I headed out take photos of the stars at Peyto Lake along the Icefields Parkway in Alberta with some friends. After taking my first test shot I noticed a green haze on the horizon. It couldn't be! "I think we are in for a nice surprise tonight" I said to everyone. We ended up spending about 2 hours photographing the northern lights on this frigid -25 degree winter night.
Taken by Ryan Wilkes
A Young buck with velvet antlers rests in the shade as the sun sets On Vancouver island.
Taken by Dean Myhal
It's a bit of a challenge to get a nice close-up of these little guys since they tend to be flighty and fast. Fortunately for me I spied this one perched very nicely on a spirea bush with my camera in hand. Females are blue with expanded dark brown margins so I'm assuming this one with lighter margins is a male. There are one or two very small black spots near the single hair-like hindwing tail. Everes amyntula is found in Canada from northeastern Quebec to Vancouver Island, Yukon, and the Northwest Territories, with a single record from Nunavut at Coppermine. An isolated population occurs in the Gaspé Peninsula of Quebec and in northern New Brunswick.
Taken by Heather Mellon
Taken off the coast of Vancouver Island. We came across this lone Sea Otter on the boat. It didn't seem to bothered as it let out a large yawn
Taken by Troy Wood
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