Endless breakers...
Photographed at Long Beach in Pacific Rim National Park, Vancouver Island, BC. Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission © 2015 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
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This robin had just captured and swallowed a small beach hopper - a common amphipod - but my shot of this appears cluttered because of the background. Only then did it jump up on this large driftwood log and run along it to its end, before casting a suspicious look my way, jumping off, and continuing to forage along the sandy beach.
Photographed at Long Beach in Pacific Rim National Park, Vancouver Island, BC. Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission © 2015 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
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A sublime day.
Photographed at Combers Beach in Pacific Rim National Park, Vancouver Island, BC. Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission © 2015 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
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This magnificent Western Redcedar is in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, although anyone living in coastal BC just calls it "Long Beach". I first visited the area in April 1973, so I have a long history of poking my lenses into its wonderful and diverse ecosystems. The sandy beaches and rocky intertidal zone are backed by dense temperate rain forest. So, beaches to walk, trails to hike, wildlife encounters always possible, winter storms that can be spectacular - it's a very special place.
As I recall, this forest giant was near a trailhead, which is why the trees behind it look thinly spaced. It was a long way down to the beach, but I was in no hurry: we see more when we move slowly through a landscape.
Tomorrow: another shot from the green, dense, lush, coastal rain forest.
Photographed in Pacific Rim National Park, Vancouver Island, BC (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2015 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
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