Ermine, (Mustela eminea) This little Ermine came to visit our front deck. It looks pretty cute, even a little cuddly.  Don’t be fooled by its size, they are bold, curious, and are quite ferocious. Nature gives every species special gifts to protect themselves in the...

Acoustic Tagging of Chilko Sockeye Salmon Smolt Technology brings wonderful advances to science and one of the greatest new gadgets is Acoustic Transmitters (or tags). What makes them so great?  It allows scientist to track our fish and identify migration patterns....

Happy Thanksgiving and Hello from Canada! I just wanted to send you our sincere thoughts and kind wishes for you and your family to enjoy and share many blessings.  Here in Canada we celebrate our Thanksgiving in October. Fall time at Chilko Lake was the perfect place...

This is in honor of  the veterans, who sacrificed a part of their lives, or their life, protecting the freedoms of our nations. A special honor to my Dad, Lloyd I McLean who served in the Canadian Navy from 1944-1947. My Grandfather Herbert Hoselton in World War One...

A nice way to start the day with a morning visit by this Evening Grosbeak at Chilko Lake.  He and his mate visited a popular tree next to our wilderness lodge and I was lucky to have my camera on hand.  They are a part of the Finch family and their official name is...