 Friday July 27 , taken before sunrise and just ahead of the full moon setting just after 5 AM ... handheld shot from a friend's boat ..  West Coast salmon fishing (trolling for Chinook Salmon)  Lighthouse on the West Coast of Vancouver Island at the 1st point of European contact on the Pacific NW .. Quite the historic spot!  The British and Spanish nearly fought a war (1790's) over the valuable pelts of these adorable Sea Otters, but cooler heads prevailed and a treaty was signed ... The Nootka Convention... Captain George Vancouver and Bodega y Quadra. There is also an old church close to the lighthouse that was built by the Spanish in the 1950's to commemorate this treaty.  The beautiful seascapes off the W Coast of the Island are pure magic, but the bouncy /rolling waves are not for everyone who desires to enjoy the views... Seasickness is the leading cause of turning back to dry land :))) ... These photos shown on calm days when I was guided out there ! A West Coast assortment of views .... Click to play slideshow.... above 8  A Bald Eagle grabbed a fish and she/he checks over breakfast just after picking it up!  Running back inside the Sound after a couple hours on the outside ... oooh.. Calmer water feels good! :) A west Coast variety of scenics.. click on each image above to enlarge...   One of the anglers coming ashore looked at me taking photographs and said "You missed sunset" I replied "yup...Oh well" and kept shooting :)
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 Sorry for the scarce blog updates this week, but I am preparing to head out to the W Coast to try my luck Salmon fishing.... This season looks a bit sparse but will see whats out there and bring my photos and fishing report back in a week or so. In the mean while I hope you enjoy these images ... I am working on a vintage fishing tackle series of greeting cards (the items are pieces in my longtime collection and virtual sport fishing museum.) Click the button below to see my cover page of this website. Cheers and tight lines to all .. Have a great week.... TerryV :) <')<><   How often does one go out in search of one thing and find something entirely different .. But still rewarding. This is what I encountered this morning at sunrise as I looked for a group of Eagles... The Otter group almost escaped my view as they swam past me with the blazing sun in my eyes... All I noticed were some objects which I passed off as floating kelp. A few minutes later I clearly saw a "romp" of River Otters heading South along the water. They kept a watchful eye on a woman walking her dog and once she had gone well past, they hit the beach, climbed a steep bank and descended into a farm field with a fresh water irrigation canal.. I laboured to click and keep track of them, but here are some of the images... Eagles appeared later in my morning adventure, but not quite as I had imagined. I like to keep my options open when on a photo safari... Hope everyone has a great weekend.... TerryV   I am the Walrus!  Smile .. you're on camera! :))))  A beautiful pair of mature Bald Eagles relax in the early morning sun  Great Blue Heron... waiting for the tide  I was only able to get 2 images of these baby California Quail ... They run for cover at every sign of danger. Click on the photos of their parents above for full size. Dad is on the left and Mom on right.
 We Stand on Guard for Thee        That look you have when someone else is catching all the fish!   Click on individual photos in gallery above to enlarge*    Fireweed was quite abundant at the far end of the bog and the bees and various insects love it!  Chipping Sparrows... Tiny beautiful birds! Seen along the marsh.   The Cattails (above) are at a beautiful stage of development .. Slender and inspiring... The Marsh birds love these graceful and beneficial plants.    My quest to find the common but very unusual Vancouver Island visiting Yellow Headed Blackbird failed, but I did see some other beautiful inhabitants of Rithits Bog! And thank you for the interesting human visits I encountered !   This sequence is Momma Osprey coming back from a short flight to stretch her wings after likely a long sit on the nest.
I sat out in the field for nearly an hour last evening waiting for Dad to come back with a fish, but got rained out waiting. I bet it was tough fishing in all that heavy wind... * Also, though I can tell by the actions of the parents, I have yet to actually see a baby Osprey so no idea how many in the nest? I'll keep you posted. On another note, I want to thank all the dear people who stopped in to see me at Dockside Gallery in Sidney last weekend. Its always great to see a familiar face and also to meet new people (one from Maine... hello!) Thanks again for dropping in to see my latest work! Cheers and have a great weekend.... TerryV |
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Summer 2023.. I just received notice that my blog has been awarded a distinction of being one of the top 10 photography blogs in Canada.
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