Vancouver Island Nature Tours

Hairy Woodpecker
Originally uploaded by TheRainbird
Woodpeckers around our place have started drilling. For some people it ca be a taxing experience when they are woken up far earlier than they want to be by a lovely Northern Flicker who has found a wonderful bit of flashing in their roof to drum away on. To a Flicker, [...]

Mount Arrowsmith has long been one of the most popular mountains on Vancouver island to hike. It is not the tallest mountain on the island, but it is the tallest one  south of Strathcona Provincial Park at 1819m or (5,966 ft).  It’s very close neighbour and also a very popular mountain is Mount Cokely (1,619m, [...]

Lobaria oregana or Lettuce Lung
Originally uploaded by TheRainbird
Lobaria is a genus of lichens that is becoming rare world wide. This species is most common in old growth Douglas fir. They have a unique ability to “fix” nitrogen from the air. That is, extract the gas from the air and incorporate it into living tissues. In [...]