About: Dave Ingram

Dave Ingram
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Dave Ingram is a naturalist and photographer based on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. He has worked as a heritage interpreter with BC Parks, Parks Canada, the Greater Vancouver Regional District, Vancouver Aquarium and Marine Science Centre, and a number of NGOs with a focus on environmental education. He also spent a season guiding zodiac boat tours in Haida Gwaii, BC and has volunteered with several bird research projects including Laskeek Bay Conservation Society’s ancient murrelet study at Limestone Island and at SFU’s Triangle Island research station. He regularly contributes photographs of BC native plants to eFlora image bank. Dave's passion in photography is in the small details of plants and animals in the natural world. He enjoys close-up macro photography and have a great interest in the patterns and shapes that can be found in nature. You can follow Dave on twitter @bcnaturetweets

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Posts by Dave Ingram

Roots on the Rough Route to Radar Hill Beach

Pacific Rim National Park Reserve is well known for its long sandy windswept beaches. Every year over 800,000 people visit [...]


Scenic South Beach

I took advantage of the last couple of days of passable weather on the west coast of Vancouver Island to [...]


Pacific Rhododendrons at Rhododendron Lake

For those interested in botany and unusual plants it is often necessary to get off the beaten path and explore [...]


Dunes at Goose Spit

Often the reason a destination is popular has little to do with the superb natural features of an area. Such [...]


Rathtrevor Ramble

Most people mention the endless stretches of sandy beach, ocean swimming and eel-grass tide pool exploration when they talk about [...]


Where the Wildflowers Are

The spring wildflower bloom is well under way on Vancouver Island but there’s still time left to see some of [...]


Salt Spring Island’s Mount Maxwell

Over the March Break we took a family trip to Salt Spring Island and explored some of the provincial parks [...]


Big Day Birding – Brant Wildlife Festival

Saturday, April 10 5 a.m. to 3 p.m. counting 3:30 p.m. post count gathering (Shelley Hall) Shelley Road, Parksville $20 [...]


Spring Flowers at Mount Douglas

The vantage point of the top of Mount Douglas in Saanich offers a spectacular 360o view of rural Saanich, downtown [...]


20th Annual Brant Festival – March 5 to April 28

The return of Brant geese to the estuaries and bays of Vancouver Island in late February and early March on [...]


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