Gulls hoping that sea lions are messy eaters during the herring spawn last year.
Only a few weeks before the feeding frenzy on the coast of Vancouver Island.
#photography #wildlife #HerringSpawn #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #VancouverIslandWildlife #Canada
Homer and Cordova
#BritishColumbia #StreetPhotography #Vancouver #VanSPC #Monochrome
Curvy
Stagleap Park, after Creston, British Columbia, 2015.
#winter #monochrome #blackandwhite #mountains #road #roadtrip #britishcolumbia #canada #photography
Morning skies
#photography #yvr #vancity #vancouver #britishcolumbia #canada #skies
10 people including the suspect are dead after a mass shooting at a school and home in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia. Here's @cbcnews's liveblog.
Juvenile bald eagle ejecting an adult one from the top of a tree.
Photo taken last week. I am still going through them but I am also working on other projects so patience is required. 😀
#RespectYourElders #photography #wildlife #VancouverIslandWildlife #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia
Large herring spawn last year happening during a private photo tour. Yes, it is what you think it is. Crazy, uh?
My guest had the biggest smile on his face. He couldn't believe how much wildlife was there: sea lions and bald eagles eating as many herrings as they could, otters, mink, ducks... He returned home with thousands of photos.
This will happen again this year, in a few weeks. I can't wait!
#HerringSpawn #photography #PhotoTour #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #Canada
I am old enough to have witnessed the change in perception of the #orca
A good read.
#pacificnorthwest #britishcolumbia #whale #ocean #marinelife
aeon.co/essays/orcas-havent-ch…
Sea pandas or sadistic killers? These enigmatic creatures invite contradictory labels that say far more about us than themJason Colby (Aeon)
Through the mountain
Between Fernie and Elko, British Columbia, 2015.
#winter #monochrome #monochromemonday #blackandwhite #fotomontag #mountains #road #roadtrip #britishcolumbia #canada #photography
My next #SuperbOwlSunday photo is one of my favourite owl photos - two recently fledged young Barred Owls (Strix varia) on a branch. Cute, even if the sound they made wasn't! I have more photos of these two, and a video of them, in a blog post:
mrussellphotography.com/blog/b…
#Wildlife #SuperbOwl #BritishColumbia #Owls #Photography #Nature
Next for #SuperbOwlSunday I have this group of 3 Snowy Owls (Bubo scandiacus) preparing for an evening hunting flight at Boundary Bay in Delta, British Columbia, Canada.
These 3 always look to me like they are up to no good. 😆
A few more of these owls here: mrussellphotography.com/blog/b…
#SuperbOwl #Wildlife #BritishColumbia #Owls #Photo #Photography #Nature
For the yearly #SuperbOwlSunday theme I have this Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) hopping onto a piece of driftwood at Boundary Bay in Delta, British Columbia, Canada.
I missed posting this on the actual anniversary, but… here, have a sunset photo from 20 years ago. (Taken Jan. 24, 2006) It's one of my favourite photos I've ever taken; I was in my last year of high school at the time, and in the middle of a driving lesson, when I asked to pull over to take it. My instructor asked me to send her a copy. 
#photography #sunset #clouds #BritishColumbia #FraserValley #LowerMainland #Canada
Black Oystercatcher preening after a quick bath in the sea.
Tip of the day: Always look your best for photos.
#photography #birds #wildlife #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #Canada #VancouverIslandWildlife
Around the Seven Sisters
Near Kitwanga, British Columbia, 2015.
#winter #monochrome #blackandwhite #mountains #road #roadtrip #britishcolumbia #canada #photography
The Fog Is Mightier Than The Orb
Langley Twp, British Columbia 
#photography #landscape #sunrise #originalcontent #blackandwhite #monochrome #langley #BritishColumbia #imagesofcanada
Watching the neighbours bathing is part of my job. 😆
The black Oystercatcher was aware of my presence. It walked in front of me, dipped its big pink toes in the water and started to bath. It then walked back to the shore and preen.
