Today, Finnegan and I headed out toward East Sooke Regional Park with one main mission in mind: turkey vultures. Did we find them? Nope. Not a single turkey vulture decided to grace us with its dramatic presence other than insanley high in the sky. Apparently, they did not receive my photography schedule. But as nature often does, it had other plans for us. Before heading deep into the woods, we stopped at Spirit Bay Marina, where we spotted a Great Blue Heron grazing along t

May has officially become all about babies and bees for me as a wildlife photographer. After work yesterday, I grabbed my camera and set out with one mission in mind: Find. Me. Some. Babies. Not human babies, obviously. Wildlife babies. The fluffy kind. The wobbly kind. The tiny, fearless, “I am three inches tall and somehow have more confidence than most adults” kind. So I headed to a local “royal” pond and if you’re from Victoria, you probably know exactly which pond I mean

This morning, Finnegan and I headed out early for our very first visit to Morrell Nature Sanctuary. The goal? Continue Finn’s adventure-cat training somewhere quiet, peaceful, and not overloaded with humans. Success. Honestly, walking with a cat is completely different than walking with dogs. Dogs are like: “LET’S GO. FORWARD. MUST COVER GROUND.” Finnegan? Finnegan is more of a: “Excuse me, Mother, but have you considered appreciating this moss?” kind of traveler. This cat ma