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Mama Bear and her cub looking for something to eat at low tide. Maman ourse et son petit à la recherche de nourriture à marée basse. Mamma orsa e il suo cucciolo alla ricerca di cibo durante la bassa marea. #wildlife #photography #photographie #fotografia #bears #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #Canada #VancouverIslandWildlife

It's raining on Vancouver Island. What I like about this part of Canada is that rain does not stop people from going outside. I took this photo earlier this week. #autumn #fall #photography #nature #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #Canada #VancouverIslandWildlife

Your daily bear photo: a black bear with a salmon as I am having soup for supper. I will soon run out of new bear photos. Time to go back to the field! 🚙 #photographie #photography #wildlife #bears #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #Canada #VancouverIslandWildlife

Your daily bear photo. You're welcome! 😉 This cub was flipping rocks and looking for clams, mussels and fish at low tide. It learned by watching its mother. She was a few metres away. Cet ourson retournait des roches à la recherche de palourdes, moules et poissons à marée basse. Il a appris en observant sa mère. Elle se trouvait à quelques mètres. #photographie #photography #nature #wildlife #VancouverIslandWildlife #BritishColumbia #Canada #bears

A close-up of Cladonia, an intriguing lichen growing on an old tree stump in the rainforest on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. #FungiFriday #nature #photography #VancouverIslandWildlife

#FungiFriday - Found this beauty during my Fall Colours on Vancouver Island photo workshop earlier this month. I took my guests to a trail that I call ''Mushroom Alley''. You can't walk 2 metres without spotting mushrooms of all sizes, shapes and colours. #nature #photography #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #VancouverIslandWildlife