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South Georgia Island is a photographer's paradise......if you like King penguins, elephant seals and other birds. The odour from the colony is overwhelming initially but once you are engaged in capturing images of these beautiful creatures it fades away. This island was the centre of the south...

Leopard Seal - reptilian in appearance and a ferocious hunter of penguins. Gentoo Penguin amongst Whale bones Gentoo penguin chicks - looking forlorn. I think I would look forlorn too if I was covered in feces! Skua with its eggs on nest. Note the bones in front of the bird. Skuas prowl...

If you ever the chance to visit Newfoundland and Labrador, and I HIGHLY recommend a visit, you will likely see lots of moose - cows, bulls and calves. In fact, it is highly recommended not to drive at night for fear of hitting a moose. This was taken in harsh light near midday so I have...

Baldy Red Tail Hawk

The mariposa Lily is native to western North America growing on open, dry slopes.

I grew up in Ontario, Canada. The provincial flower is the white trillium. However there are other varieties of trillium which are found predominately in eastern North America as is the white trillium. White trillium Painted Trillium Nodding Robin (red) trillium

A series of four images taken with an iPhone 14 at Sorcerer Lodge. Yes, a Z8 or Z9 would have been preferable for image quality but ski tourers are weight weanies. And the iPhone allows one to not only take photos, it also can be used as a GPS to track progress and location, something not...

Recent week long ski tour at Sorcerer Lodge in the Interior of British Columbia. These are from an iPhone 15. Too old and tired to carry my Z8 Our group ascending the Nordic Glacier. A small section at the tow of the Nordic glacier - looking back in time?

Western Indian Paintbrush, a subalpine flower that is prevalent in British Columbia

These images were taken in spring after a wildfire ripped through this forest the previous summer. Not sure why the mountain arnica were so prolific after the fire other than perhaps the fire released significant amounts of nitrogen into the soil. Mountain arnica are not dependent on fire for...

My eldest daughter taught for a year in 'Tuk' which is an Inuvialuit community on the Arctic Ocean at the mouth of the Mackenzie river. We were there in late February when the sun would rise to the horizon for a short period and then disappear. The pingo is formed by permafrost pushing the...

Images from a trip to the Gaspé and Ile Bonaventure where there is a very large Northern Gannet colony.

If any of you are ever traveling through the Interior of British Columbia in Mid August be sure to visit the Mt Revelstoke Wildflower festival. The first image was taken there. The floral display will blow you away with its intensity, beautiful perfumes and brilliant colours. The second image...

Black and white image taken as we sailed north along the east coast of Baffin Island towards the community of Qikiqtarjuaq. The second image was taken from a zodiac near the toe of an unnamed glacier on Somerset Island. Enjoy and comments/suggestions are always appreciated.

In September, 2023, my better half and I traveled on the Sylvia Earle with Aurora Expeditions through the Northwest Passage from Kangerlussuaq, Greenland to Nome, Alaska. The images below were taken in the Ilulissat icefjord near the toe of the glacier.

After our visit to Telegraph Creek, we camped along the Stikine River Canyon at Windy Point. We had not expected to see any goats but next morning while viewing the canyon and river, there they were on the opposite side of the canyon. The longest reach I had was a 100-400mm with a 1.4 TC. We...