Category Archives: mammals

  When I saw black grizzly bears three years ago, I was puzzled for I hadn’t realized that black was even an option for grizzlies. It is, but a somewhat uncommon one. When a black grizzly family was seen this week, it … Continue reading →

  A black-bear sow and her cub often sleep the night in a Douglas-fir tree about sixteen metres above a local parking lot. Folks who arrive at the lot in the morning refer to them as their parking-lot attendants. Indeed as … Continue reading →

  One’s opportunities to spend quality time with a grizzly bear seem limited to a few times a year and, even then, they are fleeting. Alas, grizzlies like to keep their own company. So, it was nice earlier this week to spend ten minutes … Continue reading →

  Hundreds of photographers have been working hard recently to bring images of athletic events to the world. However, one can also watch superb athletes oneself by looking outdoors. Here are two leaps seen yesterday.   A pika launches itself to … Continue reading →

  Haretage minuets: This posting offers insincere apologies to the Canadian series, Heritage Minutes. I know that snowshoe hares are out there, but I rarely see them. It turns out I have been looking in the wrong places. “I really … Continue reading →

  The bears keep coming. It is both the season and the year for it.  To my eye (and to my computer’s colour meter), this bear is blue. Black Bears certainly come in a delightful range of colours around here. … Continue reading →

  To the list of useful devices for good wildlife photography, I may have added one more: supply your subject with a (possibly hallucinogenic) mushroom. The Columbian Ground Squirrel is a skittish little beastie that is forever on guard and ready to vanish. … Continue reading →