Category Archives: nature

Tree faces…

Posted on September 23, 2015 by Katherine

I wonder venture that most people walk past this tree without looking at, or taking the time to really think about what they see – the same people that ignore the faces and animals in clouds. Do you see what … Continue reading →

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Fort Rodd Hill – three in a row

Posted on September 23, 2015 by Katherine

Three geese and three tents at Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site of Canada

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Miracle Beach – winter

Posted on September 22, 2015 by Katherine

Oyster River – Miracle Beach Provincial Park A winter day at Miracle Beach Provincial Park – a bit of snow and some ice, but being a Vancouver Island winter it’s sunny and not very cold.   The ice crystals are … Continue reading →

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Work Point deer

Posted on September 19, 2015 by Katherine

I was not alone during an early morning walk at behind the old Headquarters building at Work Point – bucks, does and fawns having their breakfast in the rain.

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Salmon buffet – Quinsam Hatchery

Posted on September 12, 2015 by Katherine

Sea gulls dining on pink salmon on the Quinsam River, downstream of the Quinsam Hatchery catchment and control dam.

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Angry birds

Posted on September 12, 2015 by Katherine

Angry birds at the Quinsam Hatchery

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Black bear, pink salmon

Posted on September 12, 2015 by Katherine

A black bear enjoying a pink salmon at the Quinsam Hatchery, Campbell River

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Sea Onions

Posted on August 25, 2015 by Katherine

As children we always referred to bull kelp as sea onions as the floats look like onions. I still call them sea onions and still enjoy jumping on them to pop the floats. Bull kelp grows entirely in one season, … Continue reading →

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Point Holmes

Posted on August 22, 2015 by Katherine

Low tide at Point Holmes – Comox

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Fanny Bay

Posted on August 18, 2015 by Katherine

A quick stop at Fanny Bay, where one of the oyster boats was unloading

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