Salt Spring Photographer John Cameron
Through the office window on a dark rainy day, a Pileated Woodpecker and I keep an eye on each other.
bonus: the bird was frozen on this Douglas Fir for more than six hours. Only its head was moving. I’ve read this can have something to do with that pesky hawk again. (after an altercation with a predator, the woodpecker may not return to its nest until the hawk has left the area)
Or on Salt Spring. And that’s not the Pacific. Nope, it’s about a 7500 km drive from Ganges.
Next stop Ireland. Do you know where this is?
(In the dark of a Salt Spring winter with our dollar down for the count, Salt Springers get to thinking about travel…in Canada. This is a good spot!)
First light breaks through morning fog on a Salt Spring Island mountain trail. Winter in the Gulf Islands…
A pair of Mallards.
5:00 p.m.
Early darkness, a frost-covered float, clouds and fog over the lake.
Lovely and calm. Anyone fancy a swim?