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Spirit Bear walking away

Spirit Bear pictures taken on Gribell Island in the Great Bear Rainforest. We waited almost all day before having the opportunity to see one Spirit bear. Spirit bears are a sub species of black bears, existing mainly on three islands in northwestern British Columbia. This bear walked down the stream, just a few feet away...

Haida Reflections Totem Pole

We were traveling on a sailboat in the Queen Charlotte Islands, Vancouver Island (Haida Gwaii). The shoreline reflection was astounding. It was only after I looked at the picture and saw that it was not only an almost perfect reflection but if one holds a picture sideways, one can see that the shoreline forms a...

Fur Seal jumping

This fur seal was jumping in and out of the waves in the Antarctic.

White Seal pup

Taken on an ice floe in the Gulf of St. Lawrence near the Magdalen Islands, in early March. This seal pup is about seven or eight days old, just lying on the ice waiting for its mother to come back and feed him.

Grey Whale front eye view underwater

I took this underwater picture of a young grey whale swimming towards me in the San Ignacio Lagoon on the Pacific side of the Baja Peninsula in Mexico.

Petting a grey whale underwater

A picture of a fellow traveler’s hand touching a whale as it went swimming past.

Grey Whale blow hole

These grey whales were so close, that one could see their blowhole very clearly.

Grey Whale blowing

The start of a grey whale blow, right next to us.

Petting a grey whale

Touching the underside of the young grey whale’s chin.

Humpback Whale pectoral slap from behind

These whales turn on their side and slap their pectoral fins onto the sea as part of their socializing.
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