#photography #birds #wildlife #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #Canada #VancouverIslandWildlife
It has been a winter of very little snow is south #BritishColumbia, so yesterday skip'd work, head for the mountain and walk for 3 hours in a snowy forest before the Spring finishes kicking in... here some #photos
#SnowyLandscape #WinterScene #NaturePhotography #EvergreenTrees #OutdoorAdventure #SunShining #ShadowsOnSnow #SnowyForest #FrozenPond #photography
One of the Bald Eagles I spotted earlier this week at a large gathering of eagles. Based on my bird book, this eagle is in its fourth year.
Un des pygargues à tête blanche que j'ai vu plus tôt cette semaine à un grand rassemblement d'aigles. Selon mon livre sur les oiseaux, ce pygargue est dans sa quatrième année.
#photography #birds #wildlife #photographie #oiseaux #VancouverIslandWildlife #BritishColumbia #Canada
Spot the black Oystercatcher! 🧐
Trouvez le huîtrier de Bachman !
#photography #birds #photographie #oiseaux #VancouverIslandWildlife #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #Canada
Down in the fog
Descending towards Osoyoos Lake, British Columbia, 2015.
#winter #monochrome #blackandwhite #road #roadtrip #britishcolumbia #canada #photography
An immature male long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis) bathing on the coast of Vancouver Island.
Un canard kakawi immature se baigne sur la côte de l'île de Vancouver.
#photography #birds #photographie #oiseaux #nature #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #Canada #VancouverIslandWildlife
Frosty
Somewhere between Kamloops and Prince George, British Columbia, 2015.
#winter #road #roadtrip #britishcolumbia #canada #photography
A Bald eagle photographed today on the coast of Vancouver Island. I looked for 'active' nests but found only old ones. It looks like they are not fixing old ones or building new ones yet. However they were lots of mature eagles and they were vocal. Mating is about to start.
#photography #nature #wildlife #birds #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #Canada #VancouverIslandWildlife
Black bear trying to hypnotize a salmon.
#wildlife #photography #bears #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #Canada #VancouverIslandWildlife
A recent sighting of a Yellow-billed loon (Gavia adamsii). They winter along the Pacific coast of British Columbia. Interesting to notice that its French name translates as White-billed loon.
Une observation récente d'un huard à bec blanc. Il hiverne sur la côte Pacifique de la Colombie-Britannique. Il est intéressant de constater que son nom anglais se traduit par huard à bec jaune.
#photography #photographie #birds #oiseaux #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #Canada #VancouverIslandWildlife
For #MountainMonday
Crown, Goat and Grouse Mountains with some fresh, spring snowfall behind Stanley Park and the fishing charter yacht M.V. Edgewater Fortune in English Bay. Photographed from Kitsilano Beach Park in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
#Landscape #LandscapePhotography #Vancouver #BritishColumbia #Canada #Photo #Photography #Boat
Now available in print: catherinebabault.com/fine-art-…
I named it ''Mysterious Island'' after a comment from a Mastodian.
#photography #FineArtPrint #landscape #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #Canada
Fine art print of a mysterious island off the coast of Vancouver Island. Decorate your home and office with a fine art print of stunning landscapes, charismatic wildlife and abstract art by award-winning nature photographer Catherine Babault, British…Catherine Babault ~ Nature and Wildlife Photography
Winter on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
L'hiver sur l'île de Vancouver en Colombie-Britannique.
#photography #photographie #landscape #MountainMonday #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #winter
A male long-tailed duck in its elegant winter outfit. It has three different plumages during the year.
Un canard kakawi mâle dans son élégant habit d'hiver. Il a trois différents plumages au cours de l'année.
#photography #photographie #birds #oiseaux #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #Canada #VancouverIslandWildlife
Immature long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis) giving a show on the coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
Un canard kakawi se donne en spectacle sur la côte de l'île de Vancouver en Colombie-Britannique.
