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If your Christmas gift was a camera and you want to make the most of it, consider a photo workshop in the field with me. I am located in the Comox Valley, Vancouver Island, and I am available 365 days a year (including civic holidays). https://www.catherinebabault.com/workshops

#photography #PhotoWorkshops #workshop #VancouverIsland

Catherine Babault ~ Nature and Wildlife Photography

Vancouver Island Photo Tours and Workshops — Catherine Babault ~ Nature and Wildlife Photography

Photo tours and workshops on Vancouver Island with professional nature photographer Catherine Babault available year-round since 2018, in English or French. Join a group tour or ask for a customized private tour or workshop. As a local photographer, Catherine knows the best places and times to photo

Catherine Babault

@CatherineBabault@mastodon.social · 21 hours ago

#photography #PhotoWorkshops #workshop #VancouverIsland

Catherine Babault ~ Nature and Wildlife Photography

Vancouver Island Photo Tours and Workshops — Catherine Babault ~ Nature and Wildlife Photography

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Ms. Que Banh

@PhoenixSerenity@beige.party · yesterday

Fingering fungi.

#fungus #fungi #nature #BackyardNature #Wsanec #Saanich #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #biodiversity #RainsBringMushrooms #NaturePhotos #WinterFungi #FungiFriday

Close-up shot of a cluster of tan, cup-shaped fungi nestled between rocks, with a hand giving a thumbs-up gesture in the foreground. The fungi have wavy edges and a glossy appearance. The hand is positioned near the fungi.

Close-up of a decaying branch with layered brown and white immature turkey tail fungi and bluish-green lichen on top of lush green grass, with a pale finger from a hand at the lower left edge.

Close-up shot of a small, beige, cup-shaped fungus growing in damp soil, with a small pool of water in the cup's interior, a finger in the bottom of the frame, and small rocks and sprouting seeds surrounding it.

A close-up shot of several brown, ear-shaped fungi growing amidst rocks and soil, with a finger pointing towards one of the fungi, and green plants in the background.

Ms. Que Banh

@PhoenixSerenity@beige.party · yesterday

Fingering fungi.

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Ms. Que Banh

@PhoenixSerenity@beige.party · 2 days ago

One of my fave #DogBreeds is the #GreatPyrenees. They're amazing #GuardianDogs on farms! My friend, Morgan & her husband Ron, have 5 of them on their family farm in Mill Bay.

#ThrowbackThursday to my visit to their farm in 2021. Morgan & I have been friends for decades.

#friends #GoodMemories #FarmFriends #RuralLiving #MillBay #GalPals #kindreds #GroupPhoto #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PNW #Dog

Two women and a large white Great Pyrenees dog pose together outdoors, me - with white & blue hair holding a walking stick and Morgan - wearing a purple hoodie, all smiling for the camera. The dog sits near the women with a gentle expression. A GMC truck is partially visible to the left. The background features trees and an overcast sky.

Ms. Que Banh

@PhoenixSerenity@beige.party · 2 days ago

One of my fave #DogBreeds is the #GreatPyrenees. They're amazing #GuardianDogs on farms! My friend, Morgan & her husband Ron, have 5 of them on their family farm in Mill Bay.

#ThrowbackThursday to my visit to their farm in 2021. Morgan & I have been friends for decades.

#friends #GoodMemories #FarmFriends #RuralLiving #MillBay #GalPals #kindreds #GroupPhoto #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PNW #Dog

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Bruno Philipe

@brunoph@breakpoint.cafe · 3 days ago

Happy Winter Solstice! #landscape #BC #VancouverIsland #PacificOcean #winter #solstice

Photo of the sunset on a beach. The shore is still wet from the receding tide, covered in sand ripples. The waves crash gently. Towards the distance there's a narrow wooded peninsula with a few buildings, right in front of the setting sun, so all we see is its silhouette cast in golem light. The sky is partially cloudy, with large puffy cumulus clouds also cast in a golden light. The sky behind them is baby blue, fading towards a golden brown in the distance.

Bruno Philipe

@brunoph@breakpoint.cafe · 3 days ago

Happy Winter Solstice! #landscape #BC #VancouverIsland #PacificOcean #winter #solstice

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Ms. Que Banh

@PhoenixSerenity@beige.party · 3 days ago

The purple #seastar aka #OchreSeastar - Pisaster ochraceus - is one of the most commonly found #starfish along the coasts of #BritishColumbia. You can see they have thousands of tiny feet on their legs to help them move around.

