BABY JAY and MISS SQUIRREL--an adventure in foraging

A short story in two chapters about some of Linda Sue's friends. I put together this little video back in 2010 but it still makes me smile.

IMMERSION--Inside Passage part 6

The area known as Desolation Sound between the west coast of British Columbia and Vancouver Island is a maze of scenic islands and waterways.

 In some places high peaks drop straight into steep narrow channels.

There waterfalls created by snowmelt plummet down the dark rock walls into water made a milky jade green by the sediment of glaciers.

In many areas such as Toba Inlet the depth of the water is well over a hundred feet deep right up to the shores.

Because of this depth our captain was able to nose the little David B 

right up to the cascading water.

We stood on deck in the mist from the falls as we shot photos of rainbows formed over the water.

Captain Jeffrey took the boat almost under Racine Falls and gave us all a good shower.  For once I had a handkerchief in my pocket so I was able mop off the lens of my camera in time to get some photos.

Although the still photographs we took were great, I think nothing tells the story like video.

 The footage is wobbly and shaky, but keeping my camera steady and level while standing on the deck of a moving boat was a bit of a challenge.  And, yes, my little Nikon 3100 took the soaking and kept on shooting.

DESTINATION--Inside Passage part 1

DESOLATION--Inside Passage part 2

RESTORATION--Inside Passage part 3

PROVISIONS--Inside Passage part 4

DETERMINATION--Inside Passage part 5

IMMERSION--Inside Passage part 6

NAVIGATION--Inside Passage part 7

OBSERVATION--Inside Passage part 8
ILLUMINATION--Inside Passage part 9
EXHIBITION--Inside Passage part 10

SHOOTING BIRDS IN THE MORNING

In spite of good intentions I didn't get to the path along the river before the dog walkers.  So no photos of shy creatures like deer or beaver.

Instead I found a mamma duck trying to wake up her brood of fuzzy babies.

Even baby ducks come to breakfast with their eyes barely open. 

It's so hard to leave the warmth of a cozy bed.

I don't know what kind of day they had planned but it probably wasn't school.  

Just the fish are in schools right now. (snort, chuckle)

So I walked on to the pond.  

There in the distance I saw something on a pole that looked sort of like a bird. What kind of bird?

Holy crap!  It's a kingfisher.  

I've been trying to get a photo of a kingfisher for so long. 

And now he's gone. 

>:p

But wait!  There's more!  He landed on a power line with his punk hair all fluffed up.

I usually catch glimpses of kingfishers along a stream as they plunge from a shady perch, bill down, to capture a small fish they've spotted. Then they dart away giving their loud, rattling call.

I really felt lucky to spot this little guy at a time when I had my big camera along.

I zoomed in and got a better shot.  This was starting out to be a great day!

It was easy then to see his powder blue coat, black tie and big hair.

Very eighties.

He reminds me of the photos I've seen of the kookaburras that live in Australia.