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You can imagine my excitement when this Sora (Porzana carolina), usually a secretive species, walked out from the dense marshy growth and into full view at the edge of the pond, and began to take a bath. In this shot, the rail is going up in the air before plunging its head underwater during its brief but vigorous bath. Copyright © Kim Toews/All Rights Reserved.
A carpet of red oak leaves cover the pathway on a brisk morning at Jericho Beach Park. Light fog and frost in the distance as the first rays of sunshine light up the tree in front of me. This park bench with a beautiful autumn view includes a little birdhouse within reach. Captured in Point Grey in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada ~ October 24, 2018 🍂
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The word “sniper” originated in the 1770s among British soldiers in India who hunted snipe as game. The birds are still hunted in many countries, including the U.S., though their fast, erratic flight style means they are difficult targets.
The wood bison is the largest land animal in Canada. Adults have dark brown coats with long shaggy fur on their shoulders and legs. They have large humps on their backs, and very large heads. Male bison are typically larger than female bison.
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Earlier last summer, on our way to southern Alberta for our annual birdwatching-nature excursion, this captivating scenery at the Old Man River crossing captured my attention, and made us to stop and take in the sight and the atmosphere.
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Single exposure shot of aurora glow towards Squamish, BC taken at Porteau Cove Provincial Park. Street lights on Sea to Sky highway lighten up along the shore!
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With their tremendous physical power and vitality, moose can travel over almost any terrain. Long legs carry them easily over deadfall trees or through snow that would stop a deer or wolf. Their cloven hooves and dewclaws spread widely to provide support when they wade through soft muskeg or snow. When frightened they may crash noisily through the underbrush, but in spite of their great size even full-grown, antlered bulls can move almost as silently as a cat through dense forest.
Endless adventures with awe-inspiring natural wonders on Vancouver Island. Copyright © Kim Toews/All Rights Reserved
Unique among North American raptors for its diet of live fish and ability to dive into water to catch them, Ospreys are common sights patrolling waterways, and standing on their huge stick nests.
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Rather than do their own fishing, Bald Eagles often go after other creatures’ catches. A Bald Eagle will harass a hunting Osprey until the smaller raptor drops its prey in midair, where the eagle swoops it up. A Bald Eagle may even snatch a fish directly out of an Osprey’s talons. Fishing mammals (even people sometimes) can also lose prey to Bald Eagle piracy.
Auroras are the result of disturbances in the magnetosphere caused by the solar wind. These particles, mainly electrons and protons, precipitate into the upper atmosphere (thermosphere/exosphere). The resulting ionization and excitation of atmospheric constituents emit light of varying color and complexity.
Barred Owls prefer mature forests that have both an abundance of prey and trees with cavities. Barred Owls hunt from a perch, where they sit and wait, scanning and listening for prey, and then silently swoop down when they pinpoint their meal. Copyright © Kim Toews/All Rights Reserved.
An Elephant style lash-up leads a manifest along CN's Ashcroft Sub seen here crossing the Thompson river.
Male Elk are notable for their impressively large antlers. It is amazing that these large structures are grown new each year by the animals in a period of a few months in spring and summer. Antlers look particularly large in summer when they are encased in velvet—a covering that protects them during growth. In later summer, the velvet is rubbed from the fully grown antlers, revealing the bony structure. Newly cleaned antlers are light grey in color but become stained by rubbing and thrashing through vegetation during the rutting season.
Nothing says western wilderness quite like intact landscapes with grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horribilis). Copyright © Kim Toews/All Rights Reserved.
This was the scene before the Aurora Borealis show on Saturday night. Two long clouds stretched across Vancouver, from north to south, as the setting sun painted them pink. Looking down on the north side of the False Creek Seawall and downtown Vancouver. Captured from the Granville Bridge, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada ~ May 7, 2016 💕☁️
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As the sun set lower in the sky, and the storm clouds started to dissipate, the pinks and purples started to pop. Shot at 20 seconds with a ND1000(10 stop) filter.
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The winds at Upper Waterton Lake had reportedly reached 45 km/h that day. It was really exciting to watch the dramatic changing light as it hit the peaks. This view of Vimy Peak was taken from the Prince of Wales Hotel.
Waterton Lakes National Park is nestled in the Canadian Rockies. Given the designation of International Peace Park it is one of the lesser known parks in Alberta but the scenery is outstanding, hiking is world renowned, and wildlife are in abundance. This past August, Waterton Lakes National Park and its neighbour to the south, Glacier National Park, received a designation for an International Dark Sky Park.
Mountain landscape and reflection on a scenic drive along the Icefield Parkway in Banff National Park, Canada.
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The spectacle of the annual winter migration of the Elk Herds from the Rocky Mountain Foothills towards the Ranch Country just Northwest of Calgary.
Male Brewer’s Blackbirds (Euphagus cyanocephalus) watch over colonies by sitting at guard perches. They meet hawks, owls, gulls, and other predators with an alarm call, diving at and sometimes striking them to make them leave. Copyright © Kim Toews/All Rights Reserved.