duke76

Member since March 2015

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Tied in a Knot

The struggle to stay alive, trying to make itself big so that it can't be swallowed, didn't work, Heron 1- snake 0

11 years ago

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Coiled

The Heron has grabbed a metre long snake and the snake is not going down without a fight.

11 years ago

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Heron's Catch of the Day

Noticed this Great Blue Heron fishing around French Creek Marina (Parksville). Suddenly he grabs a metre long snake, after much adjusting the heron was able to dine after 3 big wiggling gulps.

11 years ago

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Black Bear Fishing

This Black Bear is fishing the river to fatten up for hibernation.

11 years ago

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Bird's Eye View

This mature male Bald Eagle is intensely watching the water below for a potential meal.

11 years ago

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Target Ahead

About to grab and go

11 years ago

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Grab and Go

Bald Eagle came swooping over the beach to grab whatever it was that made it's next meal.

11 years ago

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It's a Goner

The morsel is about to disappear

11 years ago

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Undersize Meal

Great Blue Heron wading the creek and feeding it's appetite

11 years ago

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Foggy Start

On the water early for the bite, but the sun did appear by mid morning.

11 years ago

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Into the Fog

One of our group heading out onto Lois Lake (Powell River). The fog did eventually lift to provide a great day.

11 years ago

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Fish On

Off Shore (Winter Harbour), custom 12ft. sage rod, Islander reel and a big Spring salmon on the other end, doesn't get any better as the facial expression indicates.

11 years ago

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Humpback Breaching

While salmon fishing around the Broken Island Group (Van. Is.) managed to snap a one time photo of this huge Humpback breaching.

11 years ago

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Early Morning Start

The fog is just starting to lift as the sun slowly burns through. Another start to a days fishing off the west coast of Vancouver Island

11 years ago

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80 Pounder

This Halibut was taken 7 miles off shore from Ucluelet

11 years ago

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Truer Words Never Spoken

Sign above the fireplace in an old fisherman's lodge

11 years ago

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Believe it or Not

This photo shows the water imprint of a salmon that has just jumped over a fish ladder. It was taken at a precise moment prior to the water filling the void.

11 years ago

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Stellar Sealion

These guys are not every fisherman's buddy. This one and others were spending some leisure time floating around the inner harbour at French Creek Marina, Van. Is.

11 years ago

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Day's End

Horse Lake (Lone Butte) a perfect end to the day, on the lake watching a beautiful sunset and trolling a fly.

11 years ago

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HORSE LAKE

Loon

While sitting on Horse Lake (Lone Butte) this Loon surfaced nearby, luckily I didn't have a fish on my line or it would have been gone.

11 years ago

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Bad Feather Day

This Belted Kingfisher was sitting on it's favorite perch looking for fish when a gust of wind caught his crest.

11 years ago

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Strolling By

This Grizzly Bear was more interested in spawning salmon than the fact that I was set up to take photos.

11 years ago

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Black Bear Fishing

This Black Bear is fattening up on spawning salmon, photo taken near Ucluelet, Vancouver Island

11 years ago

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Black Bear Cub with Tripod

This cub took time out from fishing at the hatchery to check out my buddies equipment.

11 years ago