Vancouver Island Wildlife

Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, is unquestionably a place of great natural beauty: majestic mountains, lush rainforests and miles of breathtaking coastline. It is a haven for a variety of waterfowl, shorebirds and hummers. These images were captured in March of 2015.

: 4209 Male Anna’s Hummingbird (Calypte anna)

: 4185 Male Anna’s Hummingbird (Calypte anna)

: 4188 Male Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus)

: 4186 Male Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus)

: 4214 Male Rufous Hummingbird (Selasohorus rufus)

: 4187 Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)

: 5632 Pink-sided Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hymalis)

: 4198 Pink-sided Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)

: 4194 Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus)

: 4207 Brown Creeper (Certhia americana)

: 4195 Steller’s Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri)

: 42032 Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)

: 4228 Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)

: 4204 Marsh Wren (Cistothorus pallustris)

: 4231 Marsh Wren (Cistothorus pallustris)

: 4212 Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina)

: 5610 Brewer’s Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalux)

: 5616 Black Turnstone (Arenaria melanocephala)

: 4241 Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)

: 4240 Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)

: 4236 Female Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)

: 5622 Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)

: 4235 Male Common Goldeneye Displaying (Bucephala clangula)

: 4229 Male Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)

: 5624 Female Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)

: 5624 Male Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)

: 5625 Male Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)

: 4220 Male Lesser Scaup (Athya affins)

: 5625 American Wigeon (Anas americana)

: 4225 Male American Wigeon (Anas americana)

: 4233 Male American Wigeon (Anas americana)

: 4230 Male American Wigeon (Anas americana)

: 5628 American Wigeon Pair (Anas americana)

: 4237 Female American Wigeon (Anas americana)

: 4216 Female Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

: 5630 Male Mallard (Anas platyryhnchos)

: 5631 Male Mallard (Anas platyryhnchos)

: 4208 Male Mallard (Anas okatyrhynchos)

: 4206 Male Mallard (Anas platyrhynchon)

: 5617 Male Mallard (Anas platyryhnchos)

: 5619 Male Mallard (Anas platyryhnchos)

: 5611 Male Mallard (Anas platyryhnchos)

: 4222 Male Mallard (Anas platyryhnchos)

: 5613 Male Mallard (Anas platyryhnchos)

: 4223 Male Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

: 4221 Female Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

: 4219 Male Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)

: 4223 Male Pintail (Anas acuta)

: 4224 Male Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)

: 4227 Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)

: 4217 Male Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)

: 5620 Male Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)

: 4199 Male Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)

: 4215 Male Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)

: 4200 Female Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)

: 4196 Female Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)

: 4218 Female Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)

: 5609 Male, Ring-necked Duck, (Aythya Collaris)

: 4213 Male Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)

: 4192 Male Ring-necked Duck (Aythya acollaris)

: 4197 Male Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)

: 5615 Male Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)

: 5614 Male Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)

: 4238 Female Bufflehead (Bucephala-albeola)

: 5626 Male Buffelhead (Bucephala albeola)

: 4193 Male Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola

: 4211 Female Common Merganser (Mergus merganser)

: 5628 Female Common Merganser (Mergus merganser)

: 4210 Brant Goose (Branta bernicla)

: 5612

: 5618 Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)

: 4232 Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)

: 4227 Glacous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)

: 4191 Glacous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)