The purple sea star is considered a #KeystoneSpecies & an essential indicator of #OceanHealth.

#WildlifeWednesday #SeaCreatures #MarineAnimals #wildlife #ProtectOceans #SupportMPAs #WildFirst #HealthyOceansHealthyPlanet #Environmentalist #nature #photography #WhatsInMyHand #MarineLife #LookAndLearn #educational #MarineBiology #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #SalishSea

A light-colored, cream and gray starfish with dark edges, held by a gloved hand on a bed of blue and gray pebbles. Showing the underside with many tiny white spiky feet.

Ms. Que Banh

@PhoenixSerenity@beige.party · 3 days ago

The purple sea star is considered a #KeystoneSpecies & an essential indicator of #OceanHealth.

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Catherine Babault

@CatherineBabault@mastodon.social · 3 days ago

River otter (Lontra canadensis) patrolling the shore on Vancouver Island.

#WildlifeWednesday #photography #wildlife #WildlifePhotography #nature #NaturePhotography #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #Canada

A river otter on a slope covered by green moss with trees in the background.

Catherine Babault

@CatherineBabault@mastodon.social · 3 days ago

River otter (Lontra canadensis) patrolling the shore on Vancouver Island.

#WildlifeWednesday #photography #wildlife #WildlifePhotography #nature #NaturePhotography #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #Canada

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Catherine Babault

@CatherineBabault@mastodon.social · 2 weeks ago

A sea otter having crab for lunch.

#wildlife #photography #SeaOtters #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #Canada #VancouverIslandWildlife

A sea otter eating a crab in the calm sea with bull kelp floating at the surface.

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Catherine Babault

@CatherineBabault@mastodon.social · 2 weeks ago

A small world at our feet.

#FungiFriday #nature #photography #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #Canada #VancouverIslandWildlife

A small brown mushroom stands in a patch of moss with lichen and a small rock.

Ms. Que Banh

@PhoenixSerenity@beige.party · last week

A decaying log covered in layers of brown, shelf-like turkey tail fungi, bright green, feathery moss, and light green lichen, lying on against muddy, mossy ground, with fallen leaves, grass & assorted plants.

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Catherine Babault

@CatherineBabault@mastodon.social · 2 weeks ago

#BloomScrolling - A swamp gentian (Gentiana douglasiana) photographed this summer on Vancouver Island, BC.

A beautiful flower to cheer up those of us on the West coast of Canada and US affected by the atmospheric river. This plant is common in coastal British Columbia, North to South East Alaska and Washington State.

#flowers #photography #nature #PNW #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #Canada #VancouverIslandWildlife

Little white flowers and green vegetation. Here's a better description found on Alaska.org: ''The 2-8" branching stems arise from a few egg-shaped to elliptical leaves that form a rosette at the base. The white flowers have 5 petals, purplish spots or streaks and are often tinged with blue underneath and open up in bright sun.''

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Ms. Que Banh

@PhoenixSerenity@beige.party · last week

Two-panel view of First Nations-style artwork on a concrete wall. The top panel features multiple stylized black and red figures, including bears, a frog, ravens, a human-like figure, and a figure with a red mouth. The bottom panel depicts red salmon leaping through black wavy lines on wall beside concrete stairs.

Ms. Que Banh

@PhoenixSerenity@beige.party · last week

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Ms. Que Banh

@PhoenixSerenity@beige.party · 2 weeks ago

Looking out at #BroughtonStrait - towards #Sointula / #MalcolmIsland.
Shot from a #CluxeweResort cabin deck.

#Kwakiutl #PortMcNeill #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #WorldInMyEyes #DisabledPhotographers #photography #landscape #RoadTrips #Nature #ocean #Winter #snow #CoastalBC #WestCoast #panaroma #CoastalBC #CoastSalish #WestCoast

Panoramic view of a snowy beach under an overcast sky. A shoreline of dark pebbles curves along the frame with a tree-covered island in the distance. The foreground features snow-covered bushes, a weathered driftwood log, and a fir tree. The water has small waves.