Not only on our tours do we get to see all kinds of wildlife but on our property too. It doesn't happen very often that we run into a bear but there's always deer around, sometimes whole groups hanging out around our apple trees or at the guest cabins. Coyotes are also passing through, their eerie howling giving us goosebumps. Of cougars we only see their tracks in the snow but we know they are around. Here and there we see some Wapiti elk, and sometimes even a moose in the field. A variety of small critters are also scurrying around, like rabbits, marmots, squirrels and chipmunks. Therefore - don't forget your camera when going for a walk through our property.

  Here is a collection of wildlife photos:
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Family of deer at our fire place Black bear at the guest cabin Cougar tracks in the snow Bear eating Hawthorn berries

Marmot on a fence post Wild turkeys at the guest cabin Bear smelling the compost Wapiti elk in the neighbour's field

Coyote on our road Bambi outside the kitchen window Packrats are cute too Ruffed grouse in full plumage

 

Sometimes we get visits from skunks too. Dale has built a special trap to catch them. Then we drive them up a forest road and let them go. Click here to see a little video about releasing a skunk:   A skunk in the trap   Bears wander through our yard too, especially when the berries on the many hawthorn bushes that we have on our property ripen. Dale and I shot two videos of a bear munching on hawthornberries:   Black bear eating hawthorn berries   Black bear eating hawthorn berries #2   Watch our slide show to see more photos of wildlife that we encounter on our tours:   Wildlife of British Columbia