Sea lion haul out near Tofino, British Columbia.

A moody day on the west coast of Vancouver Island, near Tofino, British Columbia. Read more and view more photos at West Coast Safari.

Close-up detail of the suckers of a Pacific Octopus.

Detail of the suckers of a dead Pacific Octopus washed up on the beach at Point Holmes in Comox, British Columbia.

Pipers Lagoon Beach Rock #2

A second in a series of beach rock landscapes photographed at Pipers Lagoon Park in Nanaimo, British Columbia.

Pipers Lagoon Beach Rock #1

The exposed outer shore of Pipers Lagoon Park in Nanaimo, British Columbia presents some interesting landscapes for abstract photography. More about the park on my blog at Pipers Lagoon Park.

Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa)

A challenging bird to photograph, the Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) is common year-round in the forests on the west coast of British Columbia. Read more at Golden!

Point Holmes, Comox, BC

The bluffs at Point Holmes in Comox, British Columbia are continually eroded by wind and waves.

Dead Chum Salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)

A pair of dead Chum Salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) photographed on the Puntledge River in Courtenay, British Columbia.

Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)

Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) photographed at Air Force Beach in Comox, British Columbia.

Turner's Confectionery, Victoria, British Columbia

Turner’s Confectionery – a old store at Richmond Road and Pembroke Street in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) #1

I’ve been enjoying photographing birds in good weather on my lunch time walks – this Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) was very cooperative and I managed to get a few good photographs of it. The “ruby crown” is usually only visible when the bird is agitated!