IslandinFocus
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I’m a photographer of all things Vancouver Island, primarily things of the feathered variety though. All photos are taken by me.
I love the intense gaze and the amazing blues in a male Brewer’s Blackbird. #brewersblackbird #blackbird #birds #naturephotography #nature #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #esquimalt #britishcolumbia #canada #canon #canonphotography #canoncanada #canoneurope #canonasia #photography
A Black Oyster Catcher coming in for a landing at Esquimalt Lagoon #oystercatcher #blackoystercatcher #birds #birdphotographer #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #canada #britishcolumbia #canon #canonphotography #canoncanada #canonasia #canoneurope #photography #pnw #pnwphotographer
Down in Cowichan Bay Estuary a Great Blue Heron hunts the channels for fish while the clouds roll over above. #greatblueheron #birds #nature #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #cowichanbay #vancouverisland #britishcolumbia #canada #pnw #canon #photography
A Northern Pintail, look at that gold shimmer. These guys are known as the “Greyhounds of the Skies”, not only are they fast flyers, they fly long distances incredibly fast. One flew from Labrador to England in just 9 days. Faster than Canada Air. #ducks #birds #wildlife #photographer #canon
I was laying down taking some shots of Black Oystercatchers, when this female Brewers Blackbird landed about 5 feet in front of me. I think it was trying to figure out what the heck I was up to. It hung out for about a minute and figured out I wasn’t that exciting and left 🤣
A Black Oystercatcher seemingly entranced by it’s reflection. Photo taken at Esquimalt Lagoon. A nice colour assist by the reflection of the fall leaves on the water as well. #birds #oystercatcher #blackoystercatcher #nature #canada #wildlife #vancouverisland #britishcolumbia #canon
Our year long resident hummingbird, the Anna’s Hummingbird, this one was giving me an earful. These guys are so incredibly vocal, it just takes a bit to recognize all the different vocalizations they make. #birds #birdphotography #hummingbirds #canon #photography
Spotted Towhees are part of the New World Sparrow family. #spottedtowhee #sparrow #birds #birdlovers #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #cowichanbay #cowichanvalley #britishcolumbia #canada #canon #canoncanada #canoneurope #pnw #pnwphotography #islandinfocus
A California Quayle being a perfect model #quayle #californiaquayle #birds #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #vancouverisland #cowichanvalley #britishcolumbia #canada #beautiful #photooftheday #cowichanbay
A Grear Blue Heron with lunch #birds #birdlovers #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #herons #cowichanbay #westcoast #britishcolumbia #canada #islandinfocus #canonphotography #canon #wildlife #wildlifephotography #canoncanada #canonusa #canoneurope #canonasia #vancouverisland #greatblueheron
A Black Turnstone, they get their name from flipping stones and other things while foraging for food #blackturnstone #shorebirds #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #sooke #pnw #pnwphotography #britishcolumbia #canada #westcoast #canada #canon #birds
An edit and the original photo of a Great Blue Heron hunting. #greatblueheron #heron #birds #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #britishcolumbia #canada #westcoast #canon #canonphotography #canoncanada #canoneurope #canonasia #photography #photooftheday
When the light hits European Starlings just right they are so incredibly beautiful. #europeanstarlings #birds #birdlovers #birdphotographer #starling #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #vancouverisland #canada #britishcolumbia #canon #canoncanada #canonphotography
A Great Blue Heron, this was an interesting one, they are usually fairly shy when hunting, but this one had no issues at all fishing in front of me and seemed to show off its catches a few times. #greatblueheron #heron #birds #vancouverisland #canada #birdphotograhy #canon #nature #wildlife
It’s been awhile since I’ve seen a Barred Owl, not only did this guy give himself away by being really noisy but my Chickadee friends were also giving up his position.
Still one of the most fascinating birds I have ever encountered, the Common Nighthawk. #commonnighthawk #nighthawk #bullbat #nightjar #birds #birdlovers #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #westcoast #canon #canada #vancouverisland #britishcolumbia
A House Finch visiting me. This guys eyes really looked parrot-like to me #housefinch #birds #birdlovers #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #westcoast #canada #britishcolumbia #cowichanvalley #canon #canonphotography #canoncanada #canoneurope #canonasia
