Island Light Photo Feed

Portrait of a Ketch in Early Morning ~ Boating picture Port Neville

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:20:58 PST

A predawn fog drifting off the estuary fills the head of Port Neville, briefly surrounding the ceder ketch anchored in the shallow still water.

Port Neville Campsite ~ Landscape picture Port Neville

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:49:12 PST

Glassy calm water reflects canoe and campfire smoke at one of the small islands near the head of Port Neville Inlet.

Hooded Merganser ~ Bird picture Vancouver

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:23:01 PST

A male Hooded Merganser stops preening for a moment to shake out his wings.

Calidris Alpina ~ Bird picture Cortes Island

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:56:00 PST

Dunlin Flock ~ Bird picture Cortes Island

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:24:01 PST

When feeding as a flock Dunlin will frequently burst into the air in a sudden explosion of droplets and flapping wings and circle the beach in a synchronous and tight packed flock before landing, often very close to the spot where they left.

European Starling in Flight ~ Bird picture Cortes Island

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:27:11 PST

Tongue Out ~ Mammal picture Cortes Island

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:03:59 PST

It looks like he might be sticking out his tongue at me, do you think there is any significance to that?

Surf Scotters ~ Bird picture Georgia Strait

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:26:16 PST

Dunlin in Flight ~ Bird picture Cortes Island

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:08:32 PST

A close packed flock of Dunlin taking of from the beach near Smelt Bay Park.

Oregon Junco ~ Bird picture Cortes Island

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:41:08 PST

Detail of a Junco's wing feathers.