Category Archives: nature

Courtenay Air Park

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Katherine

The Courtenay Riverway Heritage Walkway provides great views of the Courtenay River, the Comox River Estuary, and a small lagoon situated in the middle of a looping section of the trail adjacent to the Courtenay Air Park.  

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Purple Martin boxes – Ford Cove

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Katherine

Purple Martin boxes – Ford Cove The Purple Martin is the largest of the North American swallows and one of the most threatened due to the interference of man, primarily due to the introduction of European Starlings and House Sparrows, … Continue reading →

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MV Quinitsa – a foggy day

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Katherine

BC Ferries MV Quintsa sailing across Baynes sound between Buckley Bay and Denman Island on a foggy spring day.

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MV Quinitsa – a foggy grey day

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Katherine

BC Ferries MV Quintsa sailing across Baynes sound between Buckley Bay and Denman Island on a foggy spring day.

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Perception and the camera

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Katherine

Looking at the world through a camera can be rewarding, frustrating, and sometimes both at the same time. A slight change in distance, angel, or height creates an entirely new perspective that can change how the world is presented and … Continue reading →

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Courtenay Air Park– boardwalk bridge

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Katherine

Standing on a boardwalk bridge at the Courtenay Air Park

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Air Force Beach

Posted on May 20, 2015 by Katherine

Air Force Beach during a spring low tide

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Over the beach – under the water

Posted on May 20, 2015 by Katherine

A pair of videos shot at Air Force Beach – one short, one not so short

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Crab World

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Katherine

A look into Crab World at Air Force Beach

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Ford Cove

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Katherine

Ford Cove on the south-west end Hornby Island [fbalbum url=”https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.303765519747166.1073742139.123247217798998&type=3″ size=”187″]

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