Great Grey Owl

Hello friends! Welcome to this week’s photo story. I’ve had the pleasure of watching this owl pair for a couple of years as they have territory just outside of Yellowknife. Any owl sighting is exciting but having the opportunity to see and photograph a great grey on a fairly predictable schedule is a gift that is indescribable. Just a couple …

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Scarface Bear

Hello friends and followers!  This week I wanted to introduce you to this young black bear I had the pleasure of encountering a while back. It’s not common that you see a bear out in the middle of the day along one of the busiest highways outside of Yellowknife. I’m guessing that this was the bear’s first summer foraging on …

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Salt Plains in Wood Buffalo National Park

This week’s story is about a couple of the coolest places on earth: the salt plains and Grosbeak Lake in Wood Buffalo National Park. Two of the biggest draws to Fort Smith for me are the opportunities for wildlife photography and the chance to visit one of the most unique landscapes in Canada – the salt plains. Wood Buffalo National …

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The First Wolf

The first time I ever encountered a wolf in the wild was April 28, 2010 – the day I left BC to move to Yellowknife. Sadly, all I had was a crappy 5MP digital camera and little skill. I left early in the morning and saw this beautiful timber wolf who must have JUST killed this deer. She disappeared into …

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