Along the rivers on the east coast of Vancouver Island Black Cottonwood (Populus balsamifera ssp. […]
Author: Dave Ingram
Dave Ingram is a photographer and naturalist based on Vancouver Island, BC. He is interested in documenting both dramatic landscapes and capturing the small details of plants and animals in the natural world. He has a great interest in the patterns and shapes that can be found in nature and urban areas. Dave also has a thing for abandoned feral shopping carts and derelict buildings.
Cedar Waxwings Along the Courtenay River
Over the last couple of days I’ve noticed cedar waxwings (Bombycilla cedrorum) along the Courtenay […]
Grass Workshop at the Courtenay Airpark
A couple of Fridays ago I had the opportunity to join an impromptu grass workshop […]
Birdwatching in the South Okanagan
As often as we can Jocie and I love getting out to the Okanagan and […]
Pacific Sideband Snails
Over the last couple of weeks I’ve noticed Pacific Sideband (Monadenia fidelis) snails crossing the […]
A Good Bloom of Bare-stem Desert-parsley
I’ve been noticing lately that Bare-stem Desert-parsley (Lomatium nudicaule) is in bloom everywhere on the […]
Coastal Naturalists on BC Ferries this Summer
Have you ever wondered why Orcas are called ‘Killer Whales’ or what an eelgrass meadow […]
Black Twinberry
The thing that I love about nature walks is that the more often you visit […]
Vexed by Vetches
The Pea Family (Fabaceae) can be a little vexing at times – with this group […]
Musing about Mustards
As I begin to tackle some of the more difficult plants here on Vancouver Island, […]