Photo #362

The Japanese Maple tree on our balcony is finally waking up...

*I really like our camera's macro focus setting!

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Photo #334

Humpback whales! A mother and calf in Banderas Bay (Bahia de Banderas). I've never been this close before! Shortly after this photo was taken, the whales started jumping out of the water, or "breaching", but our camera wasn't fast enough to capture it. Still, it was an incredible sight and we will always have the memories...

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Photo #329

It snowed on Southern Vancouver Island today, and I didn't have to work. I went out and took some photos instead. Most have ended up on my Facebook page for my friends to see, but I saved this one for everyone to enjoy...

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Photo #315

I took a walk around Swan Lake a couple of days ago and I always pause here at the ancient Willow tree. I like this tree...

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Photo #309

I had no subjects to photograph today, so I'm going to share an old photo I took about two years ago. It's one of my favorites of a robin that landed in an oak tree I was sitting under on a very gray afternoon...

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Photo # 270

Boxing Day shoppers weren't the only crowds we encountered today...

Megan and I went for a little walk after shopping today to get away from people. We brought a few pieces of dried bread to feed the ducks. At first there were only 3 ducks, but that quickly changed! These ducks are pretty used to handouts from people, so they get close enough to touch. One even walked over my foot! I have a 30 second video of this little encounter, during which you can hear an excited Megan say "I touched one!". Maybe I'll post it on Facebook.

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Photo #264

Mossy boulders somewhere around Swan Lake...

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Photo #255

Another thing I did during yesterday's break in the rain was take a brisk walk around Swan Lake, which is just down the road from my home. The water was as smooth as glass and I really like how my pictures turned out like paintings. This one is my favorite and I didn't do any editing...

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Photo #235

I spotted this little bandit around 1:00 this morning on my way home from a friend's house...

I know it's not the best photo, but the little guy and his buddies were moving pretty quickly. This was the best shot I could get.

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Photo #217

A nice mid-autumn photo of the Nature Reserve near my home...

Photo taken Oct. 31, 2010

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Photo #215

Woodpecker near Swan Lake. This guy was huge, too! About the size of a crow!

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Photo #202

Ladybug cruising along a glass panel on my balcony...

I like how symmetrical the spots on it's shell are. These little bugs seem to be everywhere this time of year!

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Photo #189

Jellyfish just off Ogden Point...

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Photo #185

While photographing mallards on the pond today, this little girl decided to fly up onto the rail right beside me to say hi. Then she struck a pose...

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Photo #173

A Great Blue Heron patiently fishes from a tangle of kelp at Ogden Point...

I know very little about fishing, but I'm told a bad day fishing is better than a good day at work.

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Photo #163

It's about that time of year again...

 Sometimes I wish I could fly south for the winter.

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Photo #156

Under an ancient willow tree...

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Photo #154

When searching for yesterday's photo I came upon a bunch of photos from that era that I had completely forgotten about. For example, this photo I took of a doe and her fawn having lunch in Filberg Park in Comox.

Photo from September, 2006.

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Photo #145

The best thing about working where I'm working this week, is that I walk by the Swan Lake Nature Reserve on my way home. This pretty little area makes me forget that I'm still in Victoria. The freeway to the airport lies just beyond the trees and there's a huge retail development just a few blocks South of where I paused this afternoon to take this photo.

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Photo #143

Pretty girls hanging out at the lake...

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