when I get too close. #nature #wildlife #bunny #rabbit #furry #sweet

Bella in the sunshine #Caturday

lift-off a Great Blue Heron on the move #birds

Red crossbill looking for bugs. #birds

Kildeer pair distracting me from their nest. Qualicum Beach today. #birds

his mouth is full but he is looking for more... a gluttonous robin. #robin #birds #springtime

Canada goose framed by wings #birds #elbowsup