The following photos span nature photography outings in 2024. It was a wonderful year for photography, and brought many surprises. These are a few of my favourite photos. I have posted some of them before. I start each week, month and year wondering what I might be able to see, and as we enter 2025, I have the same question. Wishing everyone who reads this blog, a healthy and happy year!
Mating red-eyed leaf frogs. Taken in Costa Rica on a night walk. Jan.uaryJuvenile red-tailed hawk. Taken in Delta BC, in February.Great-blue herons on the nest. Taken in Abbotsford in February.Snow geese taking flight during the “golden hour”. Skagit County, Washington. March.Bobcat. Encountered while cycling the Vedder Trail in Chilliwack. March.Great-grey owl. BC Interior, April. I had been looking for owls when I walked past this one. It was only a few feet away and when it took flight I jumped. It was not perturbed by my presence however as it subsequently flew by me.Rocky Mountain bighorn ram. Jasper Alberta, April.Anna’s hummingbirds at the nest. Delta BC, April.Cinnamon teal. Ridgefield NWR, Washington. May.Aurora Borealis. Looking straight up. Sumas Prairie (Abbotsford BC). May.The amazing colours of the Lewis’s woodpecker. Grand Forks, BC. May.Dancing grebes. (mating ritual). Salmon Arm, BC. May.Northern gannet diving for fish. Saint Vincent’s, Newfoundland, June.Common loon feeding its chick. Gander, Newfoundland, July.Atlantic puffin. Elliston, Newfoundland, July.Beaver feeding on water lilies. Gander, NL, July.Humpback whale, lunge feeding. Trinity Bay, NL, July.Brown (grizzly) bear. Hyder AK, August.Brown bear getting a whiff of a more dominant bear, from which it ran. Hyder, AK. AugustSalmon Glacier, north of Stewart BC. August. The glaciers in this area are receding rapidly.Sooty grouse. Manning Provincial Park, BC. September.Green heron with dragonfly. Abbotsford, BC. OctoberAmerican bittern. Abbotsford BC. October.Hooded merganser drakes, “performing” for a nearby hen. Delta BC. November.Black bear with chum salmon. Lower Mainland, BC. November.Bald eagles fighting for a piece of salmon. Harrison Mills, BC, NovemberRiver otter. Abbotsford BC. November.Great-grey owl in the snow. BC Interior, December.Northern pygmy owl. BC Interior, December.
2 thoughts on “Some of My Favourite Nature Photos from 2024”
Happy New Year Dick, very, very nice photography. You have caught some real gems. You seem to be making the most of you equipment, which is no small accomplishment. You also seem to enjoy all the effort it takes to put yourself in the right place often enough for something to happen. It’s great when it all comes together.
Thank you Gene. I am certainly enjoying the opportunities for wildlife photography. I think of you and Ron whenever I go for eagle photography. You would really enjoy it! Happy New Year to you as well!
Happy New Year Dick, very, very nice photography. You have caught some real gems. You seem to be making the most of you equipment, which is no small accomplishment. You also seem to enjoy all the effort it takes to put yourself in the right place often enough for something to happen. It’s great when it all comes together.
Thank you Gene. I am certainly enjoying the opportunities for wildlife photography. I think of you and Ron whenever I go for eagle photography. You would really enjoy it! Happy New Year to you as well!