#photography #wildlife #birds #photographie #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #Canada #VancouverIslandWildlife
The Marine Building (Downtown Vancouver) is one of my favourite art deco buildings. Completed in 1930, it was the tallest skyscraper in the city until 1939.
#photography #doors #architecture #artdeco #vancouver #britishcolumbia
Mink (Neovison vison) on a mission.
Un vison en mission.
#photography #WildlifePhotography #nature #photographie #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #Canada #VancouverIslandWildlife
Find the whimbrel! --- Trouvez l'intrus !
#photography #photographie #birds #wildlife #VancouverIslandWildlife #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia
A foggy commute in the lower mainland, around Vancouver, B.C. (~2013).
#photography #photographychallenge #washedoutwednesdays #foggy #britishcolumbia
Be like a sea lion: eat, bark, belch, cause ruckus, sleep, repeat. 😆
Photo taken last March during the herring spawn. These sea lions overindulged on herring and were drifting in the sea.
#photography #SeaLions #HerringSpawn #VancouverIslandWildlife #wildlife #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #Canada
Late afternoon glow
I went scouting for wildlife along the east coast of Vancouver Island today for my upcoming photo tours during the herring spawn.
Steller sea lions are starting to show up, I observed them catching fish near the shore.
Bald eagles are back too, calling each other from tree tops. Soon they'll start to build a nest. Took this photo this morning.
#photography #wildlife #nature #HerringSpawn #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #Canada #VancouverIslandWildlife
Mountain range in winter on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
Massif montagneux en hiver sur l'île de Vancouver en Colombie-Britannique.
#MountainMonday #photography #photographie #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #Canada
A #framed beach view.
Herring spawn happening soon on Vancouver Island, that's exciting for wildlife photographers! I wrote about it here: catherinebabault.com/blog/2026…
#HerringSpawn #photography #photographie #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #Canada
2026 Herring Spawn Photo Tours with local professional photographer, Catherine Babault. Book a group tour in March 2026 or ask for a private customized tour.Catherine Babault (Catherine Babault ~ Nature and Wildlife Photography)
Hudsonian Whimbrel on the shore of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. It was bathing in the sea and came to shore to preen. It hangs out with a flock of black oystercatchers.
''In 2025, ornithologists split Whimbrel into two species: Hudsonian Whimbrel, occurring across the Americas, and Eurasian Whimbrel, occurring in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia.'' Source: AllAboutBirds.com
#photography #birds #wildlife #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #VancouverIslandWildlife
Buffleheads (Bucephala albeola) are cute but it dives ''all the time'' and you end up with a lot of photos of the sea. 😆 This is the female.
Le petit garrot est bien mignon mais il est toujours en train de plonger alors tu te retrouves avec plein de photos de la mer. Ceci est la femelle.
#photography #photographie #bufflehead #wildlife #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #Canada #VancouverIslandWildlife
This morning. Ce matin.
Deep Bay, Vancouver Island.
#MeerMittwoch #photography #photographie #LandscapePhotography #DeepBay #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #Canada
Some charming little Lithophragma leaves, also called "woodland stars."
#plant #lithophragma #bcparks #okanagan #inaturalist #britishcolumbia #canada #plantphotography #macro
Vancouver Island marmots play-fighting in the mountains on Vancouver Island. They are the rarest marmots in the world with about 400 living on the Island.
Disclaimer: no marmots were harmed during the shooting of this wrestling match.
#photography #wildlife #marmot #VancouverIslandMarmot #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #VancouverIslandWildlife
A one-minute peaceful video of a Hudsonian Whimbrel bathing and preening with a flock of Black Oystercatchers on Vancouver Island: youtube.com/watch?v=aeJTbOplQZ…
#birds #nature #photography #TimeCleanse #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #VancouverIslandWildlife
A lone Hudsonian Whimbrel spends most of its time this winter with a flock of Black Oystercatchers on the shore of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. They b...YouTube
