Often when you think of a bird of prey you think of hook billed raptors soaring overhead looking for food down below. This preconceived image makes it hard for us to imagine the Secretarybird (Sagittarius serpentarius) as a member of this elitist species of birds, but they are. These long legged, gangly birds of prey…

Steve Williamson Wildlife Photography

13.01.2025

Painted Turtle

The Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) is the only freshwater turtle found in British Columbia where this shot was taken. Exact numbers in BC are not known, but the strongest population is thought to exist in the Kootenay region’s Kikomun Creek Provincial Park, which is estimated to have around 800 to 900 turtles. British Columbia (and…

Steve Williamson Wildlife Photography

17.01.2025

Mussels For Lunch

Well we haven’t seen a black bear for a while, in my case literally, but I dug this one out of the archives, one of many I haven’t got to yet. This guy was busy eating mussels on the low tide on the BC coast when I spotted him and as can be seen, he…

Steve Williamson Wildlife Photography

20.01.2025

Leopard Prowl

Here’s another shot of the beautiful feline seen in the original ‘Leopard’ post from last April. On this occasion she had stood up from her resting position to turn around before laying back down as seen in the earlier post. Whilst doing so, she spotted a bird on a nearby branch and adopted this impressive…

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